Technology Innovation

China Dominates the Early Sodium-ion Supply Chain Sodium-ion battery SIB technology has progressed rapidly across research, industrial development, and early commercialization. The technology is at a pivotal transition point - moving from prototype demonstrations and pilot production toward broader commercial adoption and full industrial scale-up. China is dominating sodium-ion battery supply chain and has deployed some SIB pilot projects in various applications. CHINESE SIB PILOT PROJECTS IN VARIOUS APPLICATIONS Date

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE SODIUMION BATTERY SUPPLY CHAIN

Market Category

Project / Product

Location

Scale / Specification

Companies Involved

Remark

202406 ESS

Datang Hubei Sodium-ion Qianjiang, ESS Phase 1 Hubei

50 MW / 100 MWh (to China Datang, 200 MWh) HiNa

Worldʼs first large-scale commercial application of sodium-ion for stationary energy storage

202505 ESS

Baochi Lithium–Sodium Hybrid ESS

200 MW / 400 MWh

CSG Energy Storage; China Southern Power Grid

Chinaʼs first large scale lithium–sodium hybrid energy storage power station.

202304 EV

Chery EV with CATL SIBs China

Chery, CATL

EV

JMC A00-class EV

China

251 km range

JMC, Farasis

EV

JAC Huaxianzi SIB version

China

252 km range

JAC, HiNa

Na-ion battery powered Two-Wheeled EVs

China

Mass-produced /48V24Ah

Yadea, Huayu Mass-produced Sodium battery consumer-grade product

Yunnan

Source: P Li, Q.; Ulissi, U.; Liang, Z.; Chen, X.; Guo, B.; Zhang, X.; Ouyang, C. Progress and Prospect of Industrialization of Sodium-Ion Battery in China. Advanced Energy Materials.

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