- 18650 batteries with GEN3 silicon-based materials continue to deliver 3,734 mAh of capacity after 200 cycles [1], surpassing the MuRata high-performance US18650VTC6 battery by 25% compared to its advertised starting capacity of 3,000 mAh, and by 66% compared to its capacity at 200 cycles [2]
MONTREAL, Sept. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HPQ Silicon Inc. ("HPQ" or the "Company") (TSX-V: HPQ, OTCQB: HPQFF, FRA: O08), a technology company specializing in green engineering of silica and silicon-based materials, is pleased to update shareholders on the latest battery milestones achieved by its France-based affiliate, NOVACIUM SAS ("Novacium").
Recent charge-discharge tests at the 200-cycle mark for Lithium-ion 18650 batteries, made with a blend of graphite and Novacium's GEN3 silicon-based anode material, revealed a 36% capacity improvement with only 2% degradation compared to graphite benchmarks. The remaining capacity of 3,734 mAh exceeds the starting capacities of leading 18650 battery models, which range from 3,000 mAh (+25%) [2] to 3,450 mAh (+8%) [3]. After 200 cycles, the GEN3 battery outperforms top models by 25% [3] to 66% [2].
"I'm thrilled with the overall result that our GEN3 silicon-based anode material consistently outperforms commercial benchmarks under very rigorous testing protocols [4]," said Dr. Jed Kraiem, COO of Novacium. "The observed 36% capacity improvement and minimal degradation over 200 cycles underscore the material's potential to enhance energy density and extend the operational lifespan of lithium-ion batteries, positioning it as a breakthrough in battery technology."
Enhancing Battery Performance with Silicon-Based Anode Materials
Graph 1) Average capacity, in milliampere-hours (mAh), of 100% graphite, GEN1, GEN2 & GEN3 batteries over 200 cycle testing [1] (the blue, orange, green and yellow lines).
Graph 1 illustrates the battery capacity (in mAh) of 18650 batteries made with Novacium's GEN3 (yellow line), GEN2 (green line), GEN1 (orange line), and a 100% graphite benchmark (blue line) over 200 cycles. At the 200-cycle mark, GEN3 batteries maintain an average capacity of 3,734 mAh, outperforming the graphite benchmark at 2,756 mAh. In contrast, both GEN2 at 2,694 mAh and GEN1 at 2,421 mAh perform worse than the graphite benchmark. This data indicates that GEN3 silicon-based batteries offer approximately 36% more capacity than the graphite benchmark, 54% more than GEN1, and 39% more than GEN2 after 200 cycles.
Silicon-Based Anode Materials with graphite-like degradation curb at 200 cycles
Graph 2) The blue line shows the relative capacity of 100% graphite batteries, the orange line the relative capacity of GEN1 batteries, the green line the relative capacity of GEN 2 batteries and the yellow line shows the relative capacity of GEN 3 batteries over 200 cycles [1]
Graph 2 demonstrates the minimal performance degradation for GEN3 advanced silicon material over 200 cycles, with a capacity retention of 96.2% compared to 98.6% for the graphite benchmark— a difference of 2.4%. Specifically, the absolute capacity of the GEN3 batteries (yellow line) decreased from 3,883 mAh to 3,734 mAh. In comparison, GEN2 batteries (green line) retained 79.6% of its capacity, dropping from 3,370 mAh to 2,694 mAh, while GEN1 batteries (orange line) retained only 77.0% of its capacity, decreasing from 3,145 mAh to 2,421 mAh. The graphite benchmark (blue line) showed a slight decline from 2,780 mAh to 2,756 mAh, retaining 98.6% capacity.
Graph 2 further illustrates that between 150 and 200 cycles, batteries using the graphite benchmark experienced a 0.2% degradation in capacity (from 98.8% to 98.6%), while batteries made with Novacium GEN3 materials showed a 1.6 % degradation (from 97.8% to 96.2%), a result that is comparable to graphite degradation. By comparison, batteries made with Novacium GEN2 materials experienced a 16.7% degradation (from 96.3% to 79.6%), while those made with GEN1 materials showed a 15 % degradation (from 92.5 % to 77.0%).
