XG Sciences and Boston-Power have announced a joint development program aimed at customizing XG Sciences’ silicon graphene anode materials for use in Boston-Power’s next-generation lithium-ion battery cell products.
Traditional anode materials used in today’s lithium-ion batteries are approaching the limitations of the energy density that they can achieve. One of the more promising alternatives can be found in the use of silicon-based anodes which offer the potential to substantially expand battery capacity over commercially available materials.
XG Sciences’ VP of Energy Markets, Rob Privette
“Boston-Power is known for its long life-cycle lithium-ion batteries and modules. Silicon has very high storage capacity but has traditionally struggled to deliver the many charge cycles demanded in next-generation electronics and automotive applications. We see real synergy between Boston-Power’s battery engineering and design capabilities and our new XGSiG® anode materials. Boston-Power has the ability to design and manufacture the battery, while XG Sciences has the ability to customize our anode materials to best fit the Boston-Power system.”
Boston-Power CTO, Rick Chamberlain
“Given Boston-Power’s primary focus on electric vehicles, being able to squeeze more energy into the same physical space is certainly important for achieving end-customer valued longer drive distances,” “But higher energy density is an equally if not more important contributor to reducing the overall cost of electric vehicles, which will drive their adoption over the next 5 years. Our collaboration with XG Sciences is a valuable step in using silicon technology to achieve our product goals.”
The joint development program will focus on optimizing electrochemical and microstructural electrode performance as well as development of electrode and battery manufacturing techniques using XG-SiG® and Boston-Power proprietary materials.
