Exawatt provides bespoke projects targeted at particular client needs. Recent projects have included the following:
Cell manufacturing project
- Modelled the current and future costs of our client’s battery cells production in different locations at giga-factory scales using our battery cost model
- Electric vehicle market analysis and opportunity for our client’s cells
Solid state battery project
- Modelled the current and future cost of our client’s solid electrolyte material
- Modelled supply and demand of the raw material components of this SSE material and identified any potential supply bottlenecks
- Built a bespoke cost model that predict the lowest likely manufacturing costs for our client’s SSB cell and how it might compete with mainstream cells
Partnership projects
- Market analysis on China mainstream cell and pack COGs and prices including the material usage and cost differences between low nickel and high nickel CAM
- Techno-economic cost analysis of mainstream cathode active material (CAM) ($/kWh) – precursor and lithiation steps (PDRA project with FutureCat)
- FUSE internship focusing on bottom-up cost modelling of lithium iron phosphate and influence of dopants
Lithium demand research
- Analysis of the amount of lithium carbonate required for an average electric (EV) battery pack
- Lithium spot price and tracking
Due diligence
- Market analysis of key battery materials, including graphite AAM and lithium
Meet the energy storage team
Edward Rackley
Head of Energy StorageEdward Rackley
Ed uses his electrochemical materials knowledge to inform our supply chain analysis and bottom-up cost modelling. He has a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Sheffield, specialising in solid oxide fuel cell anodes. Ed’s industrial experience includes research into novel battery current collectors and spinel cathode synthesis.
Aaron Wade
Head of Battery CostsAaron Wade
Aaron leads CRU’s battery cost modelling, forecasting production costs of current and next-generation battery technologies, understanding when and how new technologies will affect the battery market.Prior to joining CRU, Aaron completed his PhD in lithium-ion battery degradation with the Faraday Institution at UCL. During this time he interned at Exawatt part-time for the duration of his studies. Aaron is a project director of “Battery Pub”, an online networking event for the battery community.
