Amprius Technologies (NYSE: AMPX) today announced that its high-energy, high-power lithium-ion battery with a silicon anode platform has been verified by an independent test lab. The 500 Wh/kg, 1300 Wh/L battery’s performance was verified by Beaverton, Oregon-based Mobile Power Solutions, which checks compliance, safety, and performance. Its cell model reportedly provides >504 Wh/kg and >1321 Wh/l at 25C.
Amprius Sets New Bar For Battery Energy Density
Amprius Technologies has introduced a 500 Wh/kg, silicon-anode, lithium-ion battery, initially for use on solar-powered, high-altitude platform stations including the Airbus Zephyr. The energy density achieved is up to twice that provided by commercially available graphite-anode lithium-ion…
Falling Lithium Prices Are Making Electric Cars More Affordable
An unexpected decline in the price of an essential battery material, along with those of other commodities, is good news for buyers. But experts disagree on how long low prices will last.
Polis Administration Announces Amprius Technologies Inc. Chooses Brighton, Colorado for New Gigawatt-Scale Lithium-Ion Factory
Governor Polis and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) formally announced today that Amprius Technologies, Inc. has signed a letter of intent for a 775,000 square foot facility in Brighton, Colorado. Amprius plans to establish a gigawatt scale factory to support lithium-ion battery production for the U.S. electric mobility market.
Powerful Battery Cell Nails Military Safety Test – Innovation Nation
A new battery cell could help give soldiers the power they need to run their equipment on the go — without the risk of it exploding if the battery is ever hit.
U.S. Car Makers’ EV Plans Hinge on Made-in-America Batteries
Federal incentives are helping expand domestic battery production. Here’s what the manufacturing process looks like.
Flying in the cold: The state of battery development for colder geographical eVTOL markets
Batteries are a central aspect of eVTOL technology, and in many places around the world where it’s cold for a substantial part of the year, how battery technologies will perform is a top concern.
Waiting for Superbatteries > They are still a long way from matching the energy density of liquid fuel
IF GRAIN MUST be dragged to market on an oxcart, how far can it go before the oxen eat up all the cargo? This, in brief, is the problem faced by any transportation system in which the vehicle must carry its own fuel. The key value is the density of energy, expressed with respect to either mass or volume.
Battery Maker Hires Its Wilson Sonsini Counsel As Legal VP
High energy battery maker Amprius Technologies Inc., which just became a public company in September, said Tuesday it has hired one of its outside counsel from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati…
BAE Systems and Amprius Explore Opportunities for Battery Technology
Amprius Technologies recently entered into an agreement with BAE Systems for a three-year cooperation. The companies will evaluate potential business opportunities for the silicon nanowire anode batteries developed by Amprius to be used in electric products developed by BAE Systems. Dr. Kang Sun, CEO of Amprius, remarked on the new cooperation agreement, saying, “BAE Systems is at the technological forefront of the defense industry, and this agreement validates the potential of our silicon nanowire anode technology for rigorous aerial applications.”
BAE Systems, Amprius Sign 3-Year Electric-Flight Pact
High energy density of silicon nanowire-enabled batteries have potential to greatly extend flight distances. Amprius Technologies, developer of silicon nanowire anode ultra-high energy density lithium-ion batteries, has entered into a three-year cooperation agreement with BAE Systems for furthering electrically powered flight applications.
BAE Selects Amprius’ Advanced Battery For Aircraft Applications
On the heels of listing publicly, startup Amprius has signed a three-year agreement to supply its high-energy-density batteries to BAE Systems’ Air business for use in electrically powered flight applications. California-based Amprius is already supplying its 100%-silicon-anode lithium-ion batteries…
Bae Systems Taps Battery Maker Amprius For Electric Aviation And Defense Applications
British defense contractor BAE Systems has entered into a three-year cooperation agreement with lithium-ion battery developer Amprius Technologies, the companies announced last week. Amprius will supply BAE with lightweight and high-energy batteries for electric aviation applications, while leaving the door open to other possible uses in BAE’s defense technologies.
