CATL Debuts Battery Storage System Using Sodium, Not Lithium

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. has launched a new sodium battery storage system, slated for initial delivery in China this September, as the battery giant aims to further ramp up sodium battery capacity amid growing energy storage needs from data centers.

Total shipments for the TENER system, designed for longer service life and better adaptability to extreme temperatures, will reach one gigawatt-hour by the end of this year, CATL said at an event in Munich on Monday. Global deliveries will begin in June 2027.