UNIGRID Expands Sodium-Ion Battery Production Capacity 10-Fold Through Foundry Partnerships
UNIGRID has increased its sodium-ion battery production capacity tenfold to 100 MWh annually through foundry partnerships, addressing growing global demand for safer, more sustainable energy storage solutions.
UNIGRID, the ultra-safe sodium-ion battery company, has expanded its foundry subscriptions and grown its production capacity tenfold, reaching 100 MWh per year to meet increasing market demand. The company projects another tenfold growth in capacity for 2026, expecting to reach 1 GWh annually through additional manufacturing partnerships with existing battery foundries.
Global demand for clean, safe, accessible, and affordable energy storage is driving widespread interest in sodium-ion technologies that avoid critical materials, perform well in extreme temperatures, and reduce fire hazards. UNIGRID provides sustainable, safety-tested sodium-ion batteries for motive power and stationary storage industries, ensuring that its batteries eliminate risks of fire during use, transportation, or long-term storage with no fire propagation, enabling safe use in living and working spaces.
"We've delivered a new generation of safe and high-performance batteries for use cases that can't be served by lithium-ion," said Darren H. S. Tan, CEO and co-founder of UNIGRID. "From extreme temperatures to fire-sensitive environments, customers are demanding solutions that combine safety, scalability, and operational robustness without the need for thermal management. While most battery companies seek to raise large amounts of capital to build new manufacturing facilities, UNIGRID adopts a different approach, leveraging existing battery foundries to immediately deliver safe sodium-ion products globally."
The company achieved several milestone accomplishments this year, including earning UN 38.3 and UL 9540A certifications that meet internationally recognized safety standards for transport and deployment. UNIGRID also signed offtake contracts with customers worldwide for 12V starter batteries and behind-the-meter storage batteries, demonstrating market validation for its technology.
Additional achievements include receiving a $2.9 million California Energy Commission RAMP grant to build a 12,000 square foot pilot facility in Sorrento Valley, enabling MWh-scale sodium-ion production. The company was also named one of the top 50 companies on the 2025 San Diego Business Impact Awards list for leadership in clean energy and advanced manufacturing. More information about UNIGRID's technology and products is available at https://unigridbattery.com/.