Sparc Technologies: Partners with QUT to develop sustainable battery materials

Sparc Technologies Partners with QUT to develop sustainable battery materials

  • Sparc Technologies (SPN) enters into a three-year partnership agreement with the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) to develop sustainable battery materials
  • The companies will collaborate to develop functional materials using graphene and carbon material and related manufacturing process technologies for a range of applications
  • Further, the partnership signifies a long-term commitment, affording Sparc the first right of refusal to commercialise technologies developed from projects it undertakes with QUT
  • The parties have begun developing a novel process to produce hard carbon using low cost and sustainably-sourced green bio-waste targeting the sodium ion battery industry
  • Shares in Sparc have ended the day 14.8 per cent in the green to close at 93 cents
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