GBatteries

GBatteries

Renewable Energy Equipment Manufacturing

Ottawa, Ontario 4,179 followers

About us

Based in Ottawa, Canada, GBatteries is developing batteries for the future of mobility. We're building low-cost, safe, fast charging batteries for all of electric mobility — from land to air. Investors include Airbus Ventures, Initialized Capital, Plug and Play, SV Angel, Y Combinator, and other private investors.

Industry
Renewable Energy Equipment Manufacturing
Company size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Ottawa, Ontario
Type
Privately Held

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    🚀 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH: Battery Quality Assurance! 🚀 Quality is what customers care about most. Great product quality often goes unnoticed, but poor quality? That’s all you hear about - it destroys trust and tarnishes reputations. A bad quality battery can kill not just a product but the trust your customers place in your brand and can even take a company out of business. Out of sheer necessity, while ensuring our own products are powered by high-quality batteries, we developed a game-changing solution for testing and validating battery quality, right at the production line or in our battery lab. And it turned out so good, we decided to share it with the world. 💡Why does QA matters? Imagine an iPhone or Tesla with a bad battery. Exactly! You can’t - because if they had unreliable batteries, they wouldn’t be the icons they are today. Now, think of how often you’ve heard: ❌ “Don’t buy that product, the battery doesn’t last long.” ❌ “It takes forever to recharge.” ❌ “Batteries are too expensive to replace.” Bad batteries don’t just frustrate customers, they pose risks, from underperformance to safety hazards. For companies, it could mean recalls, reputation damage, or worse, shutting down. 🌟 Our Solution: A state-of-the-art battery tester that ensures reliability and safety: ✅ Performs multi-sine electrochemical impedance spectroscopy for speed and precision. ✅ Detects potential defects in under a minute. ✅ Enables non-destructive real-time battery state-of-health monitoring. ✅ Doubles as a charger or battery test cycler. ✅ Controls temperature on each channel. ✅ Occupies small footprint and scalable to hundreds of channels. We originally built this solution for our in-house R&D needs, but it was so effective that customers kept asking us to make it accessible. 🎉 Today, we’re thrilled to introduce the first-of-its-kind GBatteries Quality Assurance Tester, purpose-built for end-of-line production, battery labs or battery pack assembly shops. 📨 Ready to redefine your battery testing process? Let’s talk! Drop a comment below or send us a DM to learn more or to be among the first to experience this solution. At GBatteries, we’re paving the way for a future powered by better and safer batteries. 🌍 #BatteryTechnology #BatteryTesting #QualityAssurance #Sustainability #Innovation 

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    🚀 Paving the Way to Lower-Cost and High-Energy Batteries: The Anode-Free 🚧 One of the major challenges to the mass global adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is the high cost, which is directly tied to the cost and performance limitations of today's batteries. 🔋 Li-metal batteries offer a promising solution with lighter and smaller designs that could potentially double EV range. However, they come with steep costs and limited cycle life - especially under fast charging conditions (unless paired with GBatteries’ IntelligentBMS 💪). ⚡This is where anode-free batteries could make a difference. By eliminating lithium on the anode side and removing graphite, these batteries can be produced at a lower cost while providing higher energy density. This not only extends EV range but also reduces vehicle prices. However, challenges with cycle life have kept these batteries from reaching commercial viability. 💡At GBatteries, we’ve discovered a groundbreaking step forward. Using our pulse algorithms, we've successfully controlled the anode morphology, which has the potential to tackle critical cycle life issue 🎯 🚗 This breakthrough brings anode-free batteries closer to being a commercially viable solution for the future of electric mobility. 🌍 We’re dedicated to driving battery innovation forward, creating a brighter and more sustainable future! 🌱 #AnodeFree #BatteryTech #Innovation #ElectricMobility #Sustainability #FutureEnergy

