SIB:DE Forschung - Sodium-Ion-Battery Deutschland-Forschung

  • Contact:

    Dr. Joachim Binder, Dr. Anna Smith, Dr. Werner Bauer

  • Project Group:

    Institut für Angewandte Materialen -Energiespeichersysteme (IAM-ESS)

  • Partner:

    BASF SE

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

    Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

    ZSW Ulm

    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

    Universität Münster

    TU München

    RWTH Aachen University

    Universität Bayreuth

    Rain Carbon GmbH

    Schunk Kohlenstofftechnik GmbH

    E-Lyte Innovations GmbH

    EVONIK Operations GmbH

    VARTA Microbattery GmbH

  • Startdate:

    2025

  • Enddate:
    2027

Ziele und Ergebnisse

In view of dwindling raw materials, geopolitical uncertainties and rising energy costs, the demand for alternatives to lithium‑ion technology is growing. Sodium‑ion batteries are emerging as a promising option to provide high‑performance, resource‑efficient energy storage in Europe. The required materials are more abundant and less critical for the environment and supply chains.

While lithium‑ion batteries will continue to play a central role in e‑mobility and stationary storage systems, pressure on their raw‑material supply and production costs is increasing. Sodium‑ion systems offer a key technological approach: they use resources that are more widely distributed worldwide and, depending on the chosen cathode materials, can be deployed in both mobile and stationary applications. A major advantage is their so‑called drop‑in capability, because many established production steps from lithium‑ion manufacturing can be transferred.

The “SIB:DE Forschung” project aims to evaluate the potential of this technology for a sustainable energy‑ and mobility transition and to prepare its introduction into industrial practice. To this end, partners from research and industry collaborate along the entire value chain—from the development of suitable active materials, through cell production, to the scaling of large‑format battery systems. Close cooperation yields solutions that leverage existing production infrastructure and enable rapid transfer to applications.

In this way, the competitiveness of Europe should be strengthened and technological sovereignty in modern energy storage further expanded.

 

further Informations:

https://www.kit.edu/202502-natrium-ionen-batterien-auf-dem-weg-in-die-anwendung.php