This anodeless, compressionless solid-state battery could be the next big thing[Update] [Video]

Maryland-based ION Storage Systems is about to dramatically accelerate the commercialization of its unique solid-state batteries (SSBs).

As part of a three-year partnership, ION will receive $20 million from the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) SCALEUP program. SCALEUP aims to help ARPA-E-funded technologies transition from proof-of-concept prototypes to commercially scalable and deployable products. ION is also receiving $20 million in private funds. 

As part of the $40 million commercialization initiative, ION is collaborating with global ceramics, glass, and material supplier Saint-Gobain and semiconductor process and quality control company KLA to bring its SSBs to market.

Dr. Evelyn N. Wang, ARPA-E director, said:

Accelerating the widespread adoption of electric vehicles requires increasing driving range, reducing costs, and improving safety.

Ion Storage Systems – through an earlier ARPA-E program – focused on working toward these goals, and now, through SCALEUP, the company will accelerate domestic manufacturing of next-generation solid-state, high-power-density lithium-metal batteries based on ION’s proprietary ceramic electrolyte manufacturing technology.

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