Queensland battery tech company Li-S Energy claims to have taken a significant step towards proving the safety of its semi-solid-state lithium sulfur batteries with the third-generation technology successfully passing a series of nail penetration tests.
Brisbane-based Li-S Energy has announced that its GEN3 semi-solid-state lithium sulfur (Li-S) battery cells have successfully passed a series of nail penetration tests with the results exceeding performance standards laid out by the company’s aerospace partners.
Li-S said it had conducted a program of nail penetration tests on multi-layer semi-solid-state 2.5 Ah lithium sulfur cells built at its production facility at Geelong in Victoria.
The company said 28 cells were tested with the results exceeding both the civilian and United States military performance standards.
Nail penetration tests involve penetrating the battery cell with a steel nail under precise…
