Switzerlands Innolith Battery Breakthrough

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Switzerlands Innolith company says it is in the business of keeping the lights on throughout the world. It claims to be pioneering “an entirely new battery platform to provide new ways of storing and using grid electricity”. Its website speaks of a “new class of inorganic battery” rolling out of its research lab. After The Verge tipped us off we decided to learn more.

What The Verge Told Us About Switzerlands Innolith

The Verge investigates technology it believes ‘will change our future lives’. It says Switzerlands Innolith claims to have “made the world’s first 1,000 watt-hour-per-kilogram rechargeable lithium battery”. This is four times Tesla’s current best 250.

A battery with that density would be capable of powering an electric car for 620 miles on a single charge. At least that’s what Innolith chairman Alan Greenshields said in an interview with The Verge. Although the latter seemed skeptical when they quoted Thomas Edison. Apparently, the great man said “The greatest scoundrel was the person who claims they have a battery breakthrough” back in 1883.

What Is Inside the Innolith Battery Case

Switzerlands Innolith is still using a wet liquid electrolyte. However, theirs is apparently a “more stable, less flammable” organic substance”. This simultaneously achieves two important goals according to the company chairperson.

“One is it gets rid of your fire risk, so, of course, there’s nothing to burn. And the second part is you’ve also got rid of the most reactive components in the system. This makes it easier to build a battery where you can pack in a lot of energy without the thing becoming unstable.” We think the company will be far from being a scoundrel if it delivers those claims to market.

“We’ve really got a battery breakthrough that will change the landscape forever,” chief Innolith marketer Julian Tanner says. This certainly could be the big one if Switzerlands Innolith achieves its goal.

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