Airbus makes strategic investment in advanced Li-ion battery company Amprius; silicon nanowire anode technology
01 November 2019
Airbus Defence and Space has made a strategic investment in Amprius Inc. The first to introduce 100% silicon anodes in lithium-ion batteries to the market in 2013, Amprius manufactures the highest energy density commercial batteries in the industry.
The company’s products and technology platforms include a 100% silicon nanowire anode; silicon-graphite composite anodes; lithium-rich cathodes; and high voltage electrolytes tailored for silicon. This financing will further boost the development of new generation batteries based on Silicon Nanowire Anode technology.
Airbus Defence and Space’s investment will help drive the development of higher volume production capacity along with higher energy density cells for Airbus Defence and Space aerospace programs, including the Zephyr High Altitude Pseudo Satellite and Urban Air Mobility innovation initiatives.
This partnership re-inforces the link between two market leaders, the newest generation batteries of the market matched with the most advanced HAPS programme. Zephyr is currently the only one operating in the stratosphere at an average altitude of 70,000 and running exclusively on solar power, providing persistent local satellite-like services and supporting a wide range of applications and tasks.
—Jana Rosenmann, Head of Airbus Unmanned Aerial Systems
Amprius Inc.’s high energy density batteries are used for smartphones, wearables, drones, robotics, aerospace vehicles, electrical transportation, and military equipment.
California-based Amprius has a materials R&D lab in Nanjing, China; and a high volume battery manufacturing facility in Wuxi, China.
Silicon expands and contracts, need to fix that.
Posted by: SJC | 01 November 2019 at 10:20 AM
@SJC, they may have ..
https://www.greencarcongress.com/2018/12/20181205-amprius.html
hard to say how many cycles they can get out of the cells.
Posted by: mahonj | 01 November 2019 at 11:24 AM
If they had "done" it, they would be in production after 5 years.
Posted by: SJC | 02 November 2019 at 05:29 AM
No veo sus celdas en EV y su producción es muy limitada cuando llevan años anunciando lo contrario.......Llevan muchos años sin pagina web y ahora que la sacan como siempre muy superficial sin apenas datos. No hablan de la vida operativa en ciclos de sus celdas ni de tasas, y no decir ni pio sobre eso es decir......que no tienen absolutamente nada. Hay varios PDF de esta empresa de proyectos en celdas del 2017 y las cifras alcanzadas que lograban eran muy bajas, con bajos ciclos y a tasas muy bajas. Si alguien tiene más información ya sabe......
Posted by: Centurion | 02 November 2019 at 10:18 AM
Hasta la vista
Posted by: SJC | 03 November 2019 at 09:41 AM