- Reservoir company develops more efficient parts for batteries
To make batteries for electric vehicles more efficient, Elfolion, a company from Quedlinburg, is developing components that are supposed to be more efficient. Saxony-Anhalt's Minister President, Reiner Haseloff (CDU), officially launched the operation of a pilot plant that produces these components. The battery storage company develops current collectors for lithium-ion batteries, i.e., conductive foils that transmit the power between the battery, the power source, and the respective device.
Battery capacity is expected to increase significantly
According to its own statements, the company is relying on web-based current collectors instead of full-surface metal foils. The company expects an increase in battery capacity of 35 percent, while the use of metals will be reduced by 90 percent. "Electronic devices will become more compact and powerful," Elfolion announced. Electric cars, for example, could then cover significantly longer distances.**
The project is also supported by science. Involved are, among others, the Bergakademie Freiberg, TU Dresden, TU Munich, and RWTH Aachen. "Elfolion's innovation excites me, not only as Minister President, but also as a physicist," explained Minister President Haseloff. "We can be proud that a local company has developed such an installation." Worldwide, other companies and research projects are also working on the further development of more efficient components for lithium-ion batteries. The company expects that the first batteries with the new technology could be in use within the next two years.
The company plans to utilize web-based current collectors in electric cars, replacing traditional full-surface metal foils. This innovation could potentially reduce the use of metals by 90% and boost battery capacity by 35%, leading to more compact and powerful electric vehicles with extended driving ranges.
