EDEA Energy has significantly boosted its sovereign capability in advanced battery manufacturing through a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Toshiba International Corporation. The agreement centres on development of 6T NATO battery systems using Toshiba’s SCiB™ LTO cell technology—designed to exceed the industry’s most demanding performance, safety, and durability benchmarks.
What Makes SCiB™ / LTO Cells Special
The SCiB™ cells from Toshiba are based on lithium-titanate oxide (LTO) anodes, a chemistry that delivers several major performance advantages:
- Long cycle life: More than 20,000 full charge/discharge cycles with only small capacity loss. This means fewer replacements and lower lifecycle costs.
- Fast charging: The ability to reach over 80% of capacity in about 12 minutes. This rapid recharge capability is critical for military operations and applications where downtime must be minimised.
- High power density / high input/output: Strong performance under both charging and discharging demands, suitable for regenerative breaking and high current motor starts.
- Cold-weather resilience: SCiB™ retains reliable operation down to approximately -30°C, with reduced risk of safety issues such as lithium plating, which can plague many lithium battery types under cold conditions.
- Wide usable state of charge (SOC) range: Maintains excellent performance across a full range from 0% to 100% SOC. That flexibility helps reduce overall battery size or weight, and simplifies system configurations.
- High safety and reliability standards: The LTO chemistry exhibits extremely low fire hazard even under external pressure or damage, and SCiB™’s construction supports dependable performance in harsh environments.
These characteristics make SCiB™ especially well-suited for defence applications: fast response, minimal risk in adverse conditions, long service life, and robust safety.
What This Partnership Means
Under the MoU, Toshiba will supply SCiB™ LTO cells to EDEA, which will integrate them into the manufacture of MIL-PRF-32565-standard 6T battery prototypes and humanitarian energy solutions. EDEA will handle design, assembly, and sales outside PRESS RELEASE RELEASE DATE: Immediate Japan, benefiting from Toshiba’s technical support. Together, the goal is to deliver battery solutions that are:
- Safer and more resilient in combat, logistics, and extreme climates
- More cost-effective over the long term due to reduced maintenance and replacement cycles
- Faster to deploy and recharge in operational settings
- Capable of maintaining performance even under extreme temperature, abuse, or varied state of charge
Strategic Implications
By harnessing these LTO / SCiB™ advantages, EDEA positions itself as a leader in sovereign battery solutions for defence, humanitarian relief, and critical infrastructure. The capability to meet NATO standards with cutting-edge cell technology opens opportunities in AUKUS markets and aligned partner nations. It also reinforces EDEA’s strategy of strategic alliances, capacity building and supply chain security