13 Feb XBM Founder Touts Weight & Cost Benefits of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
XBM CEO Phil Roberts highlights how XBM’s CarbonX Lithium-Sulfur batteries provide a sustainable, cost-effective alternative to lithium-ion....
28 Jan International Battery Company and Xponential Battery Materials sign MoU to Develop the World’s Most Sustainable EV Battery Using Industrial Byproducts
Sunnyvale, CA January 28, 2025 International Battery Company ("IBC") and Xponential Battery Materials ("XBM") have signed an MoU to collaborate on the production of an industry-leading, sustainable, high-energy density, low-weight, and cost-effective Li-Sulfur (Li-S) Solid-State Battery (SSB), for EV battery markets. Global Surge in Demand The demand for...
03 Nov XBM USA and Tanac Partner to Transform Sustainable EV/Aviation Battery Sector
In a world grappling with unprecedented environmental challenges, the quest for sustainable, renewable energy solutions is paramount. One of the primary challenges is finding sustainable sources of battery materials that minimize EV battery carbon footprints. XBM USA and Tanac, Brazil’s leading sustainable tannin bioproduct manufacturer...
06 Sep Battery 2030: Resilient, sustainable, and circular
Battery demand is growing—and so is the need for better solutions along the value chain. This article is a collaborative effort by McKinsey in cooperation with the Global Battery Alliance and its members. The authors include Jakob Fleischmann, Mikael Hanicke, Evan Horetsky, Dina Ibrahim, Sören Jautelat,...
15 Jun The IRA and the US Battery Supply Chain: Background and Key Drivers
In a bid to unlock incentives for clean energy technologies and transform the position of the United States on the global clean energy map, the Biden administration succeeded in getting the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed into law on August 16, 2022. Among the many...
22 Jul A biomass-based cathode for long-life lithium-sulfur batteries
With the advantages of high conductivity and low cost, porous carbons have been considered as the most attractive host materials of sulfur cathodes in lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs). However, LSBs always suffer short cycle life due to the “shuttle effect” of lithium polysulfide species (polysulfides), which...