As a result of the work of scientists from Stora Enso, a joint company of Sweden and Finland, a new type of battery has been developed that can significantly reduce the charging time of electric vehicles. The makers of this battery revolutionary they claim to be.

Why is it revolutionary? Because these batteries produced from trees. Let’s see together the details of the invention.

Electric vehicle battery that can be charged in just 8 minutes:

At the heart of the invention is the scientists’ focus on a material called lignin, an organic polymer that makes up about 30% of all trees. Scientists, a waste of a paper factory lignindiscovered that it can be converted into a biobased alternative to the graphite anodes in lithium-ion batteries.

By converting lignin to a hard carbon, the researchers described a “revolution” in battery technology as a low-cost, they managed to make an ultra-efficient anode. Lauri Lehtonen, executive officer at Stora Enso, says the following about the invention:

“In terms of fast charging rates, hard carbons can take you where graphite can’t go. The limits for graphite are about 40-50 minutes and you can fill it with a very expensive silicon in up to 20 minutes. Lignin based anodes are just eight minutes charge They have their time.”

lignin, the second most abundant biosource in the world. Therefore, the study authors expect that more environmentally friendly and cheaper lignin-based materials will be produced as the studies continue. Stora Enso plans to open a factory where they plan to commercially produce the anodes by 2025. What do you think? Please don’t forget to share your thoughts with us in the comments.