The French company Nawa Technologies speaks of a "quantum leap".
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The ultra-fast carbon electrode from Nawa Technologies is at the heart of the innovation that promises ten times better performance, three times better energy storage, five times longer battery life.
Nawa's solution is to use nanotubes to connect every tiny lump of active material directly to the current collector. This drastically shortens the distance the ions travel and speeds up the process.
Nawa founder and CTO Pascal Boulanger told online magazine New Atlas: "The distance the ion needs to travel through the lithium material is only a few nanometers instead of micrometers as with a normal electrode".
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Nawa predicts charging times of five minutes to charge a car battery from 10 to 80 percent. In addition, the energy storage devices could become much lighter and more compact. The rigid structure and wide distribution of the lithium lumps also eliminated a number of factors that cause batteries to age
Nawa founder and CTO Pascal Boulanger told online magazine New Atlas: "The distance the ion needs to travel through the lithium material is only a few nanometers instead of micrometers as with a normal electrode".
First basic products could come onto the market in 2022. Versions that combine all the advantages will be available from 2023, and according to the company there is also a first major customer: The French battery manufacturer Saft produces energy storage systems for the car companies PSA and Renault.
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