Lead battery firms Gridtential Energy and Hoppecke Battery have entered into a technology evaluation agreement to test the performance capabilities of bipolar batteries.
During the next few months, the firms will collaborate on assembly and testing of the performance capabilities of using US firm Gridential’s Silicon Joule™ bipolar in lead batteries.
Using silicon as current collectors– rather than calcium, tin or lead– in lead batteries aims to drive down cost, weight and improve power density, cycle life, dynamic charge acceptance and temperature range; key elements of the Consortium for Battery Innovation’s five-year road map for lead batteries as the industry– from stationary to motive applications– search for lower-cost, sustainable solutions to meet ever diversifying applications specific requirements.
Dr. Marc Zoellner, CEO Hoppecke Battery, said: “In keeping with our future vision, to meet the challenge of change, we must pursue forward-looking research and development projects.
“We are pleased to enter this evaluation agreement to understand how we may be able to extend our capability to serve existing markets and new markets through the use of Gridtential’s bipolar lead-battery architecture.”