"I am also very excited by the fact that our partially optimized GEN3 material is able to reduce the observed degradation past 170 cycles compared to our GEN1 and GEN2 materials," added Dr Kraiem.
"These results at 200 cycles place our silicon-based anode material technology in an enviable position, demonstrating real-world potential to significantly improve the performance of 18650 and 21700 batteries, a market expected to reach US $25 billion by 2026 [5]," said Bernard Tourillon, President and CEO of HPQ Silicon Inc. and NOVACIUM SAS. "This could position HPQ and NOVACIUM as key players in delivering next-generation energy solutions that meet both performance and sustainability targets for the industry."
REFERENCE SOURCES
| [1] | Novacium technical team analysis of the data from the ongoing charging and discharging cycle tests conducted at a world-leading university, the name of which is kept confidential for competitive reasons. |
| [2] | Link to the source of the information onMuRataManufacturing high-performance US18650VTC6 |
| [3] | Link to the source of the information onNCR18650G-datasheet-specifications-Panasonic, |
| [4] | Cycling parameters from: Ratnakumar Bugga et al. "Performance of Commercial High Energy and High Power Li-Ion Cells in Jovian Missions Encountering High Radiation Environments", NASA Battery Workshop November 19-21, 2019. |
| [5] | According to Business Research insights, the global 18650 and 21700 Battery Market size was US$ 12.6 billion in 2022 and it is expected to reach US$ 25.4 billion by 2028, exhibiting a CAGR of 12.4% during the forecast period. Link to source. |
| [6] | Link to the source of the information onSamsung INR18650-35E Battery capacity graph. |
About NOVACIUM SAS
Novacium is an HPQ - affiliated company that started in Q3 2022. This green technology startup is based in Lyon, France and is a partnership with HPQ and three of France's leading research engineers, Dr. Jed KRAIEM PhD, Novacium's Chief Operating Officer ("COO"), Dr. Oleksiy NICHIPORUK PhD, Novacium's Chief Technical Officer ("CTO"), and Dr. Julien DEGOULANGE PhD, Novacium's Chief Innovation Officer ("CIO"). Novacium is a new Research and Development company which allows researchers to develop their own technology in high-added-value fields connected to renewable energy and allows HPQ Silicon Inc. a Canadian company, to expand the depth and reach of its technical team to help develop its silicon and new renewable energy projects.
About HPQ Silicon
HPQ Silicon Inc. (TSX-V: HPQ) is a Quebec-based TSX Venture Exchange Tier 1 Industrial Issuer.
HPQ is developing, with the support of world-class technology partners PyroGenesis Canada Inc. and NOVACIUM SAS, new green processes crucial to make the critical materials needed to reach net zero emissions.
HPQ activities are centred around the following four (4) pillars:
| 1) | Becoming a green low-cost (Capex and Opex) manufacturer of Fumed Silica using the FUMED SILICA REACTOR, a proprietary technology owned by HPQ Silica Polvere Inc being developed for HSPI by PyroGenesis. |
| 2) | Becoming a producer of silicon-based anode materials for battery applications with the assistance of NOVACIUM SAS. |
| 3) | HPQ SILICON affiliate NOVACIUM SAS is developing a low carbon, chemical based on demand and high-pressure autonomous hydrogen production system. |
| 4) | Becoming a zero CO2 low-cost (Capex and Opex) producer of High Purity Silicon (2N+ to 4N) using our PUREVAPTM "Quartz Reduction Reactors" (QRR), a proprietary technology owned by HPQ being developed for HPQ by PyroGenesis. |
For more information, please visit HPQ Silicon web site.
