130 firms eye ISRO's lithium-ion battery technology

Over 130 firms have shown interest on Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Lithium-ion battery technology, according to the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) statement on Monday.

The technology was developed at ISRO’s lead centre – VSSC. In response to the Request for Qualification floated by the SRO in early June, over 130 firms have evinced interest, the VSSC statement said.

The VSSC is holding a Pre-Application Conference in Thiruvananthapuram as a part of ISRO’s initiative on technology transfer of Lithium-ion battery technology to Indian industry.

About 250 top brass and technocrats of the 130 firms are attending the VSSC conference, the statement said, adding that “this is an all-time record for ISRO for a technology transfer’’.

The conference would highlight various aspects of the technology transfer process and guide the prospective industries to come up with proposals, it said.

VSSC director S Somanath said the transfer of matured space technologies to Indian industries, especially those which find societal applications, is an established policy of ISRO.

VSSC had successfully qualified Li-ion cells in its space missions.

The application horizon was further widened when the 50Ah and 100 Ah capacity cells were successfully demonstrated in the automotive applications.

Li-ion battery finds place in most of the consumer electronic gadgets.

Also, its entry into the automotive and aerospace sector, by moving on to this green energy, gives impetus to the zero-emission policy along with reduction in the carbon footprint, it said.

The successful firms are expected to establish Li-ioncell production facilities that can produce cells of varying size, capacity, energy density and power density catering to the entire spectrum of power storage requirements, the release added.

(With PTI inputs)