The all-solid-state battery start-up High Energy Times recently completed more than 50 million yuan in financing, which is mainly used to accelerate the layout of all-solid-state battery products, technology research and development, and talent introduction. It is understood that in addition to the high-energy era, many solid-state battery manufacturers such as Tailan New Energy have also received investment since the beginning of this year, which indicates that driven by the rapid development of new energy vehicles, solid-state batteries have ushered in new development opportunities.
According to relevant people in the high-energy era, the all-solid-state lithium battery replaces the combustible organic electrolyte with a non-flammable inorganic solid electrolyte, which greatly improves the safety. At the same time, the use of new positive and negative materials with higher specific capacity is expected to solve the problem of high energy density A world-class puzzle that is incompatible with high security. In the future, all-solid-state batteries will have broad application scenarios in the field of consumer electronics, power batteries and high-power energy storage.
In this context, solid-state battery companies have also received investment. In January this year, Factorial Energy, an American solid-state battery start-up company, received US$200 million in Series D financing; in the same month, Enli Power completed A round of financing of over 100 million yuan; in March, Tailan New Energy announced the completion of Series A+ financing... Market research institution SNE Research estimates that by 2030, the global demand for solid-state batteries is expected to reach 500 GWh; by 2025, the global market space for solid-state batteries is expected to reach 6 billion yuan, of which my country's solid-state battery market space is expected to reach 3 billion yuan. The Huaan Securities Industry Research Report pointed out that solid-state batteries have become an important breakthrough for some non-traditional battery companies to enter the lithium battery industry.
Zhang Yiwei, partner of Tongchuangweiye, said that chemical power technology has been applied and developed for more than 200 years. From silver-zinc batteries, lead-acid batteries to today's lithium batteries, the iterative update of each generation of battery technology has an impact on the production and lifestyle of human society. great influence. In contrast, solid-state batteries have the advantages of high safety, high energy density, and high cycle times, and are the focus of next-generation battery technology. At present, the industrial application of solid-state batteries still faces technical challenges in solid-solid interface, high-quality solid-state electrolyte preparation, and battery molding, which makes the research and development threshold for solid-state batteries relatively high.
Industry insiders pointed out that the cost of the solid-state battery that came out in the early stage is relatively high, and the increased cost can only be absorbed by matching it with high-end models.
"Solid-state batteries are the next-generation technology direction of power lithium batteries. Whether it is a car company or a battery company, it must be deployed first, occupy the commanding heights, and first solve technical problems such as conductivity."
