CATL is deploying 5 GWh of its Tener Sodium batteries, betting sodium-ion's 15,000-cycle life and durability will take over grid storage from lithium.

System integrator Alfen and battery company CATL have struck a 5GWh partnership for sodium-ion BESS deployments in Europe.

Dutch energy storage company Alfen and Chinese battery manufacturer CATL have agreed to deploy 5 GWh of sodium-ion battery energy storage systems in Europe.

CATL is deploying 5 GWh of its Tener Sodium batteries, betting sodium-ion's 15,000-cycle life and durability will take over grid storage from lithium.

The Chinese battery giant plans to deploy 5 gigawatt-hours of sodium-ion systems in Western Europe from 2027, marking its first regional rollout of the technology