Sodium-ion batteries show promise as a cheaper, more sustainable alternative to lithium-ion but need major advancements to become competitive. Stanford’s STEER study emphasizes that innovation, not ...

For instance, the typical electrolyte used in Na-S batteries is molten sodium beta-alumina solid electrolyte (BASE). This electrolyte is unable to prevent the formation of sodium dendrites ...

Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche e UdR INSTM, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Via G. Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy ...

The permit allows TerraPower to begin building the non-nuclear portions of its plant, including its "energy island," which will hold the plant's turbines and molten-salt energy storage tanks.

Researchers from Skoltech and the Institute of High Temperature Electrochemistry of UB RAS have developed and tested a model based on machine learning that predicts the properties of molten salts.

A thorough analysis of market, technological, and supply chain outcomes for sodium-ion batteries finds that significant advances are needed before commercialization. Legions of battery engineers ...

The latest darling contender among researchers, startups, and venture capitalists—sodium-ion batteries—has received much attention after COVID-induced mineral supply chain challenges sent lithium ...

China’s outlined a buildout of nuclear power in the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021–2025), released in March 2021. China plans 150 new nuclear reactors over the ensuing 15 years to reach a production goal ...

A consortium of Dutch technology companies Thorizon, DEMCON, and VDL Group has forged a project agreement to develop small modular reactors (SMRs), with a special focus on molten salt reactors. These ...