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CATL Launches Production of Sodium-Ion Batteries
Jack Hao Saying it has solved core manufacturing challenges, CATL said it will start mass production of sodium-Ion batteries this year. This marks sodium-ion technology’s shift from a backup option to mainstream use. The company says sodium-ion batteries show strong potential for extreme weather and energy storage.
Volatile lithium carbonate prices have pushed the industry to hunt for alternatives and secure supply chains. Sodium offers clear cost advantages and better cold-weather performance. As CATL, BYD and other leading players now enter with full supply chains, technical hurdles are being cleared, and commercialization is picking up speed. A new “sodium-lithium parallel” energy landscape is taking shape.
This shift from backup option to mainstream strategy reflects CATL’s heavy investment and bullish market outlook. By 2025, the company had poured nearly $1.47 billion US dollars (10 billion yuan) into sodium-ion R&D. Chairman Zeng Yuqun expects the technology to capture 30–40% of the existing battery market. In CATL’s vision, sodium-ion batteries are no longer just a supplement to lithium, but a key force in reshaping the market.
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A Failed Experiment? Biofuels Under Spotlight
Guy Youngs On March 31, EU ministers met to discuss the global shortage of around 11million barrels of oil per day. At the meeting, European Commissioner Dan Jørgensen urged nations to outline measures to reduce the use of oil and gas, particularly in transportation. The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has caused panic within Europe. As a result, the EU has been advised to consider biofuels as an alternative to fossil fuels.
Unlike America, Europe is struggling to find sources of oil that are either not in Russia nor the Middle East. As a result the European Union has been advised to look again at Biofuels.
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PSR Adds Team Members
Power Systems Research has added two members to its team of analysts and account executives. Jack Prince, joins as a Business Development Manager in Ann Arbor, MI, and Jansmin Reichert comes aboard as a Junior European Market Research Analyst in our Brussels office.
Jack Prince 
Jasmin Reichert Jack Prince brings more than 25 years of business development and commercialization experience to the global automotive and mobility industries. He uses research and data to help clients identify market opportunities…
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