Solidion Chairman and CEO Jaymes Winters said the new DOE award highlights the strength of the company’s innovation and IP portfolio work. [Image: DI Studio composite; Credits: Zarina Lukash/istockphoto, Nasdaq Exchange footage, and Solidion]
The federal ARPA-E award adds to the Dallas-based company’s momentum as it advances next-generation battery materials and builds out new power tech for AI data centers.
The Hunt Energy Enterprises spinout—which closed a $7.5 million Pre-Series A funding round in February—said the new plant will commercialize its technology for "a cleaner and more economical battery future" for EV's and energy storage.
The UT Dallas team found that mixing small particles between two solid electrolytes can generate an effect called a “space charge layer"—an accumulation of electric charge at the interface between the two materials, making it easier for ions to move across the interface.
Solidion Technology's patented bipolar electrode-to-pack (BEEP) tech aims to simplify the design and manufacture of solid-state EV batteries. It does that by requiring only one casing and a small number of connectors, instead of the hundreds of housings and connectors required by today’s EV batteries.
North Texas boasts a new crop of Tech Titans, including a team at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, a University of Texas at Dallas inventor and a Lewisville ISD teacher.
North Texas boasts a new crop of Tech Titans, including a team at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, a University of Texas at Dallas inventor and a Lewisville ISD teacher.