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    🎉 Celebrating 10 Years of Innovation! 🎉 🔋 Today marks a decade of pushing boundaries and driving the future of energy storage. From our humble beginnings to spearheading cutting-edge battery technology, our journey has been fuelled by relentless innovation and a deep commitment to creating a more sustainable world. 🎢 It has been a thrilling roller-coaster journey, full of ups and downs, sharp turns, and bold decisions. Despite the challenges of navigating the blue ocean, we’ve become a fully vertically integrated company, developing everything from hardware, firmware, and software, to data acquisition, visualization, analysis, AI, and even manufacturing our own next-generation Li-metal battery cell prototypes. 💡 Over the past 10 years, we’ve built a robust portfolio of innovations, supported by 60 filed patents, with over 30 already granted. These advancements have led to breakthrough Li-metal battery technologies - from the first long-life battery bank for Apple MacBooks to true ultra-fast charging of Li-ion batteries without compromising battery cycle life. Over the past year, we’ve developed a system-level solution to mitigate key failure mechanisms in Li-metal batteries, paving the way for safe, commercially viable next-generation batteries expected to double the range of electric vehicles and aircraft on a single charge - a game changer! 🙌 We are grateful for the unwavering support. None of these innovations would have been possible without the belief, dedication, and perseverance of every teammate who has invested their time and effort into GBatteries over the years. The trust of our investors and partners, along with the support of our customers, has been integral to our existence and current success. 🌎 As we look to the future, we remain committed to advancing our technology and bringing to market solutions that will power the future of mobility and ultimately accelerate mass global electrification towards a more sustainable world. Here’s to the next decade of innovation and growth! 🚀 #BatteryTechnology #Innovation #Sustainability #EnergyStorage #10YearsAndCounting

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    🔋 How safe is a battery and can we predict failure before it occurs? In the electric mobility industry, the call for advanced battery technology that pushes the performance envelope is louder than ever. The ideal battery should have high energy density, long life, and the ability to fast-charge - all designed to ensure a seamless user experience, eliminating range anxiety and maintaining cost efficiency. Li-metal batteries are poised to meet these demands, however, they come with a price - a short cycle life and potential safety risks ⚠️ Traditional Li-ion batteries carry significant risks, and with double the energy, Li-metal batteries could potentially be twice as hazardous in case of failure 💥 💡 At GBatteries, we've developed a solution: the IntelligentBMS 🧠 This unique system combines pulse hardware and intelligent software to produce safe, long lasting, and faster charging Li-metal batteries🔋 The IntelligentBMS has successfully improved performance 50~300% on four types of Li-metal batteries, paving the way for commercially viable Li-metal batteries to extend the range of electric vehicles and aircraft 🚗⚡️🚁 🛡️Despite improved performance, safety remains our top priority. That's why we've developed a real-time monitoring system that predicts battery failure before it happens 📈 Our IntelligentBMS provides a real-time state of the battery, predicting and preventing catastrophic failures. Our IntelligentBMS is set to enable safe Li-metal battery packs market, starting with drones. Think our solution could benefit your battery system? Don't hesitate to reach out. Let's electrify the future, together 🔋🌍 #BatteryTech #ElectricMobility #LiMetalBattery #IntelligentBMS #SafetyFirst #Innovation #GBatteries

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    🚀 Longer Flight Time Unlocked: Increasing Drone Endurance with Next-gen Li-metal Batteries! 🔋 🚁 We're thrilled to share a major milestone in Li-metal battery technology resulting in ~1.63x increase in a drone flight duration! 🎉 ⏳ To demonstrate the superior energy density of Li-metal batteries and our engineering capabilities, we assembled a Li-metal battery pack for a drone. Our drones now soar for ~49 minutes, a significant leap from the original 30 minutes, all while maintaining the same battery and overall system weight ⚖️ 📈 Supplying Li-metal battery technology for drones is our beachhead market opportunity, and this achievement is already generating interest from drone operators and manufacturers. The potential applications and benefits of extended flight times or higher payload weight are vast, from improved delivery services to enhanced aerial surveying capabilities 📦📸 🔋 We continue to push the boundaries of innovation and redefine what's possible in the world of batteries and their applications. 📝 If you work with drones or interested in other Li-metal battery applicaitons, please get in touch. #DroneInnovation #BatteryTechnology #NextGen #LiMetal #Aerospace #TechNews #Innovation

