The Lithium-Sulphur battery which the university said is on the brink of commercialisation outperformed the present market leader made of lithium-ion four times and has less environmental impact.
The report stated further that the battery has it's prototype cells manufactured in Germany by Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology and has attracted interest from some of the world largest lithium-ion battery manufacturers notably from Europe and China for further processing after it has filed for and granted patent number- FCT/AU 2019/05/239 on the manufacturing process.
Monash University publication says further test would be carried out on the world most efficient battery in Australia early this year and that if effectively deployed it is capable of transforming how cars, computers, phones and solar grid are manufactured in the future.
The team of engineers and researchers are said to have received more than $2.5 million in funding toward further testing of the battery technology in cars and solar grid.
It was however reported that abundant supply of raw materials, effective performance, low environmental impact, low cost and easy of manufacturing make the design and manufacturing of the battery highly attractive for real world application.
The team of engineers and researchers on the projects come from three international organizations: Monash University (CSIRO) University of Liege, Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology.