01. Technology empowers energy storage and collaboratively drives innovation
Recently, Sodium Yuan New Material Technology (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. (SIMT) welcomedStefano Passerini Academician TeamThe two sides conducted in-depth technical research and exchanges at the Engineering Technology Center in Xinwu District, Wuxi, and systematically explored the cutting-edge direction, key technological breakthroughs, and industrialization landing of new energy storage technology, laying a solid foundation for subsequent collaborative innovation and promoting industrial upgrading.
As an innovative enterprise focusing on key materials and engineering applications of sodium ion batteries, SIMT has always been driven by technological innovation, focusing on the polyanion positive electrode material system, especially in the direction of sodium iron sulfate (NFS). With systematic advantages in material design, structural control, and large-scale preparation, the company has formed a significant technological influence and solid application foundation in the industry, steadily promoting the engineering and industrialization exploration of new energy storage systems, and assisting the high-quality development of the energy storage industry under the "dual carbon" goal. At present, the company's 5000 ton sodium iron sulfate production line in Jiangxi has achieved mass production, further consolidating the industrial foundation for technology implementation.
This exchange is not the first time that both parties have worked together. As early as July 2023, during the promotion of the SIMT Wuxi Xinwu District project and related signing activities, Academician Stefano Passerini had a preliminary exchange with the company on the development direction of advanced electrochemical energy storage technology, focusing on exploring new battery systems and key material technology paths, providing important references for the company's technology layout and strategic planning, and laying the foundation for future deep cooperation between the two parties.
02. After two years, cooperation deepens and exchanges upgrade again
In March 2026, Academician Stefano Passerini led his team to conduct on-site research and technical exchanges at SIMT Wuxi Xinwu District Engineering R&D Center. This time, there are professors and research teams from the International Institute of Electrochemical Energy Storage at Nanjing Normal University, as well as Professor Wang Jun from Southern University of Science and Technology. Both parties had a systematic discussion on the development trends and key paths of new energy storage technologies during the exchange, with a focus on cutting-edge directions such as non negative solid-state batteries and seawater batteries, energy storage and conversion systems. Through continuous and in-depth communication, SIMT has formed a clearer overall understanding of the development stages of related technology systems and their connection with industry demand.
In this exchange, Academician Passerini systematically explained the development path, key material system selection, and battery structure design logic of new battery technology from the perspective of the overall evolution of energy storage systems. He deeply analyzed the synergistic relationship between electrolyte systems and battery structures. His profound academic accumulation and cutting-edge industry insights provided important guidance for SIMT to accurately grasp the development direction of new energy storage systems and deepen the systematic understanding of technology paths under complex systems. It also gave both parties a clearer understanding of the potential for technological collaboration. Based on its own technical foundation and engineering practice in the field of polyanionic cathode materials (NFS), as well as the profound inspiration from this exchange, SIMT further clarified the direction of technology application extension and identified two core collaborative strengths:
One is to promote the collaborative design and integrated optimization of material systems and battery structures for recyclable non negative liquid or solid battery systems.Especially, relying on the structural stability advantage of NFS material system materials, we can solve the problem of interface contact between solid electrolytes and current collectors in non negative electrode batteries, balance safety and economy, and promote the industrialization of technology;
The second is to focus on the application of different solid electrolyte materials, such as NASICON solid electrolytes, in new battery systems, and expand the application boundaries of new energy storage systems under complex environmental conditions.Drawing on the experience of battery corrosion protection technology and relying on the low-cost advantage of NFS materials, combined with the design concept of no negative electrode, we will promote the upgrading of new batteries towards low cost, high safety, and long lifespan, and adapt to specific scenarios such as wind and solar storage, ocean farms, and deep-sea communication.
In the future, SIMT will continue to rely on its accumulation in NFS material systems and engineering capabilities, focus on the application scenario requirements of new energy storage systems, and carry out systematic technical docking and verification work. At the same time, we will actively promote deep cooperation with the team of Academician Stefano Passerini, form sustained collaborative research and technology verification capabilities in the two cutting-edge directions mentioned above, gradually build a stable collaborative mechanism for school enterprise joint research and development and technology verification, and achieveAcademic guidance+industrial implementationTwo way empowerment.
03. Gather strength and embark on a new journey together
Na Yuan New Materials will take this in-depth exchange as an opportunity to continue to cultivate the key materials field of new energy storage, leverage top intellectual resources, overcome technical difficulties, broaden application boundaries, promote the engineering and industrialization process of sodium ion batteries and new energy storage technologies, and inject new momentum into the green development of the global energy storage industry!
