Energy Ink™ Technology

Energy Ink™ cells generate energy from moisture in the air. The technology is being developed for “battery denied” applications where new global rules make coin/button cells too risky, costly or complex to use in thin, disposable, high-volume formats.

Energy Ink™ differs from other renewable energy technologies in several key ways:

• Potential to regulate its energy source (moisture) within a dedicated unit, workable indoors/outdoors, day or night, which may improve versatility and consistency of supply.
• Energy generation from moisture enables cells to be stacked vertically, offering higher output in less space, unlike solar, which needs to be horizontally laid
• Super lightweight and thin layers made from environment-friendly, non-flammable materials enhance the potential for mobility, recyclability and safety.
• Printable fabrication processes are compatible with commercial printing techniques, supporting reproducibility and potential high-throughput manufacturing.

Australian Advanced Materials (AAM) (100% owned) and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have worked together on printed electronics over many years and were awarded numerous prestigious Australian Research Council Linkage Grants to progress moisture as an energy source for wearables.

Energy Ink™ remains early stage, with development focused on progressing from laboratory research toward reproducible fabrication and integration pathways.

A key recent milestone was the successful manufacture of thousands of Energy Ink™ prototype cells in a commercial printing facility, demonstrating high yield and consistency using industrial equipment rather than laboratory-only processes. This milestone supports a transition from laboratory research toward externally validated development programs.

Australian Advanced Materials is focussed on analysing and consolidating data generated from commercial-facility fabrication, with work progressing on characterisation, repeatability and array-level operation to support discussions with international printed-electronics centres and potential application partners.