KOENIG METALL to help LiNa Energy commercialise sodium batteries

LiNa Energy, a UK-based company that is working to commercialise solid-state sodium batteries, will partner with German automotive components manufacturer KOENIG METALL Group to advance its commercialisation efforts.

The companies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will see KOENIG METALL apply its processes and manufacturing know-how to scale LiNa’s battery technology, according to an announcement last week.

LiNa explains its technology relies on abundant materials and is suitable for mass manufacturing using existing industrial processes, an advantage to lithium-ion alternatives, which require the construction of costly gigafactories.

The MoU builds on LiNa’s collaboration with KOENIG METALL’s GVI unit, which provides battery component parts and insulation for the UK firm's battery energy storage systems.

The partnership can help the automotive supplier adapt to new markets. KOENIG METALL’s head of New Business Stefan Wolff said that it “is a major milestone to KOENIG METALL as we transform our market position and apply our automotive manufacturing experience to new products in the energy technology sector.”

The two companies are already undertaking a feasibility study as the first of a number of projects they will be working together on.

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