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CATL signs historic sodium-ion battery supply agreement

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Sodium is rising up the battery podium. On April 27, battery giant CATL and HyperStrong – the world’s sixth-largest battery energy storage system (BESS) integrator – signed the biggest sodium-ion battery (NIB) supply agreement in history.

The deal commits HyperStrong to purchasing 60 GWh of NIB cel...



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