Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) has introduced a new battery storage system that uses sodium instead of lithium. The company says the system is designed to support growing energy storage demand, including needs from data centers. CATL plans to start initial deliveries of the sodium-based storage system to customers in China in September. The announcements from outlets covering CATL’s launch emphasize the move to expand sodium battery capacity as part of the company’s broader efforts in battery and energy storage technology. Both reports describe the product as a newly debuted storage system using sodium-based technology and align on the expected timing for the first deliveries in China. Beyond these points, the available information does not detail performance specifications, pricing, or which specific customers will receive the initial units. Overall, the reports present CATL’s sodium storage system launch and the targeted September delivery start date as the primary new developments.