Silicon EV battery tech gets $250 million in DOE grants
The Department of Energy grants are designed to help spur innovation in developing silicon-based battery technology for electric vehicles.
Explaining Amprius’ extreme fast charge battery technology
Amprius believes its high energy density battery cells could be the breakthrough needed to enable eVTOL aircraft to have practical use range and endurance.
DOE AMO awards Amprius $1M to advance manufacturing process of nano-wire silicon anodes
Amprius Technologies, a developer of ultra-high energy density lithium-ion batteries with its Silicon Nanowire Anode Platform, was awarded a $1-million grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE)’s Advanced Manufacturing Office (“AMO”) to be used to mature further its process for manufacturing nanowire-based silicon anodes. This represents the third grant from the DOE, following two previous grants that Amprius received from the DOE’s Vehicle Technology Office.
Fremont battery developer awarded third grant to realize clean energy goals
A Fremont-based lithium-ion battery developer has been awarded a grant from the Department of Energy. KCBS Radio news reporter Margie Shafer says the company’s batteries are already being used commercially in aviation, but they have an eye on the electric vehicle market.
DOE AMO awards Amprius $1M to advance manufacturing process of nano-wire silicon anodes
Amprius Technologies, a developer of ultra-high energy density lithium-ion batteries with its Silicon Nanowire Anode Platform, was awarded a $1-million grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE)’s Advanced Manufacturing Office (“AMO”) to be used to mature further its process for manufacturing nanowire-based silicon anodes. This represents the third grant from the DOE, following two previous grants that Amprius received from the DOE’s Vehicle Technology Office.
California’s Electric Revolution: Lithium Ion Battery Supply
As California moves away from gas-powered vehicles the demand for batteries to power electric cars is going up. KTVU’s Heather Holmes speaks with Jon Bornstein, COO of Amprius Technologies about the company’s plans to mass produce lithium ion batteries. Correction at 2:58: Amprius is expected to boost production by 10X in the next year thanks to this grant, not 10 percent.
Honda’s $4.4 billion Ohio EV investment; Amprius batteries
Honda makes a massive battery investment in Ohio. A look at GM’s latest effort to connect EVs with the power grid. Nissan takes a bath to get out of Russia. Plus, a conversation with the CEO of Amprius and the head of its new investment partner about the battery company’s ambitious plans and what makes its technology unique.
Amprius, leader in lithium-ion batteries, Appoints Ex-Panasonic Director Andrew Huie to Spearhead Expansion Efforts as Vice President of Infrastructure
Amprius Technologies, Inc., a leader in lithium-ion batteries with its Silicon Nanowire Anode Platform, announced the appointment of Andrew Huie as its Vice President of Infrastructure.
Amprius Puts Silicon to Work
September 13, 2022 – Ronnie Tao, vice-president business development for Fremont, California-based Amprius Technologies, is enthusiastic about his company nearly doubling the energy density of lithium-ion batteries. “Our batteries, our energy cell, is 450-watt hours per kilogram, which is almost double the energy density that’s available in all of the solutions that are out there today,” he continued. “This is actually done via our silicon nanowire platform. And that’s really special.”
Cracking the Code for eVTOL Batteries
California-based Amprius is targeting its cutting-edge batteries for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. For years, the battery industry talked about reaching a higher gravimetric energy density—a so-called “magic number” of 450 watt hours per kilogram, which some experts said would break the sector wide open and spur the emerging eVTOL industry forward.
A New Silicone Battery That Beats Tesla Two to One in Energy Density Hits the Market
July 16, 2022 – Li-Ion batteries are the most important part of electric vehicles and their characteristics literally make or break an EV. One of the most important characteristics is its energy density, or how much energy can be packed within. Although Tesla was considered the king of battery tech, a new startup started commercial deliveries for a new battery type that is twice as energy-dense as Tesla batteries.
