Sodium-ion batteries for renewable energy storage

该项目旨在开发用于可再生能源储存和转换的钠离子电池。电能存储对于整合可再生能源、提高电网可靠性和智能管理峰值需求非常重要。钠离子电池由于成本低和钠的天然丰富而具有大规模储能应用的前景。该项目将整合材料结构设计，合成阴极材料，模拟和测试电化学，并制作原型电池。该项目预计将帮助政府实现其可再生能源目标，提高公用事业的电力质量和可靠性，创造行业机会，并保持澳大利亚在能源研究方面的高地位。

This project aims to develop sodium-ion batteries for renewable energy storage and conversion. Electrical energy storage is important for integrating renewable energy sources, improving grid reliability, and intelligently managing peak demand. Sodium-ion batteries are promising for large scale energy storage applications because of low cost and natural abundance of sodium. This project will integrate materials architecture design, synthesise cathode materials, model and test electrochemistry, and make prototype batteries. This project is expected to help the Government meet its renewable energy target, improve utilities’ power quality and reliability, create industry opportunities, and maintain Australia’s high standing in energy research.