Grapherry, a Chicago-based clean-tech materials company, has announced that it is expanding partnerships with battery companies to evaluate its waste-derived graphene for use in battery anode materials. The ongoing collaborations focus on assessing performance, scalability, and manufacturability of graphene-enabled anodes for next-generation energy storage systems.
Grapherry produces high-quality, cost-effective graphene from carbon waste using an IP-protected, continuous manufacturing platform designed for scale. The company’s approach addresses key industry challenges related to graphene adoption in batteries, including material consistency, supply scalability, and cost control.
The evaluations are focused on integrating Grapherry’s graphene into anode formulations and electrode architectures, with testing targeting parameters such as electrical conductivity, rate capability, cycling stability, and structural integrity under battery-relevant conditions. These efforts align with broader industry goals to improve battery performance while reducing reliance on costly or supply-constrained materials.
“Working directly with battery companies allows us to validate graphene where it matters most - in real anode systems, under real manufacturing constraints,” said Vikas Berry, CEO of Grapherry. “Our focus is on delivering graphene that is not only high quality, but also scalable and economically viable for commercial battery production.”
The battery partnerships build on Grapherry’s broader strategy to deploy waste-derived graphene across multiple sectors, including energy storage, construction, agriculture and advanced composites, while maintaining a strong emphasis on sustainability and circular-economy principles.
