OUR FLAGSHIP PROGRAMME
A New Pathway for High-Energy Anodes
ONLi is Edortech's proprietary Sn-based anode development programme for lithium/sodium-ion and future battery systems. The technology is being engineered as an integrated electrode solution, with particular focus on volumetric energy potential, repeatable manufacturing and cell-level validation.
A rechargeable battery stores and releases energy through the movement of ions between two electrodes: the anode and the cathode. During charging, lithium ions move towards and are stored in the anode. During discharge, they move back towards the cathode while electrons travel through the external circuit to power the application.
The anode is only one part of the cell, but its capacity, thickness, stability and manufacturing route influence how much energy the complete cell can deliver, how it ages and how it can be produced.
Graphite is proven, widely used and well integrated into lithium-ion manufacturing. It also has a mature performance ceiling. As battery-powered products demand more energy from limited space, developers are investigating new anode materials and architectures that can store more lithium without making the complete cell impractical to manufacture.
The challenge is not to maximise one laboratory number. A new anode must balance capacity, first-cycle efficiency, cycle stability, electrode thickness, safety, cost and compatibility with the rest of the cell. It must also be produced consistently at useful widths and volumes.
ONLi is being developed around this full-system challenge.
The programme is progressing through pilot-scale optimisation, full-cell testing and preparation for pre-production scale-up.
Explore the ONLi solution
PROGRESS BUILT ON EVIDENCE
New battery materials earn their place through repeatability, representative cells and manufacturing proof. Edortech is building the ONLi evidence base through staged process validation, cell testing and industrial scale-up milestones.
Designed around cell-level value
ONLi is evaluated not as an isolated material result, but as a route to a better complete cell and a credible industrial process.
Volumetric Enegry Potential
Tin-based anodes offer high charge-storage potential per unit volume. ONLi is being developed to translate that material opportunity into a practical electrode and cell architecture.
Compact Electrode Architecture
The programme explores a thin, integrated anode structure designed to reduce inactive volume and make efficient use of the available cell space.
Cell-level Validation
Material results are progressed into representative cells, where efficiency, retention, rate behaviour and interactions with the cathode and electrolyte can be measured.
Scalable Process Development
Manufacturing parameters, usable width, stable operating time, quality control and equipment design are developed alongside the material.
European Value-Chain Fit
The industrialisation pathway is being designed around traceable inputs, regional capabilities and collaboration with European battery-value-chain partners.
Multi-Chemistry Exploration
The core programme is relevant to lithium-ion development, with additional research pathways being assessed for future sodium-ion systems.
COLLABORATION ACROSS THE BATTERY VALUE CHAIN
We work with research, industrial, materials and technology partners to accelerate validation and prepare the route to scale. Approved partner relationships will be presented here as permissions are completed.
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Product Pathways
From anode samples to application-relevant battery demonstrators.
ONLi development progresses through defined evidence levels. Each platform answers a different question - from electrochemical feasibility and material screening to cell integration, format scale-up and system-level relevance.
One technology, multiple validation levels
A successful anode is not validated in a single format. Edortech uses a sequence of development platforms to reduce risk, learn quickly and move the strongest configurations towards representative cells and industrial requirements.
Pathway 1
Anode samples and electrode rolls
Purpose: Materials and process evaluation.
Controlled ONLi electrode samples can support internal characterisation, partner screening and the definition of cell-integration requirements. Sample geometry, handling, storage and permitted analysis are agreed within the project scope.
Typical outputs: sample specification, manufacturing batch record, agreed quality observations and recommended next-step test plan.
Pathway 2
Coin-cell screening
Purpose: Rapid electrochemical learning.
Coin cells provide an efficient platform for comparing material variants, formation conditions, electrolyte systems and early cycling behaviour. They are a development tool rather than a direct predictor of final product performance.
Typical outputs: defined cell build, test protocol, formation and cycling data, comparison of variants, interpretation and recommendation.
Pathway 3
Single-layer and multi-layer pouch cells
Purpose: representative full-cell integration.
Pouch formats enable the ONLi anode to be evaluated in a more representative cell architecture with controlled electrode area, stack pressure, electrolyte quantity and packaging. Development can progress from single-layer learning cells to multi-layer prototypes as evidence and repeatability mature.
Typical outputs: build specification, cell assembly record, formation protocol, cycling and rate data, dimensional observations and failure-analysis inputs.
Pathway 4
Cylindrical cell prototypes
Purpose: format-specific manufacturing and application validation.
Cylindrical prototypes can be developed where the application, partner process and maturity level justify format-specific engineering. Work may include electrode dimensioning, winding behaviour, electrolyte and formation optimisation, safety-component compatibility and test planning.
Typical outputs: prototype build plan, format-specific design assumptions, test cells and structured validation data.
Pathway 5
Application demonstrators
Purpose: connect cell evidence to a real use case.
An application demonstrator combines an agreed cell format with the operating profile, packaging constraints and performance priorities of a target product. It is designed to validate relevance, not to bypass formal product qualification.
Potential fields include compact electronics, wearables, robotics, unmanned systems, power tools, specialist mobility and other space-constrained high-value applications.
Pathway 6
Battery subsystems and BSS/BESS studies
Purpose: evaluate integration beyond the single cell.
Where cell-level evidence and the use case support it, Edortech can contribute to early subsystem studies covering electrical configuration, thermal and mechanical constraints, operating profiles, test requirements and integration risk.
Stationary storage is not presented as the primary near-term ONLi market. Any BSS or BESS activity should be framed as an application-specific R&D or integration study unless a dedicated product programme is approved.
Where high energy in limited space creates value
The strongest early applications for advanced anodes are often those where battery volume matters, product value is high and development can begin at manageable scale. ONLi application work will therefore be prioritised by a combination of technical fit, qualification requirements, partner commitment and a credible route to representative cells.
Our journey to industrial impact
From breakthrough materials to scalable manufacturing.
1 validation completed (Germany)
4 validations ongoing
Austria, Türkiye, United Kingdom, USA
15 signed MoUs
- Technology scaling
- Process optimization
- Extended partner validation
- Supply chain integration
- Pre-industrial manufacturing