Yangzhou, ChinaJune 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Recently, the Academician Workstation approved for establishment by Pylon Technologies was officially inaugurated at its Yangzhou base. This milestone marks a new phase for the company in attracting and cultivating high-end talent, tackling cutting-edge technologies, and fostering collaborative innovation among industry, academia, and research, laying a solid foundation for continuously enhancing core technological competitiveness.
With the accelerated application of battery technology in the energy storage and power sectors, battery systems urgently need simultaneous breakthroughs in key indicators such as energy density, lightweight design, and safety. The Academician Workstation at Pylon Technologies’ Yangzhou base — Jiangsu Zhongxing Pylon Battery Co., Ltd. — will focus on research into “Thermal Runaway Timing Analysis and Dual-Barrier Safety System Studies for High-Energy-Density Batteries.” It will strive to tackle key technologies like high-energy anode materials, aiming to achieve a 30% increase in battery range and a 30% reduction in weight. Leveraging the academician team’s deep expertise in thermal runaway mechanisms, Pylon Technologies will provide systematic solutions for the intrinsic safety of battery systems through timing modeling and multi-scale safety design.
The establishment of the Academician Workstation stems from Pylon Technologies’ over a decade of R&D investment and accumulation. The company has built long-term collaborations with universities such as Tsinghua University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Fudan University, Soochow University, and Nanjing University of Science and Technology. These partnerships cover key areas including battery cells, PACK, and software and hardware, resulting in multiple core patents.
Currently, Pylon Technologies, in collaboration with university research teams, has achieved several core breakthroughs in areas such as cell mechanisms, safe electrolyte systems, and low-temperature performance of sodium-ion batteries, with these advances already applied in industrial production. Notably, the thermal runaway mechanism of large-capacity lithium iron phosphate batteries, elucidated in cooperation with Tsinghua University, has been successfully implemented in mass-produced products. Meanwhile, sodium-ion battery research conducted with Soochow University’s team continues to push performance boundaries, forming a virtuous mechanism for translating results into applications.
To continuously enhance its technical capabilities and develop safer, more efficient products, Pylon Technologies has established three independent R&D systems: a cell R&D platform, an integration R&D platform, and a digital intelligence innovation platform. The cell platform focuses on the energy density, cycle life, and intrinsic safety of multi-chemistry batteries. The integration platform targets various energy storage scenarios, achieving key technologies such as intelligent thermal management, self-adaptation, and current balancing. The digital intelligence platform leverages AI to build intelligent early warning and dynamic scheduling capabilities, enhancing the safety and profitability of energy storage systems.
The establishment of the Academician Workstation further bridges the gap between basic research, applied research, and industrial transformation at Pylon Technologies. It synergizes with the company’s three R&D platforms, continuously strengthening its technological competitiveness in batteries and energy storage.
Looking ahead, Pylon Technologies will uphold its vision of “making energy storage serve billions of people.” Leveraging the Academician Workstation, it will accelerate innovation and application in battery and energy storage technology R&D, continuously redefining the value of energy storage and contributing to the global energy transition.