High-performance Batteries Without Lithium: Finnish Startup Geyser Batteries Builds Pilot Plant
Helsinki, Finland - Geyser Batteries, a Finnish startup for innovative batteries, has unveiled plans for a pilot plant. Based on support from private investors and the government organization Business Finland, Geyser Batteries Oy initially conducted extensive R&D work in 2019-2021 to automate the production of its novel battery cells and modules.
Geyser Batteries Oy develops and produces a new class of high-performance, water-based non-lithium batteries that provide over one million fast charge cycles even at extremely low ambient temperatures. Technically, it is a mixture of supercapacitors and batteries combined in one system. Thanks to the use of aqueous electrolytes and novel electrochemistry, Geyser Batteries' products have a low carbon footprint, are fully fire-safe and competitive, the company says.
Source: IWR Online, 11 May 2021