AceOn’s mobile solar power station to lead the world in sodium-ion technology
A pioneering battery and energy storage firm is poised to lead the world in developing a commercial use for a ground-breaking new battery technology. AceOn - described as ‘the Telford company taking on Tesla’ - has been awarded a £1 million grant from the Innovate UK Energy Catalyst 8 fund to accelerate development work on its mobile solar energy storage unit. The newly-designed product will use Sheffield-based Faradion’s sodium-ion batteries - the first time its technology is in commercial use in sub-Saharan Africa. Sodium-ion battery technology uses low-cost materials that are sustainable and widely available. AceOn – one of the country’s leading solar energy and storage specialists — will be working in partnership with the University of...