US EditionUNIGRID Battery Awarded California Energy Commission RAMP Grant to Launch Advanced Sodium-Ion Battery Production in the U.S.
- UNIGRID, Inc. Announced on June 2, 2025, it received a $2.9 million grant from the California Energy Commission to launch a sodium-ion battery production facility in San Diego.
- UNIGRID received a grant through the California Energy Commission's RAMP program to support its initiative focused on developing and testing a Low-Rate Initial Production line for sodium-ion batteries at a new pilot facility in San Diego.
- The 12,000 square foot Sorrento Valley facility will enable MWh-scale annual production of UNIGRID's batteries, which offer ultra-safe chemistry, operate between-40°C and 60°C, and achieve up to 10,000 cycles at full depth of discharge.
- UNIGRID, a UC San Diego spin-off founded in 2021, developed batteries free of lithium, cobalt, and nickel that passed rare cell-level safety certifications UN 38.3 and UL 9540A, and CTO Erik A. Wu called the award a major step forward.
- With rising energy demands, UNIGRID’s sodium-ion technology provides a low-cost, safe alternative to lithium-ion batteries, reducing supply chain and safety risks while enhancing grid resilience and distributed energy storage.
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UNIGRID Battery Awarded California Energy Commission RAMP Grant to Launch Advanced Sodium-Ion Battery Production in the U.S.
SAN DIEGO, June 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- UNIGRID, Inc. announced it has been awarded a competitive grant under the California Energy Commission's (CEC) Realizing Accelerated Manufacturing and Production for Clean Energy Technologies (RAMP) program. The project, titled "Advanced Sodium-ion Battery…
China is promoting the use of sodium batteries in electric scooters, a safer and more economical alternative to lithium. Manufacturers such as Yadea are already launching commercial models and deploying charging and sharing networks. The technology is also expanding into energy storage with strong industrial support.
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