December 1, 2022: United Airways’ funding arm has made an undisclosed funding in sodium ion batteries developer Natron Vitality to assist electrify the provider’s airport floor gear, the businesses introduced on November 30.
Natron plans to make use of funds from United Airways Ventures to speed up manufacturing in Michigan, the place it plans to start mass manufacturing of UL-listed sodium ion batteries in 2023.
“Natron’s sodium-ion batteries assist the aviation business meet its decarbonization and EV targets,” stated CEO Colin Wessells.
“Our batteries present the excessive energy over quick distances required by floor service gear, and in contrast to lithium ion, Natron batteries are fully non-flammable and could be safely deployed in floor service operations.”
Natron stated in Might it was partnering with lead battery large Clarios, whose Meadowbrook plant in Michigan is about to turn into “the world’s largest sodium ion battery plant when mass manufacturing begins in 2023”.
