Our Heartbeat

From state-of-the-art cell chemistry and custom cell designs, to module and pack manufacturing including battery management systems, second life cycle of a battery in energy storage systems and recycling:

At SVOLT, we take a holistic approach and provide our customers a comprehensive one-stop product portfolio.

Our holistic approach:

Customised solutions for different applications make SVOLT the perfect partner for automotive manufacturers and companies in the energy sector. Together we develop safe, cost-effective and durable products and at the same time make a contribution to a sustainable future.

Our Heartbeat

Tailor-made solutions for every application

Research & development

We drive innovation.

SVOLT employs more than 3,000 people worldwide in research and development in order to be able to offer our customers innovative solutions tailored to their specific requirements.

In addition to existing cooperations, we work closely with universities. Currently mainly in China. In the future, SVOLT also plans to work closely with German universities and research institutions.

Batteries

Whether cell chemistry, cell design or cell production: Not all batteries are the same. As a systemic supplier, SVOLT develops and produces optimised lithium-ion batteries for both the automotive and energy sectors.

These include lithium iron phosphate (LFP) and lithium nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) batteries, as well as novel cobalt-free batteries (NMx). The latter manage entirely without the controversial heavy metal cobalt and are therefore not only much more sustainable, but also less expensive than high-nickel cells with conventional NCM cell chemistry (NCM811).

Depending on customer requirements and application, SVOLT offers a variety of battery cell designs in the familiar shapes (prismatic, cylindrical and pouch). These include products according to the MEB and VDA standard with top-terminal design as well as L-type battery cells with side-terminal design.

Innovative short-blade battery cells: SVOLT's "Short Blade" technology combines the advantages of cylindrical cells in a prismatic design with a simplified production method that is both cost-efficient and powerful. This new technology makes it possible to increase the charging speed and reduce production costs at the same time.

More information about our product portfolio at battery level can be found here:

cell chemistry

cell design

cell manufacturing

How is a battery cell manufactured?

Module & Pack

SVOLT develops and produces modern modules with an integrated battery management system. We always keep an eye on energy efficiency as well as the overall system and the specific application.

In addition to developments for customer projects, SVOLT offers both the usual standard systems (VDA and MEB) from the automotive sector at module level as well as customised solutions developed in-house, such as Cooling Plate Integrated modules and scalable battery systems (SBS).

With cross-system expertise from the battery cell to the high-voltage storage unit (pack) and a deep understanding of vehicle development, SVOLT is able to develop battery packs for a wide range of vehicle types and sizes as cost-effectively and weight-efficiently as possible. In addition to models that comply with market standards, SVOLT also offers pack designs based on in-house developments at module level (CPIM and SBS).

In addition, we are actively working on module-free solutions such as Cell-to-Pack, which are already being implemented in initial customer projects.

More information about our modules & packs can be found here:

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How do modules and battery packs emerge from individual cells?

Energy Storage Systems

SVOLT offers energy storage systems (ESS) for energy suppliers and industry as well as for commercial applications and private households.


The solutions are developed according to the latest design principles. The focus is on the attributes "safe", "strong" and "smart". "Safe" refers to the entire cell and the complete life cycle.

More information about SVOLT's energy storage solutions can be found here:

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Software solutions: BMS & AI

Car manufacturers of electric cars are facing many challenges. These include, for example, a lack of early warning systems, an insufficient data utilization rate and the thermal runaway of a battery.

In the future, car manufacturers will be able to analyze vehicle data using our SVOLT technology via the so-called "SVOLT Cloud Platform" and thus offer their customers additional services such as intelligent battery monitoring, smart after-sales service and accurate residual value analysis.

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Sustainability

Ongoing climate change is forcing us to take action and adding complexity to the question, how we want to move from A to B in the most environmentally friendly way in the future.

Our quest for independent mobility must be harmonised with a healthy and liveable environment. Electromobility based on renewable energy sources is seen as the key:
It reduces CO2 emissions, lowers exposure to other pollutants and noise and thus offers a better quality of life, especially in urban areas.

However, for theory to become practice, electromobility needs to be rolled out across the board. The leap from a high-priced luxury good to an affordable solution for the masses must be made.

At the heart of green mobility

The success of the transportation and energy transition stands, falls and rides with the heart of green mobility: modern, high-performance energy storage systems.

Almost all established car manufacturers see electromobility as the necessary strategic response to climate change. Electromobility is therefore a key topic for the future today

However, it is not only the automotive sector that is reliant on future-proof energy storage systems.
The expansion of renewable energies, so-called green electricity, also requires high-performance storage technologies that can reliably compensate for fluctuations in the electricity grid. An independent energy supply that is available at all times also requires energy storage systems. Lithium-ion batteries are regarded as a state-of-the-art solution due to their high energy density, performance and wide range of applications.
and their wide range of possible applications. This makes them particularly popular in the mobility and energy sector.

Gruene Mobilitaet

Exciting stories and information about future technology, e-mobility and SVOLT can be found in the SVOLT info magazine! Click here to download the PDF:

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Mission: Zero Emission!

We are working every day to enable widespread, sustainable electromobility and an independent energy supply.

SVOLT endeavours to ensure transparent and, above all, sustainable production processes - from the mine through the second life cycle of the battery to the recycling of the battery systems. The aim is to use natural resources sustainably and responsibly and to ensure a closed resource cycle.

This is to be achieved with specific measures along the entire supply chain, starting with increasing energy efficiency, using green electricity in the plants and reusing and recycling lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles.

We are also already actively working to make our solutions more environmentally friendly in the first use of the battery for electric vehicles: for example, by completely eliminating the use of the conflict mineral cobalt, which is otherwise used to stabilise high-nickel battery cells, in our nickel-manganese battery cell (NMX). This makes SVOLT the only company on the market to date that has succeeded in bringing a high-nickel cell chemistry without cobalt to industrial series production.

SVOLT launched an initiative at the end of July 2021 to reduce its carbon footprint over the entire battery life cycle and meet the requirements of a sustainable industry. In addition, the use of recycled raw materials is to be promoted. To this end, SVOLT has entered into a partnership with BASF, among others.

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Energy Storage Systems

Energy storage systems are suitable not only for utilities, but also for industry, commerce and private households. These include power plant technology in the large, medium and small segments as well as wind and solar energy, but also off-grid systems and applications for the residential segment (e.g. in residential buildings). They can also be used portably and contribute to independent energy supply while on the move.

Disused lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles can also be reused in energy storage systems. Electric vehicles with modern battery systems currently achieve an average range of up to one million kilometers before they need to be replaced. This corresponds to an average service life of 15 to 18 years. When batteries are no longer powerful enough for use in electric vehicles, they can often be used in energy storage systems in a "second life" for several more years without any problems.

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Recycling

Recycling

SVOLT attaches great importance to the second life cycle of the battery, after its use in the electric car. This is because batteries that were installed in vehicles do not have to be recycled directly. They still have around 80 per cent of their original capacity and can be used in other energy storage systems, for example for storing wind and solar power. Recycling measures only come into play once they have reached the end of their life.

Recycling measures for used batteries include the recovery of valuable raw materials such as lithium, cobalt and nickel. The metals are recovered in a safe process to make them usable again for battery production.

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