Sakuu’s Cypress is available to battery manufacturers interested in licensing the technology for roll-to-roll manufacturing.
Sakuu recently introduced its high power density Li-Metal Cypress™ cell chemistry for manufacturing licensing. (Photo: Business Wire)
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Additive manufacturing and battery technology company Sakuu Corporation recently launched what it called its “safer, high energy, high power density Li-Metal Cypress™ cell chemistry” for manufacturing licensing, the company said in a release.
Sakuu is the creator of the Kavian™ platform for commercial-scale production of next-generation batteries and other complex active devices. The company’s founder and CEO, Robert Bagheri, said in a statement that the Sakuu team is “excited to enable the acceleration of electrification for mobility and other markets.”
“Our proprietary lithium-metal battery chemistry delivers key cell performance and safety attributes that enable a new paradigm in battery manufacturing and energy storage,” Bagheri said in the release. “We are pleased to launch our Cypress cell chemistry for licensing to today’s battery manufacturers, using roll-to-roll manufacturing technology.”
Sakuu said in the release that its Cypress cell chemistry is now complete and ready for market. Cypress reportedly provides a combination of impressive performance characteristics for innovative battery manufacturers, including high power with 8C pulse discharge and 3C continuous discharge, and energy density of 750+ Wh/l.
Industry-standard certification procedures, including UN/UL testing, are underway for Sakuu’s Cypress cell chemistry product. Samples of Sakuu’s 5Ah pouch cells are available from the company’s Silicon Valley battery pilot line facility, according to the release.
“Lithium-metal battery chemistries produce increased energy density and additional performance benefits, but typically present development challenges due to high reactivity,” said Sakuu Senior Vice President Arwed Niestroj, a veteran within the automotive industry, in the release. “With Cypress, Sakuu has solved these issues through novel electrochemistry, making lithium-metal chemistry ready for scalable production.
“The compatibility with 3D printing will further enhance the effective use of battery packaging volume with new and unique approaches to thermal management,” Niestroj continued. “Li-Metal cells have advantages that Sakuu has made attainable, scalable, and safe. Manufacturers can now license this technology.”