Blue Solutions and AVL Launch Complete Joint Safety Program to Prepare Next Generation Solid-State Cell Technology Scale Up
Paris, France, and Graz, Austria, May 12, 2026 — Blue Solutions and AVL today announced the successful completion of a joint evaluation program dedicated to advancing battery safety for next-generation cell technologies as they move toward industrial scale-up.
This collaborative program set out to anticipate the safety behaviors of solid-state batteries cells under increasingly demanding operational and regulatory conditions, while addressing technology-specificrequirements, including pressure management and mechanical integrity at both cell and system levels.
The initiative combined Blue Solutions’ proprietary battery cell technology and AVL’s globally recognized expertise in battery simulation, validation, and safety assessment. Conducted on a non-exclusive basis, the collaboration allowed both partners to strengthen their program while continuing to support broader industry progress.
Blue Solutions demonstrated a significant technological and industrial edge, particularly in lithium-metal anodes. The company already supplies its batteries to multiple joint-development partners, working on a comprehensive go-to-market approach that considers battery systems, vehicle requirements and realworld operating practices
Anticipating Safety at Scale
As battery technologies evolve toward higher performance and higher volumetric energy density, the joint program confirmed that safety can be embedded early in the design process. The work focused on:
– Predictive safety simulations during cell technology scale-up
– Evaluation of technology-specific behaviors, including internal pressure management
– Advanced abuse and failure scenario modeling
– Alignment with the most stringent emerging safety regulations
Toward Thermal Propagation-Free Battery Systems
A core achievement of the program was addressing one of the battery industry’s most critical challenges: thermal propagation (TP). By combining advanced modeling, pressure-aware design, and safety-first architecture, the collaboration successfully demonstrated pathways towards eliminating thermal propagation risks, widely regarded as the “holy grail” of battery safety.
Simulation-based and validation test results demonstrated positive and consistent outcomes, including compliance even under the latest and most stringent New Energy Vehicle regulations. Notably, the technology fully meets the GB 38031-2025 requirements, underscoring its readiness for future market demands.
Safeguarding High Energy Density
The program confirmed that the intrinsically high volumetric energy density of Blue Solutions’ technology is safeguarded, while maintaining robust safety margins. Results demonstrated targets of up to 25% higher volumetric energy density compared to equivalent NMC Li-ion battery packs, alongside an expected 13%
increase in gravimetric energy density as well.
Setting a New Benchmark for Battery Safety
With this joint program completed, Blue Solutions and AVL reaffirm their shared ambition to set new benchmarks in battery safety, enabling high-performance energy storage solutions that are both scalable and inherently safe. Results and key learnings will be disseminated at leading international conferences and battery industry events.
Announces Olivier Caumont, Battery Systems Director, Blue Solutions,
We are very happy to have collaborated with AVL.
”Their vision and mastery in multiple sectors, combined with our extensive manufacturing experience in solid-state batteries manufacturing and pack integration, including the safety, thermal or mechanical aspects, has enabled us to confirm that our solution is fully aligned with market needs and capable of fulfilling the most stringent safety requirements,”
Paul Schiffbänker, Director Battery Development, AVL List GmbH, said:
Working with Blue Solutions’ latest solid-state battery technology is a significant step forward for AVL.
”It not only deepens our understanding of the specific safety characteristics of this next-generation chemistry, but also actively drives the further development of our safety methodologies and battery design solutions. From advanced simulation-based prediction models to new validation and assessment approaches, this collaboration enables us to systematically embed safety into the development of future high-energy battery systems from the very beginning.”
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