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“We simply want to be better than the existing battery technologies.” That's the goal of Ilika and its research into the commercialization of solid state batteries. In this interview, John Tinson, Vice President of Sales at Ilika gives an insight into the current state of development and the challenges involved in developing their Goliath cells.

Are solid-state batteries really "the next big thing"? Where can the solid-state battery convince? And in which areas are there weaknesses? This article provides an overview.

Solid-state batteries are being touted as the energy storage devices of tomorrow and are expected to find widespread use in a few years - from electric cars to airplanes. This raises the question: How expensive will these batteries actually be? A search for answers.

In every corner of the internet you can find a few morsels of information about the plans of sodium-ion cell manufacturers. But what happens when you put all this data together? What new insights can be gained from the data? The results of the research are presented here.

Solid-state companies have been in the public eye for years and report in detail on their current state of development. However, it is difficult to evaluate new concepts without an overview of the overall market. In a data analysis, all publicly available information on the solid-state industry was compiled and the data analyzed in detail. The 5 most important take-aways are presented here.

As the first solid-state company ever, Factorial Energy has managed to pass all UN 38.3 certification tests with its large-format cells. This can be seen as a big step towards the commercialization of solid-state batteries. In this interview, Dr. Körver, Director of Innovation at Factorial Energy, talks about the other challenges that still need to be solved before the product is ready for series production and what the plans for series production look like.

High range, short charging times - no range anxiety. This is how simple the dream of electromobility could look. At least as far as the higher energy density is concerned, there is a broad consensus in the battery community that this will indeed be achieved. But what about short charging times? The answer can be found in this article.

Higher charging speeds for lithium batteries generally lead to accelerated ageing. Pulse charging promises to achieve a long service life despite very high charging speeds. Whether this promise is realistic and how the start-up BAVERTIS wants to put this process into practice is presented in this article.

Complicated chemical processes take place in a battery during charging. Lithium ions move through electrolyte from the cathode to the anode, electrons pass through the wires and complete the circuit. Differences in potential and concentration occur. It all sounds very complicated. But it doesn't have to be that difficult. This article gives a simple overview of how a lithium battery works - with lots of pictures and without chemical formulas or math.

"Solid-state batteries are the next generation of batteries. It will solve the storage problems of today's technologies." This hope is very often associated with solid-state electrolyte batteries. But will the battery live up to the hopes? This article provides the answers.