ALGOLiON – early warning detection software

early warning detection
up to 1 week before thermal runway!

pure software approach
no hardware sensors

saves recall, liability,
and warranty costs

embedded software
for on-device use

QC for batteries
during design assembly

Readiness Level 9
licensing and PoC projects

Advanced and cost-effective solution for enhancing lithium
ion battery safety…

Predicting a battery safety hazard, long before the event occurs, is critical for keeping battery
systems safe while in use (e.g. in electric vehicles and electronic devices). Indeed, the EC launched
a 3.2 billion Euro project for fault prediction and degradation modelling for lithium-ion batteries.

The tragic sinking of the Felicity Ace, laden with nearly 4,000 electric vehicles,
underscores the need for enhanced safety measures in the transportation of lithium-ion batteries.

The Felicity Ace met a tragic end off the coast of Portugal on February 16, 2022, after catching
fire due to a suspected battery fault in one of the electric vehicles on board. The fire, believed to
have been exacerbated by the lithium-ion batteries in the vehicles, proved difficult to extinguish,
leading to the vessel sinking into the Atlantic Ocean at a depth of over 10,000 feet. This incident
resulted in a loss of up to $401 million, not just in vehicles but also critical environmental damage.

As we continue to advocate for the adoption of clean, electric-powered vehicles to combat climate
change, it’s imperative that we also focus on safeguarding these critical battery assets. Protecting
the environment from the impact of battery fires is essential in ensuring the sustainable progression
clean transport and maintaining momentum in the global shift towards electric vehicle adoption.​

ALGOLiON is the answer to this problem.

The only solution that gives you days – not hours! – of warning

The most catastrophic failure of a lithium ion cell is thermal runaway – a condition where the
temperature of the battery rises to 700 °C or more within seconds, resulting in a fire or explosion.
This is normally due to an internal short in the cell, or other chemical changes due to abuse or defects.

The objective of prognostics is to shift from detecting a hazard (and then taking mitigating steps) to
preventing it from happening in the first place. This can be achieved by real-time analysis of battery
data. Detection of failures as and when they occur would be replaced by predicting them in advance!

Ever Resource represented ALGOLiON in the UK between 2020 and 2022. Following a significant
capital raise, Dr Athan Fox (CEO of Ever Resource) was invited to join ALGOLiON’s Board.

ALGOLiON offers the most advanced and cost-effective solution for enhancing lithium ion battery
safety. It has developed proprietary early warning diagnostic algorithms and data analytics, using
quantitative equations, to prevent lithium ion batteries from catching fire due to internal defects.

It is the only pure software approach in the market, and provides the earliest advance warning
of up to one week before a battery may catch fire. This contrasts with existing methods that use
hardware sensors, which add weight and cost, and provide notification of just minutes before failure.

In June 2023, General Motors acquired ALGOLiON and all its assets, marking Ever
Resource’s exit from the venture. For any enquiries, please contact us.