The HILABS GmbH
Haq Innovation LABoratorieS. Developer of the rechargeable zinc battery.
The HILABS GmbH
HILABS has developed a rechargeable, zinc-based battery for which there is currently no directly comparable competitor product. The lithium- and cobalt-free battery technology achieves a high technology readiness level (TRL), is scalable, recyclable, cost-effective, safe and environmentally friendly. HILABS stands for continuous innovation and the development of robust solutions – with the aim of playing a decisive role in shaping the energy storage of the future.
Our mission. Our task.
We see it as our mission to revolutionize the energy storage market by making batteries available to private households and industry that are inexpensive, safe, clean and environmentally friendly. This will significantly support the energy transition, decarbonization and the fight against climate change. In the future, everyone will be able to afford their own private electricity storage system.
HILABS offers the solution for the energy transition
The energy transition requires a new type of battery technology that is lithium-free, cost-effective, safe and environmentally friendly. Our battery cell provides an answer to this question. It is based on zinc technology. With this battery cell, it is possible to produce a truly sustainable battery system.
Status quo – what we are proud of
After 7 years of laboratory experiments, the “proof of concept” was achieved.
2019 HILABS GmbH was awarded with the first prize of the foundation “Energie & Klimaschutz“. Classified as TRL 6, the cells are now close to serial production (regarding performance, energy & materials). The entire production chain of a battery cell is successfully mapped in our laboratory – from raw material to the finished cell. We use robots for the automation of many processes and manufacture many cell components by 3D printing. For the “Proof of Market, ” long-term tests with multiple cell batteries are currently running! 7000 charge-discharge cycles have been achieved and, the goal is to achieve more than 10,000 cycles and thus a lifetime of 25 years and more.
What makes us different from our competitors
Solar storage systems from major suppliers are based on Li-ion technology – they are expensive and have a safety issue (fire hazard), as well as containing the conflicting materials lithium and cobalt. Others offer short-life, low-cost lead-acid batteries. Competitors in zinc battery technology are in the research or prototype phase or are not scalable. There is no competing product to the HILABS battery with a high TRL maturity level that is simultaneously scalable, recyclable, cost-effective, safe and environmentally friendly.
