The inauguration event was attended by over 100 visitors from across the battery technology industry, including special guest Franziska Giffey, Berlin's Mayor and Senator for Economic Affairs, Energy and Enterprises, who spoke about the importance of advancing the domestic battery industry.
theion’s battery innovation is based on sulphur – a material available in abundance without harmful and intensive mining (received as byproduct in industrial processes) – and a highly effective and efficient substitute for cathode materials, which come with high processing costs and metal contents of nickel and cobalt. Sulphur is not only 99% cheaper to source than the cathode materials used in existing state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries, but theion’s innovative battery cells also require significantly less energy to produce – from raw material to finished cell.
theion’s patented sulfur-crystal battery chemistry targets to triple the energy density, at just one-third of the cell cost and one third of the CO₂ footprint of current battery technology. This breakthrough enables lightweight, carbon neutral sustainable batteries to transform electric mobility and stationary storage.
The new tech centre laboratories include a fully equipped synthesis lab, glovebox lab and cycling lab, enabling theion’s experts to accelerate their revolutionary work to disrupt the battery industry with 1 MWh of semiautomatic cell assembly to provide customer samples.
theion Chairman Dr Gerhard Cromme said: “The opening of our Technology Centre in Adlershof is a significant step forward for theion. The Board and I are very pleased with the progress made so far. This new facility will enable our team to accelerate the development of this transformative technology, driving the future of electric mobility and energy storage."
Berlin's Mayor and Senator for Economic Affairs, Energy and Enterprises, Franziska Giffey said: "Batteries play a major role in our current and future energy consumption. The opening of theion's Technology Centre in Berlin marks an important milestone for both the city and Germany's position in the global battery industry. As we move towards a more sustainable and electrified future, the development of innovative battery technologies is crucial. Berlin is striving to become carbon-neutral by 2045 at the latest. Our city is home for innovative companies, scientists and entrepreneurs who are working exactly on this. theion will be an important player in reaching our goal to make Berlin the most innovative place in Europe.”
theion CEO Ulrich Ehmes said: “I am immensely proud to officially open theion's Technology Centre in Berlin, marking the beginning of an exciting new chapter for our company. With this state-of-the-art facility, we are now fully operational and ready to welcome customers to experience firsthand our game-changing sulphur crystal battery technology. We look forward to collaborating with industry leaders as we push the boundaries of what’s possible in energy storage."
theion recently announced a breakthrough with its patented lithium metal anode chemistry, achieving 2000 charging and discharging cycles under third party testing by a leading independent research institute in Germany, paving the way for safe and high energy density batteries with the capabilities for fast-charging.
