Solid-state battery developer Sakuu has opened an engineering hub as it prepares to scale up its 3D printing battery platform.
The hub in California, US will be used as the company’s flagship engineering hub and house battery, engineering, material science, R&D and additive manufacturing teams as well as overseeing gigafactory employee training and client product demos.
It will showcase Sakuu’s flagship products such as the Kavian platform for printing solid-state batteries in custom shapes and sizes.
The 79,000 square feet plant follows the opening of the firm’s battery pilot line that produces batteries for clients.
Sakuu plans to open gigafactories around the world with a total energy output goal of 60GWh by 2028.
Sean Sharif, VP of global supply chain and logistics, said the facility would pave the way for the firm’s first 3D printing platform gigafactory, dubbed Sakuu G-One, and allow teams to fine-tune the battery printing technologies that will enable swift deployment of its gigafactories.
Battery development
In June, Sakuu announced its first-generation non-printed lithium metal battery had achieved continuous 3C discharge rate under extensive testing.
The announcement followed tests showing its lithium-metal battery cells registering a consistent baseline benchmark energy-density of 800Wh/L.
The lithium metal anode batteries will be shipped to Sakuu’s customers starting in 4Q of this year.
