Coherent Selected for Funding by the Department of Energy for Its Li-S Battery Technology for Next-Generation Electric Vehicles
January 31 2024 - 6:00AM
Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a global leader in engineered
materials, has been selected for multimillion-dollar funding under
the Department of Energy (DOE) Fiscal Year 2023 Vehicle
Technologies Office (VTO) Program Wide Funding Opportunity
Announcement (FOA-0002893). This funding will accelerate the
development of Coherent’s patented chemical immobilization
technology for lithium sulfur (Li-S) battery cells to meet
next-generation electric vehicle (EV) requirements.
“The innovations behind sulfur immobilization are based on more
than a decade of research by Coherent to make sulfur cathodes and
Li-S batteries a commercial reality,” said Rob Murano, Senior
Director, Product Development and Commercialization. “This
selection recognizes the unique ability of Coherent’s technology to
unlock the potential of sulfur cathodes – storing more energy in
less weight at lower cost.”
Under this three-year program, Coherent will use the DOE funds
to optimize its patented immobilized sulfur materials and cathodes
for EV requirements. Coherent will build demonstration cells that
target energy densities exceeding today’s best-in-class EV
batteries while retaining more than 80% of their original capacity
after 1,000 recharging cycles. Designing and manufacturing stable
cathodes based on sulfur has long been a goal of battery
researchers, as sulfur provides both higher performance and lower
cost compared with current cathode materials such as nickel and
cobalt. As such, sulfur cathodes have the potential to both secure
supply chains and support the strong and growing EV
market. About
Coherent
Coherent empowers market innovators to define the future through
breakthrough technologies, from materials to systems. We deliver
innovations that resonate with our customers in diversified
applications for the industrial, communications, electronics, and
instrumentation markets. Headquartered in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania,
Coherent has research and development, manufacturing, sales,
service, and distribution facilities worldwide. For more
information, please visit us at coherent.com.
Contact
Mark LourieVice President, Corporate
Communicationscorporate.communications@coherent.com
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