Twaice presents simulation model for sodium-ion batteries
Battery and car manufacturers around the world are increasingly looking for alternatives to lithium-ion batteries. Sodium-ion batteries are a promising replacement option and are growing in popularity from China to Europe and the USA. Compared to lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries are made of more available, cheaper and more environmentally friendly materials. Depending on the design, the service life, safety, and performance at low temperatures can also be better than those of lithium-ion batteries, according to the battery experts at Twaice.
With its new simulation model, Twaice wants to offer battery operators the opportunity to maximise the reliability and longevity of both lithium and sodium-ion batteries. In addition, Twaice’s software will provide researchers and engineers with deep insights into the properties and ageing of sodium-ion batteries. Twaice hopes that this will provide its customers with a deeper understanding and more effective utilisation of sodium-ion batteries.
“As the demand for energy storage continues to surge, innovative new options like sodium-ion are attracting the attention of battery operators, and we’re keen to help them better understand how to best deploy these new batteries,” explains Michael Baumann, CEO of Twaice. “While lithium-ion batteries are a proven quantity and we’ll continue innovating our simulation and analytics software to get the most out of lithium storage, we also want to be sure we’re meeting a demand for alternative batteries and stay at the forefront of technology. We look forward to working with our customers in applying our new simulation models to sodium-ion battery storage.”
Twaice was founded in 2018 by Stephan Rohr and Michael Baumann from a research project at the Technical University of Munich and ventured into an immature market. Today, Twaice is a global leader in battery analytics with offices in three countries, more than 140 employees, >5 GWh of BESS analysed and a portfolio of over 68 projects with key players in the energy and mobility industry. In 2022, Twaice raised 28 million euros from investors. This year, Twaice made it into the Amazon Sustainability Accelerator.
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