CATL Debuts Battery Storage System Using Sodium, Not Lithium (opens original article in a new tab)

CATL introduced a sodium-based battery storage system targeting data center energy needs, with global deliveries planned for 2027 and expanded capacity goals.

• CATL launched a sodium battery storage system for data centers
• Sodium batteries offer cost and supply chain advantages over lithium
• Global deliveries of sodium batteries will start in 2027
• CATL plans to scale sodium battery capacity to over 100 gigawatt-hours annually