The UK-based battery materials company, Integrals Power has announced that it is opening its pilot plant to be used by third-party nano material technology companies, including access to the R&D and manufacturing capabilities.
The firm claim this will allow for innovation in the battery sector to be accelerated, so that companies can progress from producing material at lab-scale with a few grammes to multi-tonne levels.
The facility is set up for lithium-ferro-phosphate (LFP) and lithium-manganese-ferro-phosphate (LMFP) cathode materials but can be used for other battery chemistries.
It is part of the company’s expansion involving the scale-up of production of its proprietary LFP and LMFP cathode active materials and commercialisation of the technology.
The company said that sample material is being tested by customers in the European and US markets, which include global vehicle OEMs.
This is after it underwent review by the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre, Cranfield university and QinetiQ.
The pilot line has been used for an LMFP chemistry with 80% manganese, which the company said increased energy density such that electric vehicle range would be increased by 20%.
Behnam Hormozi, founder and CEO, Integrals Power, said: “Our company was founded on innovation and advanced research in battery materials, so pioneering the concept of the pilot line as a service is in our DNA. As we progress to the next stage in our strategic growth, we’re proud to offer both our manufacturing and R&D capabilities to other stakeholders in the sector because collaboration has a fundamental role to play in accelerating more sustainable e-mobility and energy storage technologies.”
Image: Integral Power’s UK pilot plant. Credit: Integrals Power.
