SET22 Finalist: LeydenJar Technologies Offers a Sustainable Alternative to Lithium-ion Batteries

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Boosting Energy Density Battery Cells with Silicon Annode

Founded in 2016, LeydenJar provides a sustainable alternative to traditional Lithium-ion battery nodes for the first time since the advent of batteries. Replacing the traditional Lithium-ion node by 70% with LeydenJar’s pure silicon anode, not only doubles the life cycle of battery cells but also reduces CO2 emissions along the production process by 80%.

CEO and Co-founder, Christian Rood, founded this innovative start-up, which has gone on from a “lean virtual company” to the largest battery lab in the Netherlands. “It is SGD-7 that is focused on energy and that is clearly where we have the most contribution. By enabling electrification in products that don’t have a cord…”

LeydenJar Technologies in Berlin!

Meet Green Li-ion’s team, our finalists in the Energy Distribution & Storage category, at the sixth edition of the SET Tech Festival 2022, in Berlin on 20 September. Join us to take a deep-dive into the latest energy technologies, industry insights, the work of most promising start-ups but first and foremost, discover the stories that continually drive energy transition. In the course of the Award ceremony, we will announce the winners of this year’s SET Award from each of the five categories.

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