Amprius Technologies, Enevate Corporation, and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. – PROMINENT MARKET PARTICIPANTS IN SILICON ANODE BATTERY MARKET
Silicon anode battery technology is still in its nascent stage and several companies in the market are capitalizing on the development and mass adoption of the technology. The Silicon anode battery market is expected to surge in the coming years as the technology is applicable for various industries, including the consumer electronics industry, aerospace sector, and automotive industry. The industry players in the sectors mentioned earlier invest significant amounts in adopting newer and robust technologies in order to enhance their respective products.
Amprius Technologies, Enevate Corporation, and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. are some of the key market players operating in the global silicon anode battery market. The listing of key these players is derived by considering multiple factors such as overall revenue, silicon anode battery product/ technology portfolio, geographic reach, investment in R&D, venture capital investments, market initiatives, patents, investment in technology development, joint ventures, and other market-related activities. Apart from these players, there are many other notable players contributing to the growth of silicon anode battery technology market such as Hitachi Chemicals Co. Ltd., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Nanotek Instruments, Nexeon Ltd., Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd., Sila Nanotechnologies Inc., Targray Technologies International, and Zeptor Corporation. In March 2020, Enevate Corporation has announced a new generation of its lithium-ion cells, which will also be produced in large quantities is to be installed in series-produced cars in a few years’ time. The specified charging speeds sound impressive. The new 4th generation XFC energy technology with silicon-dominated anode technology allows a 5-minute charge to 75 per cent capacity at 800 Wh/L and 340 Wh/kg cell energy density. Further, in 2019, INCJ, Ltd. (“INCJ”) announced that it has revoked its decision to support Zeptor Corporation a developer of next-generation lithium-ion battery electrodes. The revocation is in response to Zeptor’s decision to dissolve the company and no longer conduct specific business activities as stipulated in the former Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Act.
Most of the market initiatives were observed in North American region, which have a high potential of silicon anode battery market-related products and services. Few of the important market initiatives and product developments from the industry are mentioned below:
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2020 |
SiO is an excellent promising material as an anode material of next-generation lithium-ion batteries that has high capacity and excellent power properties. Shin-Etsu has succeeded in putting electrical conductivity on SiO particles by using its own proprietary method. Shin-Etsu’s anode material is highly evaluated by our customers. It is used in anode material for lithium-ion batteries. |
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2019 |
Airbus Defence and Space partnered with Amprius Inc’s current equity funding. This financing is expected to further boost the development of new generation batteries on the basis of Silicon Nanowire Anode technology. This investment further supports to drive the development of high-volume production capacity coupled with higher energy density cells for Airbus Defence and Space aerospace programmes, comprising the Urban Air Mobility and Zephyr High Altitude Pseudo Satellite innovation initiatives. |
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2018 |
Alliance Ventures, strategic venture capital arm of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, has declared that it has invested in the latest round of funding in Enevate Corporation, an advanced lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology company based in Irvine, California. Alliance Ventures has announced today that it has invested in the latest round of funding in Enevate Corporation, an advanced lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology company based in Irvine, California. |
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2018 |
Huawei introduced industry’s first ultra-fast lithium-silicon battery that promises to greatly improve fast-charging capability and guarantees safety. This patented technology is an iteration of the battery which is likely to be utilized in upcoming Huawei smartphones. |
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