Leclanché is working on a “breakthrough technology” that could be rolled out as part of its contribution to a government-backed battery cell consortium in Gemany, BEST Battery Briefing (BBB) can reveal.
Leclanché CEO Anil Srivastava (pictured) told BBB research and development work was already under way, but he said details could not yet be revealed, other than to say the technology was “within lithium”.
“We will make an announcement in due course when the German government has approved the programme,” Srivastava said.
BBB reported earlier this year that Leclanché had been selected to join the German consortium along with German battery peers BMZ, TerraE, Customcells, EAS and Liacon.
Srivastava told BBB: “All I can say now is it will be the highest balance of energy and power that compares with silicon graphite anodes. It’s been developed by Leclanche and we will continue that R&D programme into this consortium and take some of the lab level work done by the Fraunhofer Institute and come up with a breakthrough technology made in Germany.”
Srivastava’s comments came as Leclanché said it expected to report revenue for 2018 of more than CHF 47 million (US$46.6m) compared to CHF 18m in 2017. Results will be formally announced in a few week’s time.
Meanwhile, the company is entering 2019 “with a solid order book and awarded projects of more than CHF 60m.”
Srivastava’s spoke exclusively for an interview with BBB’s sister publication, Batteries and Energy Storage Technology magazine, to be published in the upcoming Spring 2019 issue of the magazine. Make sure you’ve subscribed!
