X-BATT® Creates Full-Cell Batteries from Coal Composite

ORLANDO, FL — March 18, 2022— Energy is one of the most important resources in our modern world — we need it to drive our cars, light up our homes and the list goes on. As scientists across the globe race to find green alternatives to energy storage, X-BATT® has had a breakthrough, once believed to be impossible.

X-BATT® has combined coal with its proprietary, low-cost, resin-based technology to create full-cell batteries. Early tests in full coin cells show that the company's batteries, utilizing this coal composite anode material, have reached over 400 cycles. X-BATT® has also scaled-up this technology, with the help of the Battery Innovation Center, into single layer pouch cells that have surpassed 100 cycles and are continuing to perform well.

The benefits of this new material don't stop at its increased performance, this technology could also lead to a domestic source for anode material, helping the United States reduce reliance on foreign countries for the critical materials necessary to support the increased demand for electrification.

To help further its research, the Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) awarded Semplastics a $1 Million contract to produce polymer derived ceramic composite anodes using coal as a carbon source for lithium-ion batteries.