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Environmentally conscious cotton-based carbon batteries

Country of Origin: Japan
Reference Number: TOJP20210623001
Publication Date: 23 June 2021

Summary

This recently established Japanese manufacturer of a cotton-based carbon battery for e-bikes, and other electric powered devices is looking for partners in the EU.

In addition to being environmentally friendly, the batteries also produce superior performance and durability when compared to competitors. 

The company would like to engage in commercial agency agreements with technical assistance, research cooperation agreements, or financial agreements with potential partners.

Description

A Japanese manufacturer of environmentally friendly cotton-based carbon batteries is seeking research and investment partners in the EU. They are primarily looking for partners in the fields of mobility, power storage, and robotics. In their domestic market they are currently partnering with an e-bike manufacturer with plans to distribute 10,000 units annually. In the EU potential partnerships are expected to be long-term collaborations.



The Japanese company prides itself in the high performance and sustainable nature of the batteries despite not using transitional metals such as cobalt, nickel, and manganese. This has the following benefits:



- It decreases the long-term operation costs of devices using the batteries because they last longer

- Allows an alternative to rare earth metals, reducing the dependency on these materials, and providing a stable supply chain of organic materials and carbon

- Reduction of the recycling cost, due to the usage of organic materials



Conventional ILB (ion lithium batteries) in comparison have shorter life cycles, are prone to explosions, and have a high manufacturing cost. The Japanese company provides an alternative that is more suitable for long-term use and allows for safe recycling.



The Japanese company is looking for EU SMEs, manufacturers, and research institutions from the energy storage device sector (pseudo and supercapacitors, batteries and fuel cells). Potential partners should be able to integrate and customize nanomaterials for commercial agency agreements with technical assistance. Collaborations with research organisations are also welcomed, for example to provide units for research & development purposes such as testing different organic materials for the production of carbon batteries in the form of research cooperation agreements. Finally, the company is also looking for investment in their technology through a financial agreement.

Advantages and Innovations

The company prides itself in using carbon made from organic materials. The usage of carbon allows the batteries to naturally absorb heat, meaning they do not need transitional metals such as cobalt or nickel. The benefits of using organic materials in the batteries can be summarized as follows:



- Long lasting performance (more than 8000 cycles)

- Quick charge (10 times faster than conventional ion lithium batteries, for example, e-bikes can be charged within 10-20 minutes)

- Recyclability (reasonably lower cost and easy recycling process because carbon is used instead of transitional metals, so there is no toxic waste)

- Safety (their batteries are non-explosive)

- Operation in extreme temperatures (no need for cooling or heating systems)



The Japanese company developed their product in collaboration with a prestigious national university.

Stage Of Development

Already on the market

Requested partner

The ideal EU partner would be capable of representing the technology of the Japanese company with a capacity to provide technological support and advice regarding regulations in the form of a commercial agency agreement. The partner would ideally have connections in the following fields: 



1. Shared mobility (e-bikes, e-scooters, e-boats) with possibility of implementation of their batteries

2. Portable power storage distribution, implementation of their batteries

3. Research organisations, universities, involved in development of dual carbon batteries

4. Agents for sales of their products



With regard to research cooperation agreements the company is looking for partners from the energy storage device sector, mainly SMEs and research institutes. Investors with an interest in the technology are also welcomed in the form of a financial agreement.

Dissemination Countries

Germany, Estonia, Spain, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Netherlands, Sweden

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