By collaborating with Arxada, Natron can provide cost-effective battery products, manufactured in the US." The current market for Li-ion materials and batteries is increasingly challenged by limited supply of critical minerals. Our customers in the data center, UPS, and energy storage markets are eager for Natron to scale and deliver the product quickly. The Prussian blue supplied by Arxada will be transformed in our Holland, Michigan, US factory into UL-listed sodium-ion battery products. "Natron and Arxada have worked extremely hard to reach our goal of 600 MW of annual production capacity and we are thrilled to have achieved this milestone together. Natron batteries do not require mined ore or rare minerals, removing these carbon intensive feedstocks from our products and reducing strain on industrial customer ESG compliance initiatives. Natron’s battery grade Prussian blue material can be manufactured at high volume and low cost in existing fine chemicals plants.
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This composition results in breakthrough battery performance, allowing full charge and discharge in minutes for tens of thousands of cycles.
Battery grade Prussian blue has a unique chemical composition that is different from the common pigment utilized in blue jeans and paint. Natron is the world leader in sodium-ion batteries based on their patented Prussian blue technology, and the only company shipping UL-listed sodium-ion products in the marketplace today. The Prussian blue supplied by Arxada will be transformed into UL-listed sodium-ion battery products at Natron's Holland, Michigan factory in the United States. Natron was founded as Alveo Energy in 2012 as a spin-out from research originally performed at Stanford University.Natron Energy CEO Colin Wessells stands next to battery-grade Prussian blue at Arxada's facility in Visp, Switzerland. “The high-power density and fast charging time of Natron’s unique battery technology make it an attractive storage solution for the EV station of the future.” “Chevron Technology Ventures is excited about the opportunity to support Natron Energy’s development of high-performance energy storage systems,” said Jesse Teichman, who led the investment by CTV. In addition, Natron’s batteries are nonflammable during overcharge, hard short circuit, nail penetration and under external heating to over 200° C.
The technology has allowed Natron to reportedly build the first battery in which chemistry does not limit the lifetime of the system, opening new opportunities for energy storage to support EV charging, renewables and industrial applications. Natron builds its batteries using commodity materials on existing cell manufacturing lines. Batteries based on Prussian blue can be fully charged and discharged tens of thousands of times at very high power. Prussian blue has a unique structure and composition that allow it to store energy much more rapidly and reversibly than other types of battery electrodes, said Natron Energy. Natron’s patented technology uses Prussian blue pigments in the positive and negative electrode of the battery. This investment provides a terrific boost to us as we develop and demonstrate energy storage products that will make fast charging stations a reality.” “We are thrilled that CTV has chosen to support Natron. As a global leader in transportation energy services, Chevron has recognized this,” said Colin Wessells, CEO at Natron Energy, Santa Clara, Calif. Widespread EV adoption depends in part on technologies that enable ubiquitous fast charging and that mitigate drivers’ range anxiety. “Vehicle electrification will be one of the defining economic trends of the next decade. Natron Energy said that, unlike the electrode materials found in most lithium ion batteries, Prussian blue benefits from widespread availability and low cost that make the batteries an economically attractive, environmentally friendly technology. Prussian blue dye, commonly used in blueprints, stores and releases energy in the form of sodium ions. Natron Energy will adapt its battery technology, originally developed for data center and utility-scale applications, to meet the power requirements of the emerging EV fast charging market. Natron Energy, a developer of new battery products using Prussian blue electrode chemistry, has closed a strategic investment by Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV) to support the development of stationary energy storage systems for demand charge management at electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.
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