Electric airplanes (e-planes) are here to stay, there’s no denying that. And here’s more news confirming this. Boeing just dug into its pocket to acquire the Californian-based energy storage solution provider, Cuberg, for its HorizonX Ventures.
What Can Cuberg Bring Boeing’s HorizonX Ventures?
A little over a month ago, we reported that Cuberg was a potential candidate for Boeing’s HorizonX Venture project in order to further its electric airplanes (e-plane) ambitions. The company announced it had agreed to invest in the Californian-based energy solution maker.
Boeing understands all too well that it needs to kickstart its battery development into high gear if it wants to cement its presence as one of the electric aerospace giants of the future. In order to prove it was serious about e-planes, it announced its first investment of the energy storage company Cuberg.
Spun off from a Stanford University research project and backed by several financing rounds and grant funding, the Berkeley startup was aiming at the next-generation battery technology for potential aerospace and industrial applications three years ago. The company focused its efforts on developing advanced battery cell designs that could generate high-energy density with a lithium metal anode, high-voltage cathode, and a proprietary electrolyte. All of this is forced through a high-voltage cathode for high energy density and resilient thermal qualities. Cuberg now hopes to use this as a drop-in solution to existing large-scale battery manufacturing processes.
And speaking of Boeing, guess what this ties into?
According to Steve Nordlund, vice president of Boeing HorizonX: “Cuberg’s battery technology has some of the highest energy density we’ve seen in the marketplace, and its unique chemistries could prove to be a safe, stable solution for future electric air transportation.” That means the previous Boeing investment in the Zunum Aero project we wrote about before means using an electric aircraft is closer than we expect.
You can follow Cuberg on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Angel.
The next titans of the e-mobility race aren’t on four-wheels or even two-wheels, where a lot of improvements have been already made. It is in the air and it is off to a good start. Boeing and Airbus are trying to position themselves as the main competitors and have the finances to execute it. And let’s not forget Lilium and other e-plane and e-VTOL startups going around.
Source: PRNewswire.
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