UNIVERSITY REPORT SUCCESSFULLY VALIDATES TITANVOLT’S BATTERY TECHNOLOGY

The University of St Andrews have released their validation testing report on Titanvolt’s innovative LTO battery.

The report from the Colin Vincent Centre for Battery Technology confirms the ‘exceptional performance’ first identified during initial testing. And it backs up Titanvolt’s own data that shows the lithium titanium oxide batteries are non-flammable and don’t overheat.

“The cells were subjected to charge-discharge cycling … under four ambient temperature conditions,” stated the report. “The values showed excellent agreement with the (Titanvolt) data with only minor differences observed. Overall, the tested cells met the specified performance characteristics.”

Ground-breaking collaboration

The testing was the result of a ground-breaking collaboration between Titanvolt and the university, and was made possible by funding from the Scottish Inward Investment Catalyst fund, which is supported by Interface and the Scottish Government.

“This project marks the first time the Colin Vincent Centre has undertaken such a comprehensive testing effort in collaboration with an industry partner,” said Prof John Irvine. “Insights (gained) will help enhance future testing and validation processes, strengthening the lab's capability for advanced battery testing."

No fire risk

Titanvolt’s pouch cell battery, which has no fire risk, is more energy efficient than other battery types and is 95% recyclable. It has been developed by Grinergy, a leading South Korean battery manufacturer, and brought to market by Titanvolt.

“The centre’s specialist expertise and facilities proved to be an ideal fit to test Titanvolt’s novel battery technology,” said Shelley Breckenridge, Business Engagement Manager at Interface, who introduced Titanvolt to the University of St Andrews following a referral from Scottish Development International. “It is great news that the research and development undertaken has been such a success, benefitting the business and the university.”

Robust testing to continue

Meanwhile, Titanvolt COO Dan Goodman said he was delighted the report validated the company’s battery technology, and confirmed that robust testing at the Colin Vincent Centre was key to success in the future. He said: “This is just the beginning of a collaboration with the University of St Andrews to strengthen ties and work more closely on testing and cell development validation.”