Rick Luebbe CEO and Co-Founder
Group14 Technologies
Q. HOW ARE THEY DIFFERENT FROM OTHER BATTERIES ON THE MARKET?
» Most batteries today still rely heavily on graphite anodes.
Silicon fundamentally raises the performance ceiling for today’ s lithium-ion batteries because it can hold ten times more lithium than graphite and the charging mechanism is completely different.
Lithium simply moves into the silicon much more efficiently than it moves into graphite when charging or discharging.
Together, this translates to higher energy density, faster charging, and faster charge / discharge cycles. Silicon batteries powered by SCC55 achieve about 50 % higher energy density and charge in under ten minutes.
Q. WHAT KIND OF USE CASES DO THEY HAVE?
» Anything that runs on a lithium-ion battery can realise dramatically better performance with silicon batteries.
Silicon batteries using SCC55 are already powering EVs, electric aircraft
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