In this podcast, Beyond Zero radio talk to Dr Neeraj Sharma from UNSW about his research into next-generation Sodium-ion batteries, featuring affordability and reliability towards the 100% renewable energy transition.

Dr Neeraj Sharma is Senior Lecturer & ARC DECRA Fellow, in the School of Chemistry at UNSW.

"Dr Sharma is working on replacing the lithium with sodium, in the form of readily available salty water. “Once you get the sodium batteries as efficient as lithium-ion batteries, they’ll be about one-fifth the cost,” [Photo supplied by UNSW]

BZE Technology Radio Show: 31 March 2017: Podcast

Beyond Zero Emissions talks to Dr Neeraj Sharma

BZE Interviewers: Kay Wennagel, Michael Staindl, Natalie Bucknell

Interview broadcast on: 31 March 2017

From Radio 3CR in Melbourne, Australia

Further reading:

UNSW 20 Rising Stars: ENERGY STORAGE Neeraj Sharma