Cuberg is commercializing next-generation battery technology to power the future of electric mobility. The company was acquired in 2021 by Northvolt, a global supplier of sustainable, high-quality battery cells and systems. As Northvolt's Advanced Technology Center operating in Silicon Valley, Cuberg is developing and commercializing lithium metal batteries, building an innovation ecosystem around lithium-ion technology, and leveraging Northvolt's state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities to rapidly scale up production of advanced batteries.
Cuberg's groundbreaking lithium metal battery delivers generational improvements in energy density and power output and was validated by the U.S. Department of Energy in 2020. The company's battery products are ideally suited to power the next generation of electric vehicles on the ground and in the air, offering longer ranges and flight times, greater payloads, and lower cost of ownership. The technology, based on a non-flammable liquid electrolyte combined with a lithium metal anode, is fully compatible with existing lithium-ion manufacturing infrastructure to accelerate time-to-market.
Cuberg spun out of the materials science department at Stanford University in 2016 and received seed funding from Boeing HorizonX Ventures as well as grants from Activate.org, the California Energy Commission, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. National Science Foundation, CalSEED, and others. The company is headquartered in Emeryville, California.
Cuberg's groundbreaking lithium metal battery delivers generational improvements in energy density and power output and was validated by the U.S. Department of Energy in 2020. The company's battery products are ideally suited to power the next generation of electric vehicles on the ground and in the air, offering longer ranges and flight times, greater payloads, and lower cost of ownership. The technology, based on a non-flammable liquid electrolyte combined with a lithium metal anode, is fully compatible with existing lithium-ion manufacturing infrastructure to accelerate time-to-market.
Cuberg spun out of the materials science department at Stanford University in 2016 and received seed funding from Boeing HorizonX Ventures as well as grants from Activate.org, the California Energy Commission, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. National Science Foundation, CalSEED, and others. The company is headquartered in Emeryville, California.
Location: United States, California, Emeryville
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2015
Founders name: Richard Wang
Founders Related Locations: United States, California, Berkeley; United States, California, Emeryville; United States, California, Palo Alto
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| 14.01.2022 | Thomas McI... | tgm.com |
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