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By ESS news
Sodium-ion batteries are becoming a new focus for the European Union, and according to EESC President Séamus Boland, the next EU budget should provide funding for the sodium batteries sector.
“Sodium batteries, and batteries more broadly, are crucial for the EU’s competitiveness, and it is urgent that the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) recognizes this by providing the necessary funds for the sector,” Boland said. The MFF is the EU’s long-term spending plan, usually covering a period of seven years. The next cycle runs from 2028–2034.
The EESC considers sodium batteries to be a technology of strategic importance for Europe and wants this technology to become a key element of the European Union’s industrial strategy. The advisory body has argued that sodium-ion battery technology could provide a cheaper, “environmentally friendly alternative” to lithium batteries.
A renewed battery policy is needed, according to the EESC, which has called for an “industrial pathway” that includes lithium and sodium technologies.
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