KPIT’s sodium-ion battery technology, which uses earth-abundant raw materials and has promising application in e-mobility, helps alleviates lithium dependency with a higher lifespan and faster charging time. Trentar Energy Solutions will commercialise this technology using its strong research, manufacturing and distribution strengths
12 Feb 2025 | 3574 Views | By Autocar Professional
KPIT Technologies and Trentar Energy Solutions, which caters to the electrical mobility and energy storage sectors, have announced a collaboration on sodium-ion battery technology. Under the collaboration, KPIT will transfer its breakthrough sodium-ion battery technology, to Trentar Energy Solutions to operationalise and commercialise it further. In December 2023, KPIT had ...
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KPIT Technologies and Trentar Energy Solutions, which caters to the electrical mobility and energy storage sectors, have announced a collaboration on sodium-ion battery technology. Under the collaboration, KPIT will transfer its breakthrough sodium-ion battery technology, to Trentar Energy Solutions to operationalise and commercialise it further. In December 2023, KPIT had unveiled its pathbreaking sodium-ion battery technology that alleviates lithium dependency with a higher lifespan and faster charging time.
Sodium-ion battery technology offers an extended lifespan, 80% capacity retention for 3000-6000 cycles, and faster charging capability than lithium batteries. This indigenous battery technology’s cornerstone is utilising earth-abundant raw materials, thereby making electric mobility more affordable. It has promising applications in mobility including two-, three-, four-wheelers and public transportation, stationary deployments, such as UPS backups and grid storage, as well as in the marine and defence sectors.
Key highlights of KPIT's sodium-ion battery technology
- Extended lifespan with 80% capacity retention for 3,000 – 6,000 cycles
- Multiple variants having distinct performance characteristics and energy density ranging from 100-170 Wh/Kg
- Faster charging than common lithium batteries
- Superior sub-zero temperature tolerance
- Excellent high-temperature tolerance with minimal thermal management
- Enhanced safety
- Substantially reduces the cost of ownership and increase vehicle uptime, thereby increasing income
KPIT to get tech transfer royalty for 8 years
Through this collaboration, KPIT has transferred its sodium ion battery technology to Trentar Energy Solutions. KPIT and now Trentar are among a small and elite group of sustainability-focused organisations worldwide that continue to develop sodium-ion-based battery technology.
The technology transfer agreement includes Trentar investing in the manufacturing capacity of 3GWH sodium-ion batteries and KPIT receiving upfront technology transfer fees and additional royalty fees over 8 years.
“Building sustainable mobility technologies is at the heart of KPITs vision. Sodium-ion battery technology was born from the team's passion, perseverance, and synergetic collaboration with leading research institutes. We are pleased to have this agreement with Trentar, who will further operationalise and commercialise this technology for multiple market opportunities. KPIT will continue to work on several other sustainable technology solutions,” said Ravi Pandit, Chairman, KPIT Technologies
“With its cost-effectiveness, simplified supply chain, and enhanced safety, sodium-ion technology represents a strategic focus for our organization. We are committed to developing a robust technological product line in this space, catering to diverse customers across mobility and energy storage verticals. This marks a significant step towards a more sustainable and scalable energy for the future,” said Subodh Menon, founder and vice-chairman, Trentar.
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