I-Swedish Startup Northvolt's Sodium-Ion Battery Innovation Yehlisa Ukuncika kwe-China yase-Europe

Ngokusho kweBritish "Financial Times" ngomhlaka-21, iNorthvolt, isiqalo saseSweden esisekelwa abatshalizimali abafana neVolkswagen, BlackRock, neGoldman Sachs, yamemezela impumelelo enkulu ekuthuthukisweni kwamabhethri e-sodium-ion. Le ntuthuko ibizwa ngokuthi iyindlela yokunciphisa kakhulu ukuncika kweYurophu eChina ngesikhathi soshintsho oluluhlaza. Ngaphandle kwenhloso yokuncintisana ne-China ocwaningweni nasekuthuthukisweni, i-Europe isaqhubeka nokuthembela oxhasweni oluvela embonini yebhethri yase-China. I-Stellantis, inkampani yesine ngobukhulu emhlabeni jikelele, ngomhla ka-21 ukuthi izimoto zayo ezimakethe zase-Europe zizothola izingxenye zebhethri ku-Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) yase-China.

Umbiko ovela ku-Fraunhofer Institute yaseJalimane uthi cishe amaphesenti angama-90 amalungelo obunikazi omhlaba ahlobene nobuchwepheshe bebhethri ye-sodium aqhamuka e-China, kanti i-CATL isivele isizuza impumelelo ekwakheni amabhethri e-sodium-ion. Abezindaba baseJalimane baphawula ukuthi amabhethri njengamanje ahlanganisa cishe i-40% yezindleko zokukhiqiza izimoto zikagesi, ikakhulukazi amabhethri e-lithium-ion. Izindleko eziphezulu ze-lithium zivuse isithakazelo esikhulu kwezinye izindlela. Amabhethri e-Northvolt ahlukanisa izinto zawo ze-cathode, eziphakathi kwezingxenye zezindleko ezibaluleke kakhulu kumabhethri emoto kagesi, ngaphandle kwezinto ezisetshenziswayo ezibalulekile njenge-lithium, nickel, manganese, noma i-cobalt.

Ngokochwepheshe bezinto ezibonakalayo eFraunhofer Institute, i-sodium ingatholwa eJalimane ngezindlela ezingabizi kakhulu, njenge-sodium chloride. UPeter Carlsson, oyi-CEO kanye nomsunguli we-Northvolt, utshele "I-Financial Times" ukuthi le nzuzo ingakhulula iYurophu ekuthembeleni ochungechungeni lokuhlinzeka ngamasu eChina. UMartin Osaz, uchwepheshe waseJalimane kukhemistry yezinto zokusetshenziswa kwamandla, uthi izitayela zentengo zesikhathi esizayo zezingxenye ezibalulekile kumabhethri e-lithium-ion zizoba nomthelela omkhulu enzuzweni yezindleko zesodium.

Njengoba kubikwe yi-German Battery News ngomhla ka-21, i-Northvolt ikhulise amathemba phakathi kwamabhizinisi amaningi aseYurophu. Kusukela ngo-2017, inkampani iqoqe ngaphezu kwezigidigidi eziyisi-9 zamarandi emalini yezabelo nezikweletu futhi ithole ama-oda abiza ngaphezu kuka-$55 billion avela kumakhasimende afana neVolkswagen, BMW, Scania, neVolvo.

U-Yu Qingjiao, uNobhala-Jikelele we-Zhongguancun New Battery Technology Innovation Alliance, utshele izintatheli ze-"Global Times" ngomhlaka-22 ukuthi ucwaningo lomhlaba wonke lwamabhethri esizukulwane esilandelayo lugxile kakhulu ezindleleni ezimbili: i-sodium-ion kanye namabhethri e-solid state. Eyakamuva iwela ngaphansi kwesigaba samabhethri e-lithium-ion, ahluke kuphela ngendlela ye-electrolyte. Ubikezela ukuthi amabhethri e-lithium akhona azohlala eyinsika yemakethe kule minyaka eyishumi ezayo, namabhethri e-sodium-ion kulindeleke ukuthi abe umphelelisi oqinile wezicelo zemakethe yebhethri ye-lithium-ion.

U-Yu Qingjiao uhlaziye ukuthi njengabalingani ababalulekile bezohwebo, i-China ne-European Union banokuhambisana okuthile esakhiweni sabo sezimpahla zohwebo. Kuze kube yilapho uchungechunge olusha lwemboni yezimoto zamandla kanye namabhethri luthuthuka ngempela, luzoqhubeka nokuba indawo eyinhloko yokuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe kanye nesakhiwo saphesheya kwezilwandle sochungechunge lwemboni yebhethri yaseChina.