EaglePicher licenses silicon nanowire technology

Joplin, Missouri – EaglePicher Technologies LLC has agreed to license OneD Material’s SiNANOde silicon-nanowire-based anode material for building lithium ion cells and batteries that provide higher energy densities. EaglePicher plans to set up a new production facility in Joplin to produce SiNANOde.

The new technology will be used in part with EaglePicher's initiative to increase lithium ion cell production and expand the product portfolio for defense and aerospace applications. The addition of SiNANOde raw material is a key component to significantly improving the performance of lithium ion cells and batteries for niche applications.

Ron Nowlin, EaglePicher's vice president and general manager of Aerospace Systems, says, "This agreement allows us to vertically integrate the manufacture of cutting edge, high energy anode raw material that has demonstrated cell performance in the range of 300Wh/kg. By insourcing the raw material we can assure the supply stability that is needed for mission critical Defense and Aerospace applications."

Via the Engineering Services Agreement, OneD Material has begun the transfer of its SiNANOde manufacturing process to enable EaglePicher to scale up production and incorporate thel anode into new cells and batteries. The licensed process is enabling the world's first production of silicon-nanowire material for electrochemical energy storage.

EaglePicher also licensed OneD Material's intellectual property portfolio, which includes approximately 300 patents and patent applications covering many nanomaterial and process inventions.

Vincent Pluvinage, OneD Material's CEO, says, "Batteries are complex systems, and EaglePicher is the ideal company to take the lead in matching our anode technology with their own innovations and to bring the most advanced energy storage solutions to market".

Source: EaglePicher Technologies