Batteries are an essential technology to decarbonise transport, but their manufacture is expensive and energy intensive. The electrode processing step accounts for 30% of the energy consumption in the battery manufacturing process. Much of this comes from the drying process that is used to apply the electrode materials.
Anaphite has developed a dry coating process that produces Dry Coating Precursor (DCP®) composite powders containing all the electrode components. These can be tailored to customer cost, performance, and sustainability requirements using a broad range of different input materials.
Anaphite’s Commercial and Partnerships Lead, Dr Jennifer Channell sees the Shott Scale Up Accelerator as a key part of leading the organisation commercially along their scale up journey bringing the Team and the Board with her. She says that: “having the additional support of the Shott Scale Up Accelerator programme during this time is going to be incredibly valuable and be a great resource along the way.”
Jennifer recognises that she does not have formal commercial training and wants to use the mentorship opportunity to work with a mentor who has significant experience in this area to test ideas with and be challenged on assumptions. She will use the grant funding from the Shott Scale Up Accelerator to attend a functional leadership course that will help her to thrive in her role and lead with confidence.
Over the next 12 months Anaphite will grow to over 50 people, scale the technology to the 300 kg scale, engage in their first joint development programmes and secure their first licence deal. They are also on the cusp of securing a joint development project with a major global customer which will support their scaling journey. At the same time, they are preparing for a Series B fund round towards the end of 2025. The Shott Scale Up Accelerator programme will help navigate this exciting and dynamic time ahead.
