# High-temperature batteries and Sulfur

High-temperature batteries needs sulfur; their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/high-temperature-batteries-and-sulfur/

[High-temperature batteries](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_hightemp_batt/) (energy) and [Sulfur](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/sulfur/) (commodity): 2 relationships.

## How they are linked

### 1. Material need

*Physical flow · Direct · Sulfur → High-temperature batteries*

Building or running High-temperature batteries needs sulfur.

### 2. Price link: cathode material

*Cost and price · Moderate · Both ways*

Sodium-sulphur batteries use molten sulphur as the positive electrode. Sulphur is a cheap by-product of oil and gas refining, so it adds little cost, and the sulphuric acid proxy shows no link to the battery proxy, with monthly moves at -0.01.

- **-0.01** monthly change correlation
- **0.39** 12-month change correlation
- **0.30** fitted elasticity

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.