London-headquartered About:Energy, a start-up developing battery measurement and modelling capabilities has appointed Thierry Bollore to its Board. In his new role as Director he will be responsible for shaping About:Energy’s automotive and partnership strategy.
Bollore has extensive expertise in the automotive industry, most recently as CEO of Jaguar Land Rover and previously as CEO Group Renault as well as Vice-President of tier 1 supplier Faurecia.
The start-up is working on EV battery development using high-quality data to accelerate its customers’ strategic decision-making across the supply chain from cell selection to end-of-life analysis. Its software platform ‘The Voltt’ allows customers to supercharge their in-house battery development programmes by reducing development costs whilst also seamlessly integrating with existing modelling software which significantly reduces time to market.
Founded in 2021, About:Energy says its portfolio of customers already includes several of the world’s leading premium automotive companies. Its a spinout from Imperial College London and the University of Birmingham where the founders completed their PhDs.
Gavin White, Co-Founder and CEO, About:Energy said: “Batteries are critical for industries such as automotive, manufacturing, and aerospace, but are often considered a barrier due to the time and cost to develop. By leveraging state-of-the-art measurement technologies, our platform can substantially reduce development costs and decrease time to market with integrated advanced virtual designs. We’re incredibly excited to welcome Thierry to our Board – his experience, credibility, and industry knowledge will prove invaluable as we continue to scale and support a growing number of customers.”
Thierry Bollore added: “Our industry is entering a crucial phase of its transition to electrification with battery modelling and development playing an increasingly important role in every OEM’s future product development strategy. In just 18 months, About:Energy has made remarkable progress with its pioneering approach attracting investment, research grants and securing significant OEMs as customers. I believe that as demand for batteries continues to grow, About:Energy is in a prime position to supercharge the industry and I am delighted to join the Board at this pivotal time.”
