The future is nanotubes (maybe)

Using carbon dioxide to make batteries. Mind blown 🤯

Saratoga Energy Research Partners have developed an inexpensive production process to synthesize graphite from carbon dioxide.

Say whaaat now?

Saratoga’s technology electrochemically separates CO2 into oxygen and graphitic carbon, an essential material in lithium-ion batteries.

“Carbon nanotubes have high electrical conductivity, high thermal conductivity, and high strength,” said Drew Reid, Saratoga Energy’s CEO.

“We believe using the nanotubes could extend batteries’ cycle life, which is especially important when you’re talking about batteries used to store energy for the electrical grid.”

This breakthrough process for synthesizing graphite from carbon dioxide could revolutionize lithium-ion battery production.

Graphite produced by the Saratoga process is well suited for fast-charging electric vehicles. Saratoga Energy’s nanotubes may also make grid-scale energy storage safer. ⚡️🔋❌🔥

Affordable, reliable, high-performance batteries are critical to assure intermittent renewable energy can be stored within the electrical grid. ✅

The California Clean Energy Fund is supporting entrepreneurs with groundbreaking ideas that will help fast track our transition to 100% clean energy. We are backing Saratoga Energy Partners through our California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development program.

The California Clean Energy Fund is here to help entrepreneurs scale groundbreaking ideas that will fast track our transition to 100% clean energy.