Leclanché SA is a world leading provider of high quality energy storage solutions using lithium-ion cell technologies to accelerate our progress towards a cleaner energy future. Leclanché is the only listed pure play, energy storage company in the world and is listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange.
Corporate Story
2022 | Leclanché achieves significant breakthrough in safety of its lithium-ion battery technology with no compromise to cell performance |
2022 | Leclanché Announces Development of Third-Generation Marine Battery System for Electrification of Broad Range of Vessels |
2022 | Olmatic selects Leclanché to provide an 11.9 MWh LeBlock battery storage system for Sembach solar park in Germany |
2022 | Leclanché earns new certifications from DNV and Lloyd’s Register for its innovative battery storage system for 100% electric and hybrid marine vessels |
2022 | Leclanché equips MS Jungfrau, the first hybrid boat on Lake Brienz, Switzerland |
2021 | Leclanché Completes Second Hybrid Energy Storage System with S4 Energy |
2021 | Yara Birkeland, world’s first 100% electric and autonomous e-container ship, fully powered by a Leclanché battery system, prepares for commercial operation |
2021 | Leclanché Expands its Marine Electrification Solution to Include Fast Charger for Ports, Harbors and Vessels with Damen Shipyards as First Adopter |
2021 | Leclanché introduces a new generation of lithium-ion battery modules for e transport vehicles and vessels and unveils a high-volume European module production line |
2021 | Leclanché launches “LeBlock”, a fully modular and scalable solution designed to reduce the total cost of ownership |
2021 | Leclanché develops 65 Ah high energy lithium-ion pouch cell ideal for electric and hybrid bus and truck applications |
2021 | Leclanché selected by Slovakia’s ENERGODATA to provide battery storage system for novel application in Veolia Gas Power Plant in Levice |
2021 | Leclanché introduces INT-39, a modular, all-in-one, high energy battery system for use in wide range of hybrid and fully electric trucks and buses |
2020 | E-ferry Ellen, powered by a Leclanché battery storage system, wins European Solar Prize 2020 Award for demonstrating the potential of green electric mobility |
2020 | Performance results of Leclanché’s 60 Ah cells validate their use in fast-charge and long-range automotive applications |
2020 | Leclanché and S4 Energy Complete Hybrid Energy Storage Project to Serve Dutch Frequency Containment Reserve Market |
2020 | Leclanché Earns International Railway Industry Standard (IRIS) Certification |
2019 | Leclanché SA is selected by Bombardier Transportation as preferred global provider of Battery Systems to power Rail Transportation |
2019 | Leclanché powers the world’s largest electric ferry connecting the ports of Søby and Fynshav, on the islands of Aerø and Als, in southern Denmark and carrying approximately 30 vehicles and 200 passengers |
2019 | Together with the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis and the state-owned St. Kitts Electric Company (SKELEC), Leclanché announces the largest solar generation plus energy storage project ever to be built in the Caribbean |
2019 | Leclanché commissions Comau a global leader in advanced industrial automation products and solutions to build one of the world’s automated first manufacturing lines for lithium-ion battery modules for transport applications |
2018 | Joint venture with Exide Industries, India’s largest manufacturer of batteries. |
2018 | Acquisition of a Energy Management Software suite from Integrated Dynamics Inc. |
2018 | Leclanché reaches the 100 MWh milestone of stationary storage projects around the world. |
2018 | Leclanché is voted “Energy Solutions Provider of the Year 2018” by Global Solar + Energy Storage Congress & Expo 2018. |
2017 | Leclanché becomes a fully, vertically integrated, energy storage solutions company. |
2015 | Ramp up of Graphite/NMC production. |
2014 | Start of Lithium graphite/NMC production. |
2014 | Full production of Lithium Titanate cells. First projects implemented. |
2013 | Ramp-up of the fully automated production line for lithium ion cells. |
2012 | Leclanché installs a production plant with a capacity of up to 1 million cells. The delivery of energy storage modules for solar and wind pilot plants and to energy suppliers begins. |
2011 | