Trentar Energy, KPIT in Tie-Up To Commercialise Sodium Ion Battery Technology

Altris, Clarios Announce Collaboration To Boost Sodium-Ion Battery Technology. Photo by-Freepik

KPIT Technologies, a building mobility solutions provider, and Trentar Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd., which caters to the electrical mobility and energy storage space recently collaborated on Sodium-Ion Battery Technology. Under this collaboration, KPIT plans to transfer its sodium-ion battery technology to Trentar Energy Solutions, to operationalize and commercialize it further.

Sodium-ion battery technology offers an extended lifespan, 80% capacity retention for 3000-6000 cycles, and faster charging capability than lithium batteries. It has applications spread across 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 defense sectors.

Technology Transfer

Through this collaboration, KPIT has transferred the Sodium Ion battery Technology to Trentar Energy Solutions. 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

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“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 & Vice Chairman, Trentar is focused on emerging technologies and businesses and is embarking on innovating in this new tech space globally.

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