# Ilika plc Q&A: Collaboration with Titan Winds (LON:IKA)

- Link: https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/ilika-plc-qa-collaboration-titan-winds-lonika/412739997
- Published: 2017-11-15T11:20:44+00:00
- Author: Amilia Stone

**[Ilika plc](https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/company/ilika-plc/ika.l)**(
[LON:IKA](https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/company/ilika-plc/ika.l)) Chief
Financial Officer Steve Boydell caught up with DirectorsTalk for an exclusive interview
to discuss their new partnership with Chinese manufacturers Titan Wind

 

**Q1: Today we saw the announcement of a collaboration with Titan Wind, using Ilika’s
batteries for conditional monitoring of wind turbines. Why is it that these blades
cannot be monitored using existing widely available batteries?**

**A1**: Well, this deployment is a great example of where Ilika’s Stereax solid-
state battery are strong differentiated from existing battery technologies and there
are four key requirements for batteries for this collaboration that other batteries
are unable to address.

First, wind turbine blades present a hostile environment requiring robust batteries
able to cope with an extended temperature range and second, the batteries need to
be able to handle the low currents generated by the vibration energy harvester. 
Third, they need to have a compact design so they can be integrated into a composite
blade and finally, they need to have a long life, matched to that of the blade.

 

**Q2: Today’s announcement included the appointment of a Business Development Director
with responsibility for China, is this a new region of focus for the company?**

**A2**: China is an important for the Internet of Things which we believe is a good
fit with our solid-state batteries, significantly, the Industrial Internet of Things
market is growing there at a faster rate than the consumer Internet of Things. Lou
Ming’s appointment will enable us to better address these emerging opportunities.

 

**Q3: So, does this mean that we can expect more collaborations of this type for
Ilika?**

**A3**: Well, this development project is a good example of the collaborations that
should be viewed as the precursors to the broader licencing model that the company’s
pursuing.

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