Xing Mobility, a Taiwanese developer of immersion cooling technology for batteries, has announced a strategic partnership with Nordic Booster, a Norwegian company specializing in batteries for construction equipment and mobile charging systems for heavy industrial vehicles.
Through this cooperation, Xing Mobility’s Immersio XM25 battery system will be introduced to the Northern European vehicle market for construction, agriculture, and mining. Nordic Booster has already ordered Immersio-XM25 battery systems with a total of 2 MWh. Xing Mobility claims that the battery system is already being mass-produced and available for delivery.
According to Xing Mobility, the immersion cooling technology involves the battery cells being entirely surrounded by coolant, providing a more even distribution of temperature in the battery cell and an efficient cooling process.
Xing Mobility also claims that its technology enables “super-fast” charging and doubles the service life of the cells. The system is primarily designed for commercial vehicles with large batteries, with charging possible at 1C and discharging at 1.67C. The system voltages of up to 800 volts are possible, and Xing Mobility states a service life of over 3,000 cycles.
Nordic Booster, which has been distributing Xing Mobility batteries since 2019 and is the exclusive distributor for Xing Mobility in Northern Europe, will offer the XM25 for the electrification of construction and mining vehicles. The XM25 will also be included in the mobile charging stations produced by Nordic Booster, including Boost Charger, Hummingbird, and other applications.
Jannik Stanger, CTO of Nordic Booster, called Xing’s immersion-cooled battery system “the next game changer in battery technology” due to its high anti-thermal runaway risks and life cycle testing, which indicate a 100% improvement compared to standard cooling technology. He also said that the system “offers the good integration that our customers demand and we have gained deep knowledge in immersion-cooled batteries from XING Mobility since we started cooperating in 2019.”
Sherwood Hochen, CSO of XING Mobility, expressed his excitement about working together with Nordic Booster in the Northern European CAM market. He said, “Their position as the Norwegian market leader in mobile fast chargers and construction machines, combined with our new advanced immersion-cooled battery technology, creates an unbeatable combination in the industrial vehicle space and an opportunity to transform the industrial vehicle market in Northern Europe.”
Xing Mobility lists various industrial applications for its automotive-grade immersion-cooled battery pack, such as load haul dump (LHD) machines, tractors, excavators, commercial fleets, and stationary energy storage systems (ESS). With this strategic partnership, Xing Mobility aims to expand its presence in the Northern European vehicle market and further advance its battery technology in the industrial vehicle space.