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    🔋 What is the best battery for the future of mobility? 💡 Current data suggests that conventional graphite-based Li-ion batteries are nearing their performance limits. The pace of improvements in energy density, reductions in size and weight, is slowing, and a more powerful alternative is needed. 🔝 Li-metal batteries, on the other hand, offer at least twice the practical energy density of their conventional counterparts, emerging as the 'Silver Bullet' to end range anxiety in electric vehicles. However, commercializing these batteries has been a challenge — until now. 🔬 What's the key to a commercially viable Li-metal battery? Beyond chemical composition, electrolytes, and pressure, it's a smart approach to charging & discharging that optimizes the Li-metal anode morphology. 🎥 Our team is demonstrating a game-changing approach to control anode morphology, resulting in a denser and more uniform dendritic formation compared to traditional charging methods. 🔍 Ready to delve deeper into the tech or test our approach on your batteries? Share your thoughts or questions in the comments below 💭 #BatteryTechnology #Innovation #ScienceInAction #FutureOfMobility 🚀

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    Electrification of Yachts and Boats ⛵⚡ Exciting news! GBatteries was amongst the top 5 start-ups, out of 40 sourced by Yachting Ventures in partnership with Monaco Marina Management, at the Monaco Smart Yacht Rendezvous 🏆, a key event focused on the electrification of marine vessels. This platform allowed us to share and gain insights in promoting clean waters 💧 and sustainable marina practices 🍃. We're committed to environmental sustainability 🌍 and our innovative solution, featuring safe, high energy dense Li-metal batteries 🔋 address range anxiety for yacht and boat owners, potentially doubling the range of vessels 🚤⚡. We're more motivated than ever to expand our offerings and integrate our insights into our strategic approach to next-gen batteries. Here's to contributing to a sustainable marine ecosystem 🌊 and shaping a sustainable future for our oceans. Engaging with industry leaders was an enlightening experience, and we look forward to forging ahead on this journey 🤝. #MonacoSmartYachtRendezvous #MonacoOceanWeek #SustainableYachting #EnergyTransition #EnvironmentalAwareness #MonacoMarinaManagement #SmartEvent #SmartYacht #Innovation #Electrification #GBatteries

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    Canada continues to prove itself as a phenomenal powerhouse for supporting startups.
 A huge shoutout to the Consulate General of Canada in San Francisco | Consulat général du Canada à San Francisco and Ramneet Sran, who identified the potential of GBatteries and selected us as one of 12 remarkable Canadian startups to participate in the #GCVISummit in Monterey last week. Our CEO, Kostyantyn Khomutov 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 had the privilege to do the elevator pitch to an audience of corporate VCs. It was more than just an event - it was an assembly of the best-in-class corporate investors operating in a supportive, familial atmosphere. We'd like to extend our gratitude to the Consulate General and the superbly coordinated GCVI team for this opportunity. We urge every Canadian company to reach out to Trade Commissioner Service | Service des délégués commerciaux and harness the robust support system that the ecosystem has to offer. #Startups #Canada #Investment #GCVISummit #CorporateVenturing #CleanTech #Batteries

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    🔻 Li-metal batteries can be unstable. Conventional charging leads to formation of dendrites, which can grow from one electrode to another, causing rapid degradation or catastrophic failure. 🔋 The solution is intelligent battery management. Our intelligent battery management system ensures reliable performance and predictable battery health for Li-metal batteries by actively reducing irreversible internal damage. Se the difference yourself in our recorded demo of the internals of a Li-metal Operando cell demonstrating this exact phenomena between conventional charging vs GBatteries approach.

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    Exciting update for GBatteries! 🌐 We're thrilled to launch our newly revamped website: https://www.gbatteries.com What makes this even more special is that it marks the unveiling of our cutting-edge work that has been brewing behind the scenes: Introducing our Intelligent Li-Metal Batteries, enabling the Future of E-Mobility! Our team has been hard at work, innovating in silence, and we're now ready to show our work in public. Why is this a big deal? Here's a snapshot: 🔋 Superior Energy Density: Go further with less, with up to 2x high density than conventional Li-ion, with cells at 450Wh/kg and 1000Wh/L 🛡️ Unparalleled Safety: Our intelligent algorithms mitigate failure mechanisms impairing safety and cycle life, including dendritic formation ⚡ Fast charge: With a target of 15min charging, we've currently demonstrated one of the fastest charging speed available for Li-metal cells while achieving long cycle life Visit https://www.gbatteries.com if you'd like to get in touch or find out more

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