Clarios, a provider of low-voltage power storage options, has introduced the acquisition of Maxwell Applied sciences, a producer of supercapacitor cells and modules. Clarios says this acquisition will improve its place in high-performance, short-duration power storage. Particular phrases of the transaction haven’t been disclosed.
Maxwell Applied sciences’ supercapacitors are engineered to supply fast charging and discharging, dealing with as much as 1 million cycles and working throughout a temperature vary from minus 40 °C to 65 °C. Clarios says that these modules require no upkeep or extra fire-risk mitigation, addressing reliability and longevity challenges in power storage designs.
In 2019, Tesla acquired Maxwell Applied sciences, which many believed had much less to do with its pioneering work with supercapacitors (aka ultracapacitors) than with its “dry electrode” expertise—a far less complicated method to make the anodes and cathodes that kind a battery cell.
In 2021, UCAP Energy, a San Diego-based developer of ultracapacitor-based energy options, bought the Korean-based ultracapacitor enterprise of Maxwell Applied sciences, together with different associated belongings, together with the Maxwell model.
Clarios states that integrating supercapacitor expertise helps its provide chain stability for each US and world unique gear prospects, particularly throughout the EV and broader mobility sector. The acquisition additionally aligns with Clarios’ concentrate on battery circularity and low-voltage power storage innovation.
Along with functions in automotive methods, Maxwell Applied sciences’ supercapacitors are additionally utilized in grid stabilization, energy for information facilities, power technology, navy, transportation and industrial automation. Maxwell has shipped over 85 million supercapacitor cells to this point, based on Clarios.
“Maxwell’s supercapacitors are designed to supply prospects with high-power power storage options that emphasize reliability, security, and lengthy life,” stated Mark Wallace, CEO of Clarios. “This integration strengthens our potential to serve our automotive prospects and creates a long-term alternative to develop our presence in non-automotive sectors. Maxwell’s present buyer relationships in Information Facilities, Grid, Navy and Industrial functions shall be maintained and actively developed beneath Clarios’ management.”
Clarios will function Maxwell Applied sciences as an unbiased, US-based enterprise unit.
Supply: Clarios
