March 21, 2024: Graphene supplies developer Lyten stated on March 12 it’s now producing lithium-sulfur batteries in Silicon Valley at better than 90% yield.
Lyten stated the outcomes from its automated pilot facility line affirm the manufacturability of its Li-S battery using a sulfur cathode and lithium steel anode.
The manufacturing efficiency has been achieved utilizing commonplace lithium ion manufacturing gear and processes, Lyten stated.
Conversion of lithium ion gear to provide Li-S batteries in Lyten’s facility required six weeks and fewer than 2% of the whole capital price, the corporate claimed.
Lyten stated the transfer confirms its potential to quickly scale by changing current Li gigafactories to Li-S “with minimal price and time”.
“Lyten now has demonstrated that Li-S will be in-built commonplace cylindrical and pouch codecs, scaled to automated manufacturing, and will be finished on the identical gear and processes already getting used across the globe to fabricate legacy lithium ion,” stated Dan Prepare dinner, CEO and co-founder.
The announcement got here simply weeks after Lyten confirmed it had been awarded a $4 million US Division of Vitality grant to spice up manufacturing of its know-how.
The grant particularly targets Li-S applied sciences that may alleviate offshore provide chain danger for EV batteries and improve the driving vary of EVs.
Lyten opened its Li-S pilot line in June 2023 at its 145,000ft2 campus in Silicon Valley and plans to begin delivering non-EV battery cells commercially in 2024.
Additionally final 12 months, Lyten introduced it had raised $200 million by means of a sequence ‘B’ spherical, bringing complete funding as much as $410 million to scale 3D graphene purposes and Li-S battery manufacturing.
Lyten buyers embrace auto producer Stellantis.