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How Altech’s Sodium-Nickel-Chloride Batteries Survived Extreme Safety Tests Unharmed

8:24am on Tuesday 28th of October, 2025 AEDT Energy Storage
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How Altech’s Sodium-Nickel-Chloride Batteries Survived Extreme Safety Tests Unharmed

8:24am on Tuesday 28th of October, 2025 AEDT
Key Points
  • Sodium-Nickel-Chloride batteries passed fire, impact, overcharge, and submersion tests with no thermal runaway or explosions
  • Cells remained intact after 30 minutes in 850°C gasoline fire and survived ballistic impacts with only minor smoke
  • Battery modules endured 10-metre drops, 48 km/h crashes, and 2.5-hour saltwater immersion without leakage or voltage loss
  • Overcharge at 145% nominal voltage caused no swelling or heat generation, exceeding international safety standards
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