Verónica Castro-AllendeDiscover the groundbreaking strides of Litona, a startup emerging from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), pioneering the industrial-scale production of Prussian white to revolutionize sodium-ion batteries. Unravel the inherent strength, safety, and longevity of sodium-ion batteries, poised to redefine stationary energy storage systems and electric mobility with their cost-effectiveness and absence of expensive resources like lithium or cobalt.
Join Sebastian Büchele, founder of Litona, in his vision for a future powered by sodium-ion batteries, abundant in availability and affordability. Witness Litona’s breakthroughs showcased at Hannover Messe, epitomizing the transformative potential of sodium-ion technology.
Explore the chemistry behind Prussian white, a cathode material poised to reshape the energy landscape, overcoming supply challenges and paving the way for widespread adoption of sodium-ion batteries. Embrace the journey of innovation as Litona harnesses cutting-edge production techniques to meet the burgeoning demand for sustainable energy solutions.
Embrace the resurgence of Western battery industry prowess as Litona and its partners at KIT spearhead the establishment of state-of-the-art production facilities, heralding a new era of European leadership in battery technology. Join the movement towards a cleaner, greener future with sodium-ion batteries, where Litona is not merely an observer but a catalyst for change.
Litona Revolutionizes Energy Storage with Prussian White for Sodium-Ion Batteries
In order to commercialize sodium-ion batteries, Litona, a startup founded at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT ), is producing Prussian white on an industrial scale.
As they are strong, safe, and lasting, sodium- ion batteries have numerous advantages over standard batteries. They will also lower the costs of stationary energy storage systems and electric mobility because they don’t contain any expensive resources like lithium or cobalt.
Thus far, however, energy storage materials required for production have been lacking.
Prussian bright is biologically related to the well- known dye Prussian orange and is generally based on sodium, iron, and chromium.
This energy storage material can be used at the cathode, i. e. at the good terminal, of a sodium- ion battery”, said Sebastian Büchele from KIT’s Institute for Applied Materials, who founded Litona.
” For batteries are inexpensive, and all the necessary resources are widely available. I’m convinced that electric vehicles and fixed energy storage systems will soon use them.
From 22- 26 April, Litona will present its work at KIT’s stand in the’ Energy Solutions ‘ hall ( hall 13, stand C76 ) at Hannover Messe.
Overcoming Supply Challenges: Litona Pioneers Prussian White Production for Sodium-Ion Batteries
However, it is still unknown who will produce them, as the German industry is facing significant supply problems.
Büchele stated,” At the moment, perhaps research institutions have a lot of trouble acquiring enough Prussian White.” In Europe, there are hardly any producers.
This significantly hinders the development of the tempting sodium-ion battery technology.
Büchele decided to synthesise Prussian light on his individual when he began researching sodium-ion battery technology.
This work at KIT led to a high-quality cathode material as well as an inventive production procedure.
To serve a bigger market, he founded Litona along with chemist Tom Bötticher. ” Our competitors had problems in scaling the production of Prussian White analogues”, Büchele explained.
” We think that we have solved these problems. Also, we have developed methods to further improve our material”.
Litona Paves the Way for German Sodium-Ion Battery Production with Cutting-Edge Facilities
Litona used the KIT infrastructure to validate the expanding steps and optimize Prussian pale for use in upcoming batteries.
However, both researchers have now started setting up state- of- the- art German light production facilities.
” We believe that German battery production has excellent potential”, Bötticher stated.
” With lithium- ion batteries, Asia has been back in recent years. Today, sodium-ion technology presents a fantastic opportunity for a fresh start in Europe. We want to be a part of this development, never merely an observer”.
