Ngemuva kwezinguquko zamanani e-lithium carbonate kanye nezinkampani ezifuna ukuqinisekiswa kokuhlinzekwa kwazo, amabhethri e-sodium-ion (lapha abizwa ngokuthi amabhethri e-sodium) ayakhuphuka njengendawo entsha yokutshalwa kwezimali. Kusukela ekuvalweni kwemakethe ngoJanuwari 28, izitoko zomqondo ezihlobene nentuthuko yamabhethri e-sodium, njenge-Seven Colors Chemical, i-Limin Group, kanye ne-Minmetals New Energy, zonke zikhuphuke ngaphezu kuka-20% kusukela ekuqaleni konyaka. Phakathi kwazo, i-Seven Colors Chemical ibone intengo yesitoko sayo ikhuphuka ngo-58.4% kusukela ekuqaleni konyaka.
Umholi embonini i-CATL usanda kuphumelela ekukhiqizeni amabhethri e-sodium ngobuningi.
Muva nje, i-CATL yethule i-"CATL Tianxing II Light Commercial Vehicle Customized Solution Series," yenza ibhethri le-sodium elikhiqizwa ngobuningi okokuqala embonini ezimotweni ezincane zokuhweba. Isici sayo esivelele ukuthi ingasebenza ezindaweni ezibandayo kakhulu.
Ibhetri leli linamandla angu-45 kWh futhi liyasebenzisana nezinhlobo ezahlukahlukene zezimoto, okubandakanya amaveni amancane naphakathi kanye namaloli amancane, okwenza lilungele izimoto zokuhweba ezisebenzisa amandla amasha. "Ibhetri igcina ngaphezu kuka-92% wamandla ayo angasetshenziswa ku--20°C; ngisho naku--30°C, lapho iseli liqhwa ngokuphelele, lingashajwa ngokushesha nje lapho luxhunyiwe. Kuleli lokushisa elifanayo, noma ngabe ibhetri iphelile kakhulu kuya ku-10% SOC, imoto ingakwazi ukukhuphuka umthambeka ongu-10° ngaphansi komthwalo ogcwele," uPeng Bin, i-STO ye-CATL's Commercial Product Line, ugcizelele ngokukhethekile kuNational Business Daily izinzuzo zebhetri ezindaweni ezibandayo kakhulu.
Uma kuqhathaniswa namabhethri e-lithium, amabhethri e-sodium anezinzuzo nezingezinhle ezihlukile. Ngokuya ngezinzuzo, izinsiza ze-sodium kulula ukuzithola, zinokusebenza okungcono emazingeni okushisa aphansi, ukuphepha okuphezulu, nokukhuphuka okungabonakali kakhulu kwezinga lokushisa ngesikhathi sokushaja okusheshayo uma kuqhathaniswa nezinsiza ze-lithium. Kodwa-ke, amabhethri e-sodium njengamanje abambezeleka ngemuva kwamabhethri e-lithium ngokwezindleko zokukhiqiza, ukuvuthwa kwezinto ezisetshenziswayo, kanye namandla amandla.
"Amabhethri e-Lithium asekade athuthukiswa iminyaka eminingi, futhi yonke imiqulu yokuhlinzekwa igcwele futhi iyasebenza. Amabhethri e-Sodium awakwazi ukufeza lo mphumela kulo nyaka. Kodwa-ke, eminyakeni emibili kuya kwemithathu ezayo, umgomo wethu ukwenza amabhethri e-sodium ancintisane ngokomnotho kunamabhethri e-lithium-ion amanje," kusho uGao Huan, iChief Technology Officer weCATL, engxoxweni nabezindaba.
Ukungena kweCATL kule ndawo akuyona into eyodwa, njengoba izinkampani kuyo yonke imiqulu yomkhakha zisebenzise ubuchwepheshe bamabhethri e-sodium.
NgoJanuwari 17, i-Jiangsu Zhongna Energy Technology Co., Ltd. isemthethweni yethula isisekelo sayo sokukhiqiza amathoni angu-10,000 wezinto zokukhiqiza i-sodium iron sulfate cathode—i-Meishan Lina Project—esiseMeishan City, eSichuan Province. Lo mphakathi uhlose ukwakha umthamo ohlangene wamathoni angu-30,000 wezinto zokukhiqiza i-sodium iron sulfate cathode kanye ne-5 GWh yezinhlelo zamabhethri e-sodium-ion. Ngaphambi kwalokhu, i-EVE Energy yaba nomcimbi wokugubha ukwakhiwa kwephrojekthi ye-"EVE Sodium Energy Headquarters and Jinyuan Robot AI Center", enotshalo-mali olungaba yibhiliyoni elingu-1 yuan kanye nomthamo ohleliwe wama-2 GWh ngonyaka.
Ngokwemibandela yezimo zokusebenzisa, amabhethri e-sodium ayanda ukwamukelwa ezimakethe ezifana nezithuthuthu zikagesi kanye nokugcinwa kwamandla. U-Gao Huan uveze ukuthi amabhethri e-sodium azobuye ande kancane ezimotweni zabagibeli, ezimotweni zezohwebo, ngisho nasemishinini yokwakha njengoba amandla okukhiqiza ekhula. Kubikwa ukuthi i-Aion UT Super, eyethulwe ngokuhlanganyela yi-JD.com, i-GAC Group, ne-CATL, izophinde yethule inguqulo yebhethri le-sodium, okuhlelwe ukuthi ukukhiqizwa kwayo ngobuningi kulindeleke ngo-2026 isiqephu sesibili.
"Ukuzuza ukuzimela kwezinsiza noma amandla, umgomo wethu ukukhuthaza amabhethri e-sodium ngendlela enkulu," kusho uGao Huan. Ukholelwa ukuthi amabhethri e-sodium azobuyisela amabhethri e-lithium ngendlela enkulu kwezinye izindawo, okuzoba ukuqala kokuguqulwa okukhulu kwezwe lamandla.