{"id":1004230658,"date":"2018-05-17T11:26:05","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T19:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004230658"},"modified":"2022-12-09T01:55:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T09:55:53","slug":"silicon-wafer-innovation-hailed-as-battery-breakthrough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/silicon-wafer-innovation-hailed-as-battery-breakthrough\/","title":{"rendered":"Silicon Wafer Innovation Hailed as Breakthrough"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Paul Rosta<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004230662\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004230662\" data-attachment-id=\"1004230662\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/silicon-wafer-innovation-hailed-as-battery-breakthrough\/silicon-joule-battery_800x620\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2018\/05\/Silicon-Joule-battery_800x620.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,620\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Silicon Joule battery_800x620\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Gridential&#8217;s Silicon Joule technology could offer new options for microgrids, electric vehicles and other uses.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2018\/05\/Silicon-Joule-battery_800x620.jpg?w=800\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1004230662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2018\/05\/Silicon-Joule-battery_800x620.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2018\/05\/Silicon-Joule-battery_800x620.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2018\/05\/Silicon-Joule-battery_800x620.jpg?resize=300,233 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2018\/05\/Silicon-Joule-battery_800x620.jpg?resize=768,595 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004230662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gridential&#8217;s Silicon Joule technology could offer new options for microgrids, electric vehicles and other uses.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>An innovative approach to battery design has earned top honors for Gridtential Inc. in the annual competition sponsored by Battery Council International. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company\u2019\u00a0was presented with the Sally Breidegam Miksiewicz award for its proprietary Silicon Joule technology April 30 in Tucson, Ariz.<\/p>\n<p>Gridtential&#8217;s\u00a0Silicon Joule integrates silicon wafers\u2014similar to solar cells\u2014into an advanced lead architecture providing premium performance advantages. The Silicon Joule battery is suitable to meet the requirements of fixed-storage applications such as microgrids, as well as stop-start, hybrid-electric and connected cars, plus a variety of mobility applications. Meeting or exceeding lithium&#8217;s electrical capabilities and cycle life, Silicon Joule retains the traditional benefits of lead batteries: low cost, recyclability, and safety.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Silicon Joule technology represents an industry-shifting breakthrough that will only increase in significance as we work towards efficient, high-performance storage technologies for all,&#8221; said\u00a0Ray Kubis, Chairman of Gridtential, in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Battery Council International\u2019s global competition recognizes key players and technologies spearheading breakthroughs in the lead battery industry. Entries are evaluated on sustainability, safety, cost, performance, uniqueness and value. All components of lead storage are considered, including technologies of equipment, packaging, chemistry and more.<\/p>\n<p>Battery Council International\u2019s award honors Sally Breidegam Miksiewicz, an industry thought leader and former CEO of East Penn Manufacturing Co.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To be recognized by Battery Council International is a testament to our ongoing commitment to developing safe, sustainable, cost-effective energy storage solutions with our strategic investors Crown Battery, East Penn, Leoch and Powersonic and other industry leading battery developers,&#8221; said\u00a0Gridtential CEO John Barton,. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gridtential licenses its technology to global battery partners\u2014collectively representing 50 times the manufacturing capacity of Tesla&#8217;s gigafactory\u2014which can easily adapt their existing factories to meet growing demand for a cleaner energy future. Over the next two years, the company and its licensing partners are planning beta production of the Silicon Joule-enabled batteries, followed by commercial release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gridtential&#8217;s\u00a0Silicon Joule technology offers new options for microgrids, electric vehicles and other applications.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":445,"featured_media":1004230662,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21786,21787],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1004230658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sustainability","category-technology"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Silicon Wafer Innovation Hailed as Breakthrough - 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