{"id":185472,"date":"2026-04-29T08:10:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T06:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=185472"},"modified":"2026-05-01T11:04:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T09:04:42","slug":"catl-turns-sodium-ion-into-a-grid-reality-with-a-60-gwh-landmark-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/04\/29\/catl-turns-sodium-ion-into-a-grid-reality-with-a-60-gwh-landmark-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"CATL maakt natrium-ion een realiteit op het elektriciteitsnet met een mijlpaalovereenkomst van 60 GWh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Een week na de onthulling van de natrium-ionbatterij Naxtra voor elektrische voertuigen heeft CATL de grootste bestelling voor natrium-ionbatterijen in de geschiedenis getekend: 60 GWh voor energieopslag op netwerkschaal over een periode van drie jaar. De technologie heeft de grens overschreden van laboratoriumdoorbraak naar industrieel product.<\/p><p>De inkt op de aankondigingen van CATL tijdens de Tech Day was nog maar net droog. 's Werelds grootste batterijfabrikant kondigde aan dat zijn Naxtra-natrium-ioncel tegen eind 2026 in massaproductie zou gaan. Het was een verklaring over auto's in de nasleep van de Beijing Motor Show. Nog geen week later laat het bedrijf al zien hoe het de natrium-iontechnologie naar ongekende hoogten kan opschalen.<\/p><div class=\"leaky_paywall_message_wrap\"><div id=\"leaky_paywall_message\">Deze inhoud is gearchiveerd. <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/subscription\/\">Inloggen of abonneren<\/a> tot een niveau dat toegang heeft tot gearchiveerde inhoud.<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One week after unveiling its Naxtra sodium-ion battery for electric vehicles, CATL has signed the largest sodium-ion battery order in history: 60 GWh for grid-scale energy storage over three years. The technology has crossed the line from lab breakthrough to industrial product.The ink on CATL&#8217;s Tech Day announcements was barely dry. 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The technology has crossed the line from lab breakthrough to industrial product.The ink on CATL&#8217;s Tech Day announcements was barely dry. The world&#8217;s largest battery declared that its Naxtra sodium-ion cell would enter mass production by the end of 2026. It was a statement about cars following the Beijing Motor Show. 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