In SPRINT Project, WAI will produce hard carbon derived from Norwegian forest residues as anode materials for sodium-ion batteries.
From forest residues to sodium-ion batteries, our bio-based carbon material production technology will make European energy storage industry greener and more cost efficient..
Sodium-ion batteries offer enhanced cost-effectiveness and sustainability, challenging the dominance of lithium batteries in the stationary energy storage sector and lead-acid batteries in low-voltage market sectors. The SPRINT project gathers 8 industries, 2 SMEs and 8 academic partners for 46 months to optimize and demonstrate sodium-ion batteries better meeting the requirements of stationary energy storage applications. WAI Environmental Solutions AS will produce hard carbon derived from Norwegian forest residues as anode materials for those sodium-ion batteries.
The 6.9 million euro grant from European Commission will enable the consortium to utilise sustainable, domestic, non-toxic materials to produce competitive sodium-ion battery products with costs <0.04€/kWh/cycle, energy density>200Wh/kg & >420Wh/L, power metrics >500 W/kg, and cells’ life >5,000 cycles. More profound impacts from the project include 1) safe operation with leak-free technologies; 2) PFAS-free electrode processing; 3) high active material availability in Europe (vs. active materials used in lithium-ion batteries); and 4) high material recycling potential cross the entire supply chain.
The SPRINT project will be kicked off on 29th of January 2025 in Lillestrøm, Norway at Institute for Energy Technology (the project coordinator). We look forward to a great gathering with all the partners from 11 European countries.
