Summary:
This recently established Japanese manufacturer of a cotton-based carbon battery for e-bikes, and other electric powered devices is looking for partners in the EU.
In addition to being environmentally friendly, the batteries also produce superior performance and durability when compared to competitors.
The company would like to engage in commercial agency agreements with technical assistance, research cooperation agreements, or financial agreements with potential partners.
Description:
A Japanese manufacturer of environmentally friendly cotton-based carbon batteries is seeking research and investment partners in the EU. They are primarily looking for partners in the fields of mobility, power storage, and robotics. In their domestic market they are currently partnering with an e-bike manufacturer with plans to distribute 10,000 units annually. In the EU potential partnerships are expected to be long-term collaborations.
The Japanese company prides itself in the high performance and sustainable nature of the batteries despite not using transitional metals such as cobalt, nickel, and manganese. This has the following benefits:
- It decreases the long-term operation costs of devices using the batteries because they last longer
- Allows an alternative to rare earth metals, reducing the dependency on these materials, and providing a stable supply chain of organic materials and carbon
- Reduction of the recycling cost, due to the usage of organic materials
Conventional ILB (ion lithium batteries) in comparison have shorter life cycles, are prone to explosions, and have a high manufacturing cost. The Japanese company provides an alternative that is more suitable for long-term use and allows for safe recycling.
The Japanese company is looking for EU SMEs, manufacturers, and research institutions from the energy storage device sector (pseudo and supercapacitors, batteries and fuel cells). Potential partners should be able to integrate and customize nanomaterials for commercial agency agreements with technical assistance. Collaborations with research organisations are also welcomed, for example to provide units for research & development purposes such as testing different organic materials for the production of carbon batteries in the form of research cooperation agreements. Finally, the company is also looking for investment in their technology through a financial agreement.
Type (e.g. company, R&D institution…), field of industry and Role of Partner Sought:
The ideal EU partner would be capable of representing the technology of the Japanese company with a capacity to provide technological support and advice regarding regulations in the form of a commercial agency agreement. The partner would ideally have connections in the following fields:
1. Shared mobility (e-bikes, e-scooters, e-boats) with possibility of implementation of their batteries
2. Portable power storage distribution, implementation of their batteries
3. Research organisations, universities, involved in development of dual carbon batteries
4. Agents for sales of their products
With regard to research cooperation agreements the company is looking for partners from the energy storage device sector, mainly SMEs and research institutes. Investors with an interest in the technology are also welcomed in the form of a financial agreement.
Stage of Development:
Already on the market
IPR Status:
Patents granted
Comments Regarding IPR Status:
The patent has been registered in the EU and Japan. Furthermore, the patent is also registered in the United States, Canada, South Korea, and China.
External code:
TOJP20210623001
