Sodium Energy Storage-Key Clean Energy for the Future World

In order to address the energy and environmental crises resulting from the extensive use of fossil fuels, countries worldwide are actively developing renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. One crucial link in achieving the large-scale, efficient utilization of renewable energy is energy storage. This paper proposes a new energy utilization scheme based on sodium, analyzes the characteristics of sodium-water reactions, and designs an energy release device for sodium in water vapor combustion. Compared to existing energy storage technologies, sodium-based solutions offer advantages like improved safety, higher energy density, lower operating costs, and faster startup and shutdown speeds. This ensures the reliable integration of large-scale renewable energy generation into the power grid, fundamentally transforming traditional energy supply models and achieve decoupling of final energy consumption and carbon emissions.