**Executive Summary**
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) and Voltasun Technologies Pvt. Ltd. The MoU, signed on December 15, 2025, focuses on the development, evaluation, and potential commercialization of sodium-ion battery technology developed by ARCI. This collaboration aims to validate the industrial performance of sodium-ion pouch cells and translate research outcomes into industry-ready technologies.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **MoU Details:**
* Signed between ARCI and Voltasun Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
* Date of signing: December 15, 2025.
* Objective: Development, evaluation, and potential commercialization of ARCI's sodium-ion battery technology.
* **Technical Specifications:**
* Focuses on sodium-ion pouch cells made from Sodium Vanadium Phosphate (NVP) cathode powder material.
* Involves the development and supply of 80 5Ah pouch cells.
* Technology aims to provide safer and lower-cost alternative to lithium-ion batteries.
* **Project Execution:**
* The collaboration will be executed in two phases.
* Phase I includes supply of 80 pouch cells by ARCI, and performance validation with feedback from Voltasun.
* Phase II involves the supply of two additional sets of 80 pouch cells each through a separate amendment agreement.
* **ARCI's Role:**
* ARCI has developed the NVP cathode powder material and demonstrated its performance.
* ARCI will supply pouch cells to Voltasun Technologies.
**Impact Analysis**
**Voltasun Technologies Pvt. Ltd.**
* **Impact:** Will receive 80 pouch cells to validate the industrial performance of sodium-ion batteries. The company is a materials-to-cells startup specializing in battery active materials, cell manufacturing, consultancy, scale-up, and research and development services.
* **Action Required:** To evaluate the performance of supplied cells and provide feedback to ARCI.
**ARCI**
* **Impact:** ARCI can proceed to translate indigenous research outcomes into industry-ready technologies.
* **Action Required:** ARCI must supply pouch cells to Voltasun Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and monitor field conditions.
Key Entities Referenced
International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI): Autonomous R&D centre under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), involved in the development of sodium-ion battery technology.
Voltasun Technologies Pvt. Ltd.: Materials-to-cells startup company collaborating with ARCI to evaluate and broaden the application potential of ARCI's sodium-ion battery technology.
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU): Agreement between ARCI and Voltasun Technologies Pvt. Ltd. for development, supply, evaluation, and commercialisation of sodium-ion battery technology.
Department of Science and Technology (DST): Government department under which ARCI operates.
Sodium Vanadium Phosphate (NVP): Cathode powder material developed by ARCI for sodium-ion batteries.
Ministry of Science & Technology
New MoU can help Commercialisation of
Sodium-Ion Battery Technology
प्रव तथ: 17 DEC 2025 5:20PM by PIB Delhi
A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed for industrial performance validation of
sodium-ion pouch cells made from Sodium Vanadium Phosphate (NVP) cathode powder material. The
validation of the technology can help commercialisation of sodium- ion batteries, which can be safer and
lower in cost than lithium-ion batteries that are widely used today for portable electronics, electric
vehicles (EVs), and renewable energy storage systems.
The International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), an
autonomous R&D centre under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India,
has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Voltasun Technologies Pvt. Ltd. on 15
December 2025 for development and supply of 80 Nos of 5Ah pouch cells, evaluation and potential
commercialisation of sodium-ion battery technology developed by ARCI.
ARCI has developed Sodium Vanadium Phosphate (NVP) cathode powder material and demonstrated its
performance through the fabrication of NVP-based sodium-ion pouch cells under the ANRF, MAHA EV
project. The cells have been validated at the standard laboratory scale, with testing and validation under
field conditions currently in progress.
Voltasun Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is a materials-to-cells startup specializing in battery active materials, cell
manufacturing, consultancy, scale-up, and research and development services. The company possesses an
established industrial customer network to evaluate and broaden the application potential of ARCI’s
sodium-ion battery technology, particularly for stationary energy storage applications.
The collaboration will be executed in two phases. Phase I includes supply of 80 pouch cells by ARCI, and
performance validation with feedback from Voltasun. Phase II involves the supply of two additional sets
of 80 pouch cells each through a separate amendment agreement.
The collaboration reflects ARCI’s continued efforts to translate indigenous research outcomes into
industry-ready technologies, supporting India’s initiatives towards self-reliance in advanced energy
storage solutions.
Agreement exchanged between Dr R. Vijay, Director, ARCI, and Mr Uttam Kumar Shah, Director,
VoltAsun Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Noida.
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