“They came to us and said, ‘We’re moving towards a new design in our data centres that requires significantly more power than anything we’ve done before, and we’re right up against basically maxing out the performance of existing chemistries,'” Nagus explains.
LiNova’s responded by creating a cell capable of 15C continuous discharge and 50C pulse rates at the cell level, with the ability to sustain over 20C for two-minute duration pulses—the typical backup window required for data centre applications.
The performance specifications represent what Nagus believes may be unprecedented territory, particularly for an intrinsically safe cell chemistry.
Eliminating thermal runaway
What distinguishes LiNova’s approach is its proprietary polymer cathode material, which the company has been developing since before its 2022 formation through the combination of two predecessor companies.
