When Natron Energy shuttered its doors on September 3, 2025, it didn't just end the story of one startup. It punctuated ...

I’m Brian Gordon, tech reporter for The News & Observer, and this is Open Source, a weekly newsletter on business, labor and technology in North Carolina. Bob Pike hesitated before saying that Natron ...

Natron Energy will cease operations Wednesday due to unresolved funding issues. The planned $1.4B battery factory in Edgecombe County remains undeveloped. North Carolina withheld $51.7M in incentives ...

Natron's sodium-ion batteries have an enormous cycle life, practical power density, excellent safety and super-fast charging, without using any lithium. Through a partnership with Clarios, they'll go ...

Two years ago, sodium-ion battery pioneer Natron Energy was busy preparing its specially formulated sodium batteries for mass production. The company slipped a little past its 2023 kickoff plans, but ...

First company to achieve commercial-scale production of sodium-ion batteries in the U.S. Founded in 2012, Natron manufactures high-performance sodium-ion batteries which outperform lithium-ion ...

The new planned manufacturing facility will produce 24 GW of Natron’s sodium-ion batteries annually. Natron says its batteries outperform lithium-ion batteries in power density and recharging speed, ...

Li-Ion batteries might be all the rage in electric vehicles of today, but the scarcity of raw materials will have them replaced with new chemistries based on readily available materials. Sodium-ion ...

United becomes the first major airline to invest in a battery manufacturer, based on publicly announced investments United has more than 12,000 pieces of motorized ground equipment across its ...