{"id":87793,"date":"2024-10-30T05:03:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T19:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=87793"},"modified":"2024-10-30T05:06:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T19:36:59","slug":"anteotech-silicon-batteries-mb3040","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/anteotech-silicon-batteries-mb3040\/","title":{"rendered":"Better Batteries Hoped From Home-Grown Silicon Anode Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-87794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/silicon-battery-grant.jpg\" alt=\"AnteoTech silicon battery grant\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/silicon-battery-grant.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/silicon-battery-grant-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/silicon-battery-grant-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/silicon-battery-grant-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Brisbane company has scored millions from the Australian Government to support the development of technology that could cut the costs of lithium-ion batteries and boost their capacity.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Most lithium-ion batteries today use graphite anodes. Using high-silicon anodes provides much greater energy density, but degradation challenges have remained a deal-breaker. Silicon expands three to four times its original volume as it binds to lithium ions, and as it expands and contracts, this leads to material fracture.<\/p>\n<p>But perhaps remaining silicon anode hurdles will be cleared in the not-too-distant future thanks to Australian know-how.<\/p>\n<p>Targeting stationary storage (such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/battery-storage\/comparison-table\/\">home batteries<\/a>) and electric vehicles, ASX-listed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anteotech.com\/\">AnteoTech<\/a> is developing high-silicon anode technology that the company plans to licence to future partners. Part of its secret sauce is Anteo X, which is an additive that reinforces battery binders; reducing degradation and helping maximise performance.<\/p>\n<h2>Lighter, Smaller, Cheaper Batteries<\/h2>\n<p>The firm says silicon provides a step-change improvement for batteries and claimed the following benefits in an investor presentation last year:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lighter: 10x more energy capacity by weight.<\/li>\n<li>Smaller: 3x more energy capacity by volume.<\/li>\n<li>Cheaper: Lower cost per unit of energy stored.<\/li>\n<li>Faster:\u00a0 Fast charge performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>AnteoTech says its technology uses fewer mined resources and low grade, unrefined silicon &#8211; and doesn&#8217;t require high heat or solvents for activation. And should it reach prime-time, it will be simple to incorporate into existing manufacturing.<\/p>\n<h2>$11.1 Million Project Supported By Feds<\/h2>\n<p>The company is receiving a helping hand from the Albanese Government through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), which is taking a $4 million punt to support AnteoTech\u2019s $11.1 million Generation 2 Ultra High Silicon Anode project being run over three years. The funding will allow the company progress to a larger scale of prototyping and help bring its commercial technology to market.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe\u2019re investing in home-grown technology that has the potential to drive down the cost of batteries and make them more efficient,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/minister.dcceew.gov.au\/bowen\/media-releases\/joint-media-release-4-million-drive-australian-battery-innovation\">stated<\/a> Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen. \u201cIf the project is successful, it would help extend the range of electric cars and reduce the costs and size of home batteries.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Important word there &#8211; *if*.<\/p>\n<p>Technical work on the program is expected to commence this month. Anteotech&#8217;s Brisbane facility is to be expanded early next year, including implementation of a roll-to-roll (R2R) prototyping coating line. An initial technical objective for the new prototype is to exceed AnteoTech&#8217;s current target of 1,000 cycles at 80% capacity retention for large scale energy storage systems. Apparently the firm has already achieved 1,000+ cycles with more than 70% energy retention.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This grant underscores the potential of our technology to drive global decarbonization efforts,&#8221; stated AnteoTech CEO David Radford. &#8220;ARENA\u2019s rigorous review process validates the value of our approach, and we are excited to fast-track this innovation toward commercial success.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Commenting on the grant, ARENA CEO Darren Miller <a href=\"https:\/\/arena.gov.au\/news\/scaling-up-homegrown-battery-technology\/\">said<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe\u2019re hopeful this technology has the potential to be quickly integrated in existing manufacturing processes so that the benefits can be accessed by customers in a timely manner.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The funding is coming from ARENA&#8217;s Advancing Renewables Program. ARENA is also delivering the Albanese Government&#8217;s $523 million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/battery-breakthrough-initiative-mb3006\/\"> Battery Breakthrough Initiative<\/a>, which the agency is aiming to launch by the end of this year or early 2025.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWith the global demand for batteries set to grow six fold by 2030, Australia must be a player in this field,&#8221; said Federal Minister for Industry and Science, Ed Husic. \u201cWe\u2019ve got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Australia to scale-up battery manufacture in Australia and take advantage of the global transition to net zero.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Brisbane company has scored millions from the Australian Government to support the development of technology that could cut the costs of lithium-ion batteries and boost their capacity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":87794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[678],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solar-battery-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Better Batteries Hoped From Home-Grown Silicon Anode Tech<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Brisbane company scores millions to support development of technology that could cut the costs and boost capacity of lithium-ion batteries.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/anteotech-silicon-batteries-mb3040\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Better Batteries Hoped From Home-Grown Silicon Anode Tech\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Brisbane company scores millions to support development of technology that could cut the costs and boost capacity of lithium-ion batteries.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/anteotech-silicon-batteries-mb3040\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SolarQuotes Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-10-29T19:33:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-10-29T19:36:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/silicon-battery-grant.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michael Bloch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/anteotech-silicon-batteries-mb3040\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/anteotech-silicon-batteries-mb3040\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Michael Bloch\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1\"},\"headline\":\"Better Batteries Hoped From Home-Grown Silicon Anode Tech\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-10-29T19:33:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-10-29T19:36:59+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/anteotech-silicon-batteries-mb3040\/\"},\"wordCount\":602,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/anteotech-silicon-batteries-mb3040\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/silicon-battery-grant.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"General Solar &amp; 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