The deal deepens UL Solutions’ global expertise in battery performance testing and grows the company’s global EV battery testing hold. BatterieIngenieure specializes in the testing of cell, small modules and battery systems used in electric vehicles and other applications.
This move also expands UL Solutions’ global battery testing footprint with a laboratory in Europe. BatterieIngenieure provides testing, simulation and failure analysis of battery technologies, with expertise in battery life expectancy estimation. Over 50 people, including battery researchers, are employed by the company.
UL Solutions president and CEO Jennifer Scanlon stated: “The global transition to sustainable energy has increased demand for expertise in battery performance and safety testing. This acquisition expands our capabilities and allows us to meet our customers where they are, creating new business opportunities as we pursue our mission of working for a safer world.”
Founded in 2015, BatterieIngenieure operates a laboratory in Aachen and has an office in Bilbao, Spain. Prompted by increasing demand for its services, the company is currently building a larger laboratory in Aachen to replace the existing facility and add testing and simulation capacity.
The acquisition complements other UL Solutions battery testing capabilities and facilities, including its E-Mobility and Energy Laboratory in Changzhou, China; the Korea Advanced Battery Laboratory in Pyeongtaek, South Korea; and the North America Advanced Battery Laboratory under construction in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
Dr. Dominik Schulte, managing director and a founder of BatterieIngenieure, said: “UL Solutions’ global testing, inspection and certification capabilities for product safety and its significant investments globally to support battery innovation make it the ideal partner for our company. Likewise, BatterieIngenieure will contribute unique technical expertise, customer and industry relationships, and expanded capacity to UL Solutions. We are excited to join the organization’s more than 15,000 employees working for a safer world.”