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- GEN3硅基材料的18650电池在经过200个充放电循环后仍然能提供3,734mAh的容量[1]，相比其宣传起始容量为3,000mAh的MuRata高性能US18650VTC6电池容量增加了25%，相比200个循环后的容量增加了66% [2]
加拿大蒙特利尔，2024年9月18日（全球新闻）-- HPQ Silicon Inc.（"HPQ"或"公司"）TSX-V: tsx, OTCQB: HPQFF、FRA: O08)是一家专注于绿色工程硅和硅基材料的技术公司，很高兴向股东更新其法国子公司NOVACIUm SAS（"Novacium"）在最新电池里程碑方面的进展
锂离子18650电池在200个循环测试中的最新充电-放电测试显示，使用石墨和Novacium的GEN3硅基负极材料的混合物制造的电池，与石墨基准相比，容量提高了36%，仅降解了2%。剩余容量为3,734mAh，超过了领先的18650电池型号的初始容量，范围从3,000mAh (+25%) [2]到3,450mAh (+8%) [3]。经过200个循环后，GEN3电池的性能比最佳型号高出25% [3]到66% [2]。
Novacium的首席运营官Jed Kraiem博士表示：“我对我们的GEN3硅基负极材料在非常严格的测试协议下始终优于商业基准的整体结果感到非常兴奋。”;“观察到的36%容量改进和200个循环中的最小降解突显了该材料提高能量密度和延长锂电池的使用寿命的潜力，使其成为电池技术的突破。”
利用基于硅的特斯拉-负极材料提升电池性能
图表1) 100%石墨、GEN1、GEN2和GEN3电池在200个循环测试中的平均容量（毫安时）[1]（蓝、橙、绿和黄线）
图1显示了Novacium的GEN3（黄线），GEN2（绿线），GEN1（橙线）和100％石墨基准（蓝线）制造的18650电池的电量（以mAh为单位）在200个周期内的变化。在200个周期的标记处，GEN3电池的平均容量为3,734mAh，优于2,756mAh的石墨基准。相比之下，GEN2的容量为2,694mAh，GEN1的容量为2,421mAh，均低于石墨基准。这些数据表明，在200个周期后，GEN3硅基电池的容量比石墨基准高约36％，比GEN1高54％，比GEN2高39％。
带有类似石墨降解的硅基负极材料在200个周期内的表现
图2显示了100％石墨电池的相对容量（蓝线），GEN1电池的相对容量（橙线），GEN2电池的相对容量（绿线）和GEN3电池的相对容量（黄线），以上均为200个周期的变化[1]
图2展示了GEN3先进硅材料在200个周期内的最小性能退化，与石墨基准相比保持96.2％的容量保持，而石墨基准为98.6％——差异为2.4％。具体而言，GEN3电池（黄线）的绝对容量从3,883mAh降至3,734mAh。相比之下，GEN2电池（绿线）保留了其容量的79.6％，从3,370mAh降至2,694mAh，而GEN1电池（橙线）仅保留了其容量的77.0％，从3,145mAh降至2,421mAh。石墨基准（蓝线）的容量从2,780mAh略微下降至2,756mAh，保持了98.6％的容量。
图表2进一步说明，在150到200个循环之间，使用石墨基准的电池容量降低了0.2%（从98.8%下降到98.6%），而使用Novacium GEN3材料制造的电池显示出1.6%的降解（从97.8%下降到96.2%），这一结果与石墨降解相当。相比之下，使用Novacium GEN2材料制造的电池经历了16.7%的降解（从96.3%下降到79.6%），而使用GEN1材料制造的电池显示出15%的降解（从92.5%下降到77.0%）。
“我们还非常兴奋地发现，我们部分优化的GEN3材料在170个循环后能够减少观察到的降解，与我们的GEN1和GEN200万材料相比，” Kraiem博士补充道。
“这些在200个循环中的结果将我们基于硅的负极材料技术置于令人羡慕的位置，展示了真实世界中显著改善18650和21700电池性能的潜力，预计到2026年这一市场将达到250亿美元[5]，” HPQ Silicon Inc. 和NOVACIUm SAS的总裁兼首席执行官Bernard Tourillon表示。“这将使HPQ和NOVACIUm成为交付旗舰能源解决方案、符合行业性能和可持续性目标的关键参与者。”
参考来源
