Iontra Named LG Energy Solution Battery Challenge Winner, Recognized for Innovative Charging Technology

Posted on March 4th, 2025 | Filed under Press Releases

CENTENNIAL, Colo., March 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Iontra Inc, a Colorado-based leader in next-generation battery charging technology, was named a winner of the 2024 LG Energy Solution Battery Challenge. With more than 140 international companies applying, Iontra is one of two winners selected and will receive $30,000 in prize money to support the pilot projects that will be launched in collaboration with LG Energy Solution.

“Being selected by LG for this award is a real honor and is a testament to the technical leadership, hard work and dedication of our team at Iontra,” said Jeff Granato, Co-founder and CEO of Iontra. “We look forward to the ongoing collaboration with LG Energy Solution to advance and commercialize Iontra’s battery sensing and charging technologies. Together, we will work to drive further innovation and sustainability in the energy sector.”

Iontra turns today’s lithium-ion batteries into next generation batteries with its breakthrough charging technology. Iontra’s solution, based in electrodynamic principles, maintains the health of battery components, which improves battery safety and performance. This cutting-edge technology is applicable to a variety of industries, including consumer electronics, industrial, e-mobility and storage applications. Customer benefits include significantly longer battery life, shorter charge times, and reliable charging in cold temperature conditions.

The LG Energy Solution Battery Challenge is a collaboration between New Energy Nexus and LG Energy Solution aimed at supporting and progressing clean energy innovation. Since its inception, the program has rewarded more than 40 companies, including Iontra and fellow winner Evyon, with investment opportunities to help further their mission and actively work towards a more sustainable future.

About Iontra
Iontra’s unique advanced battery sensing and charging method proactively protects the battery while charging. Iontra minimizes the most concerning failure modes of batteries – plating and dendrite formation – which cause safety issues and limit battery performance.

Iontra charge technology is chemistry agnostic and proven to concurrently increase battery cycle life and charge speed up to, and greater than, 200 percent, support cold weather charging to -20°C, and create a safer charge overall without changing the design and chemistry of existing battery cells.

Iontra’s breakthrough charge control technology is validated by approximately nine million cycling hours performed in-house, testing dozens of battery types and proving system stability under various charge conditions for quality, reliability, and durability. Iontra’s technology has also been tested by four independent research labs, including National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Novonix, and University of Michigan.

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