![]() The airline currently operates more than 12,000 pieces of motorized ground equipment, about one-third of which are electric. In a statement, United Airlines Ventures said Natron’s technology has the potential to help United reduce greenhouse gas emissions stemming from its ground operations. The company also claims the batteries are non-flammable and safer for high usage situations. Natron founder and CEO Colin Wessells has said the partnership in Holland will allow the company to transition “from product development to serving our customers at a massive scale.”Īccording to Natron, sodium-ion batteries have several advantages over other advanced technologies like lithium-ion batteries because they contain abundant, easily sourced materials that aren’t subject to supply volatility do not require any lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper or conflict minerals and are not dependent on foreign mining. The startup said it plans to offer the first mass-produced sodium-ion battery. Natron expects to begin production of its sodium-ion batteries on existing lithium-ion battery manufacturing lines inside the Meadowbrook facility starting next year. Coming out of the Great Recession, the plant was part of a more than $1.1 billion wave of advanced battery investments in West Michigan that also included an LG Chem plant in Holland. sold off in 2019 for more than $13 billion to focus on its core building technologies and solutions business.Ĭlarios operates the Meadowbrook plant in Holland, where JCI formerly leveraged funding included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and other Michigan incentives to launch lithium-ion battery manufacturing. In May, the company announced a strategic partnership with Clarios International, a Milwaukee-based automotive battery company that Johnson Controls Inc. Natron Energy is a producer of sodium-ion batteries aimed at industrial uses varying from electric vehicle fast chargers to critical backup power systems and other behind-the-meter applications. Terms of the investment were not disclosed. today announced the investment from United Airlines Ventures, the venture capital fund started by the airline last year to invest in startups, new technologies and concepts to help it meet a 2050 net zero emissions goal without resorting to carbon offsets. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Natron Energy Inc. ![]() HOLLAND - An equity investment from United Airlines Ventures could allow a startup advanced battery company to ramp up production in Holland via a partnership with automotive battery supplier Clarios International Inc.
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