Sodium-ion battery project releases explainer video
The EU-funded project ATENA+ has released a video to show how it is creating a fully sustainable battery system.
The four-year project is developing next-generation sodium-ion batteries as an alternative to today's lithium-based technologies.
Most batteries today rely on lithium and cobalt, which are scarce, expensive, and often sourced from outside Europe. By contrast, sodium-ion batteries use abundant and widely available materials, offering a more secure, ethical, and sustainable path to energy independence.
The video shows how ATENA+ goes beyond traditional research by combining eco-design principles, digital manufacturing, and recycling strategies to create a fully sustainable battery system. Specifically, the project is developing:
- Cobalt-free cathodes and bio-based hard carbons,
- Advanced digital tools to optimise production efficiency,
- Circular strategies to recover and reuse materials, and
- Five large-scale use cases from stationary energy storage to heavy-duty transport to test real-world performance, safety, and lifespan.
Watch video.
About ATENA+
ATENA+ (Affordable and Sustainable Sodium-Ion Batteries for a Green and Resilient Europe) is a Horizon Europe-funded project (Grant Agreement No. 101104241) running from 2025 to 2029. The consortium includes 13 partners, working together to make sodium-ion batteries a key enabler of Europe's clean energy transition.
Learn more at www.atena-project.eu.
Contacts:
info@atenaplus.eu
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