In this episode, the COO of Golden Feather (金羽新能), Chubing Li, explains the ins and outs of battery innovation in China. Golden Feather is a battery startup focusing on the production of rechargeable high density lithium metal batteries that are said to increase the energy density by 40% compared to lithium ion batteries. A young team with an average age of 27, the founders at Golden Feather met at Peking University, incubated their venture out of the Peking University Incubator, and moved manufacturing to Anji. What enabled this material science breakthrough? How did this English major make her way into cleantech? What are the main challenges that remain? Learn more in this intriguing episode.
For an overview of battery technologies, check out this open-access course called Batteries, Fuel Cells, and their Role in Modern Society on edX.
在本期播客中，金羽新能首席运营官李楚冰向我们阐释了中国电池创新的来龙去脉。金羽新能是一家专注于生产可充电高密度锂金属电池的电池初创公司，据称这种电池的能量密度比锂离子电池高出40%。金羽的创始人是一个平均年龄为27岁的年轻团队，他们在北京大学相识并在北京大学的孵化器中孵化了他们的企业，随后将制造转移到了安吉。是什么使材料科学取得了突破？这个本科是英语专业的学生是如何进入清洁技术行业的？目前仍然存在的主要挑战是什么？在本期中，你将获得这些答案。
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