Featured in Solar springs eternal – 09-2023

More than ‘an alternative’

Sodium-ion batteries could diversify the battery supply chain and take the weight off the shoulders of ubiquitous lithium-ion technology. pv magazine sits down with Florian Kogler, head of safety and user experience at Austrian sodium-ion battery business Kite Rise, to discuss the technology’s potential and the company’s development plans for batteries made in Europe.

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Marija Maisch

07 Sep 2023

Kite Rise’s A-sample sodium-ion battery module. | Photos: Kite Rise

pv magazine: How did you come up with the idea of working on sodium-ion batteries and where are you at today, in terms of development?Florian Kogler: Two people met. One wanted to establish a successful company and the other one was already working in the battery sector. They were talking one evening over a glass …

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