Lithium-ion battery manufacturer Recharge Industries has ventured into a partnership with Deakin University’s Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute (A2I2) to leverage AI in making better batteries.
A2I2 has developed the Molecule Operating System (MoleculeOS™), which understands the battery-making process from finding materials in the ground to producing a functional battery. The OS is designed to gather data when the battery is in use.
Professor Kon Mouzakis, co-director of the A2I2, said this capability allows them to have a better understanding and create a better outcome in terms of the materials used or the amount of wastage from the process.
The operating system is intended to help A2I2 and Recharge Industries to ensure that the batteries can be disposed of and stripped properly and that most of the elements in them can be repurposed and sent back into a new battery.
In a press release, Mouzakis highlighted how AI can impact the most foundational problems in the industry.
A2I2’s OS is intended to accelerate the experimental design process that is the basis by which almost all products and processes are invented.
“By bringing these different technologies together, you can find a solution that solves a pretty difficult problem that we have in society today,” Mouzakis said.
“Recharge Industries™ is proud to partner with A2I2. We are excited to showcase this exemplary research and development technologies used to ensure our batteries are and continue to be better, safer, and cleaner than others on the market,” said Rob Fitzpatrick, chief executive officer of Recharge Industries.
Recharge Industries concludes its Battery Conference today, which convened industry professionals from the United States, Europe, and Australia in Geelong, Victoria.
The event seeks to establish a path that would ensure that Australia’s first 30 GWh battery production facility, which is being driven by Recharge Industries, is developed expeditiously, leveraging best-in-class technical and ecological insights.
