Indian start-up Log 9 Materials reports a technological breakthrough using graphene to improve the capacity of lead-acid batteries by 30%. “The life cycle had also increased by 35%”, Log 9’s CEO and founder stated.

“We are close to commercialization and trying to partner up with existing players in the market to cater to different needs of batteries in different applications, i.e operational requirements are quite different for a car battery as compared to a storage battery for solar panel applications,” he said. “So far the interest has been from domestic players including the defense sector. Some of them are interested for automobile applications, others for solar energy storage, etc”.