Brisbane-based Vaulta gets nearly $300,000 from the federal government to accelerate commercialisation of its EV battery casing technology which aims to extend an EV battery’s life, serviceability and more.
It uses a blend of graphene, polymer and other composites to deliver improvements in lithium-ion battery weight, strength, and thermal and electrical conductivity.
Vaulta founder and director Dominic Spooner tells The Driven his team believes the casing can extend the life of the li-ion batteries, both through design and performance.
“The polymer casing takes heat away from the cells… it’s electrically insular, and four to five times more conductive than regular plastic – and we think we can get that to around 10 times,” Spooner says.
“That’s really important for batteries because it leads to a longer life.”
Spooner says recycling for lithium-ion batteries is nowhere near where it needs to be at a time when EV and stationary energy storage are rapidly emerging as two of the pillars of a renewable powered and electrified world.
He explains that by replacing errant battery cells the battery’s life can be extended significantly.
The federal government grant of $297,500 from the Accelerating Commercialisation grants program will assist the company to fund its development and prepare for EVs, Spooner says.
“There’s electric cars that don’t exist yet that we think could exist because of this technology.”