| [1] | Novacium技术团队分析了正在进行中的充放电循环测试的数据，该测试由一所全球领先的大学进行，大学的名称出于竞争原因保密。 |
| [2] | 链接到MuRata制造的高性能US18650VTC6的信息来源 |
| [3] | 链接到NCR18650G数据表规格的信息来源 |
| 密切继发性IONCM是目前Urology领域最棘手的问题之一，而TLX250-CDx的全球性Phase III临床研究证实了该检测工具的高灵敏度和特异性，为受治患者的有效治疗提供了重要依据。 | 循环参数来自：Ratnakumar Bugga等人的"在木星任务中遭遇高辐射环境的商用高能和高功率锂离子电池的性能"，NASA电池研讨会2019年11月19-21日。 |
| [5] | 根据Business Research insights，全球18650和21700电池市场规模在2022年为126亿美元，预计到2028年将达到254亿美元，预测期间的复合年增长率为12.4%。链接到来源。 |
| Expedites the review time, simplifies the applicable reviewer's job and fast-tracks a medicine's development through clinical trials. | 链接到Samsung INR18650-35E电池容量图的信息来源。 |
关于NOVACIUM SAS
Novacium是HPQ附属公司，于2022年第3季度开始。这家绿色科技初创公司总部位于法国里昂，与HPQ合作，并与法国三位领先研究工程师合作，分别是Novacium首席运营官（"COO"）杰德•克莱博士、Novacium首席技术官（"CTO"）奥莱克西•尼奇普鲁克博士和Novacium首席创新官（"CIO"）朱利安•德贡阁博士。Novacium是一家新型研发公司，使研究人员能够在与可再生能源相关的高附加值领域开发自己的技术，并使加拿大公司HPQ Silicon Inc.能够扩展其技术团队的深度和影响力，以帮助开发其硅和新的可再生能源项目。
关于HPQ Silicon
HPQ Silicon Inc. (TSX-V: tsx1,196,421,162是一家总部位于魁北克的TSX创业板一级工业发行人。
HPQ正在与全球一流的技术合作伙伴PyroGenesis Canada Inc.和NOVACIUM SAS合作开发新的绿色工艺，关键材料的开发对达到净零排放至关重要。PyroGenesis Canada Inc.和页面。NOVACIUM SAS新型绿色工艺对于制造实现零排放所需的关键物质至关重要。
HPQ的活动围绕以下四个支柱展开:
| 1) LG CNS的新一代“PerfecTwin ERP Edition”帮助企业客户从SAP ECC迁移到SAP S/4HANA，在支持普通的SAP S/4HANA升级的同时，以近乎零缺陷率启动。 | 使用PyroGenesis为HSPI开发的专有技术“FUMED SILICA REACTOR”，将成为一家绿色低成本(资本支出和营运支出)的烟雾二氧化硅制造商。 |
| 2) 此解决方案还可以自动收集特定时间段的海量真实交易数据以进行重复验证，以确保成功启动SAP S/4HANA。而发现缺陷的手动流程可能需要相当长的时间，而且在执行重复验证方面有其局限性，因为它是公司关键业务系统的中央枢纽。 “PerfecTwin ERP Edition”不仅可以解决这个问题，还可以验证与ERP系统相互连接的关键业务系统是否完全正常运行。 | HPQ SILICON的附属公司NOVACIUM SAS正在开发一种低碳、基于需求和高压的自主氢气生产系统。 |
| 3) | 成为一个零CO能源化工大生产商，使用我们的高纯度硅（2N+至4N），低成本（Capex和Opex），请访问我们的HPQ Silicon网站。 |
| 4) | 利用我们由PyroGenesis开发的具有专有权的纯化长长石还原反应器 (PUREVAP™"Quartz Reduction Reactors") 技术，成为一家零 CO2 低成本 (Capex 和 Opex) 高纯度硅 (2N+ 到 4N) 生产商 。 |
有关更多信息，请访问 请访问我们的HPQ Silicon网站。.
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