Pune-headquartered KPIT Technologies has unveiled its Sodium (Na)-ion battery technology.
According to the corporation, it has now joined a limited and elite club of organizations globally that have created sodium-ion-based battery technology. This method has the potential to lessen reliance on imported core battery materials. It has a variety of applications in automotive and mobility, particularly for electric two- and three-wheelers and commercial vehicles. It has promising uses in stationary deployments like UPS backups and grid storage, as well as the marine and defense industries.
According to KPIT Tech, the project exemplifies the company’s and the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research’s (IISER) Pune’s exceptional and synergistic industry-academia relationship. Dr. Satishchandra Ogale’s IISER Pune team has made significant contributions to material synthesis, characterization, and battery testing.
Ravi Pandit, Co-founder and Chairman, KPIT Technologies said, “Sustainability is at the heart of KPIT’s vision. We are working on multiple technologies to reimagine mobility and accelerate the push towards cleaner transportation. As the electric mobility ecosystem matured, we were cognisant of having alternate battery technologies and localising the storage value chain. Our sodium-ion battery technology, completely reliant on Earth’s abundant raw materials, is another testament to KPIT’s commitment towards the sustainable mobility ecosystem. We look forward to partnering with manufacturing companies to commercialise this technology globally.”
For over 9 years, KPIT claims to have pioneered sustainable and efficient energy storage system simulation, design, development, and integration. Multiple global patents in the battery domain are the result of a team of PhDs and MTechs in Materials Science and Electrochemistry, more than 500,000 cycles of data tested on different chemistries and form factors, over 500 cell prototypes fabricated, and more than 100 production-intent cells fabricated and tested.
KPIT, as a fundamental technological business, will continue to improve battery technology. KPIT is looking for partners to help it manufacture and commercialize this technology.