Rethinking lithium battery production for a greener future

Revolutionizing Battery Manufacturing for a Sustainable Energy Future

As the world shifts toward electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energy, lithium battery production faces scaling, cost, and environmental challenges. Dragonfly Energy introduces a patented dry electrode process that reimagines how batteries are built—streamlining production, enhancing safety, and enabling sustainable energy storage.

Why Lithium Battery Production Must Evolve

With demand for lithium batteries expected to grow fivefold by decade’s end, current wet slurry production methods struggle to keep pace. Key challenges include:

• Limited U.S. capture of value in cell production (only 30% projected).
• Use of toxic solvents and high costs in traditional manufacturing.
• Difficulties scaling innovative processes like Tesla’s dry-coating anode methods.

Scalable Innovation with Dry Deposition

Dragonfly Energy has pioneered a double-sided dry deposition process for both battery electrodes, offering several breakthrough advantages:

• No toxic solvents, reducing environmental hazards.
• Faster, cheaper production by eliminating drying steps.
• Improved electrode control for higher performance and durability.

This approach is especially timely given looming PFAS bans in Europe and rising concerns over fire safety in storage solutions.

Benefits Across Cost, Safety, and Sustainability

Dry deposition directly addresses three core concerns in energy storage:

• Cost: Smaller production footprints, streamlined steps, and reduced reliance on costly materials make batteries more affordable for EV and grid applications.
• Safety: The non-toxic, non-flammable process supports solid-state battery development, enabling safer consumer and commercial systems.
• Sustainability: With a drastically lower environmental impact, Dragonfly’s method aligns battery production with global clean energy goals.

The Future of Battery Tech Starts Now

Dragonfly Energy’s dry electrode process proves that scalable, eco-friendly, and cost-effective battery manufacturing is not just possible—it’s already happening. As demand for safer, smarter energy storage grows, innovations like this will anchor a greener, electrified future.

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