Panasonic Energy, a Panasonic Group Company, and Sila, a next-generation battery materials company, have signed a commercial agreement for Sila’s high-performance nano-composite silicon anode, Titan Silicon.
The high energy density battery from Panasonic is expected to help OEMs deliver heightened EV performance, while increasing range and reducing charging times. Sila’s anode materials, which will be produced at the company’s plant in Moses Lake, WA, will be optimized for use in Panasonic’s next-generation lithium-ion batteries. Through its partnership with Sila, Panasonic Energy is looking to progress towards achieving its goal to deliver increased volumetric energy density to 1000 Wh/L before 2031.
For Sila, the partnership follows the launch of its Titan Silicon in 2021 and its supply agreement with Mercedes-Benz announced in 2022. Titan Silicon itself is a graphite anode replacement engineered for mass scale and enhanced performance, enabling an estimated range increase of 20% today which Sila is looking to double in the future. Through it, the company is also looking to reduce EV charging times down to 10 minutes.
Titan Silicon likewise generates less CO2 per kWh than graphite production and is manufactured in the U.S. – enabling automakers using it to meet the necessary requirements to gain the Inflation Reduction Act tax credits.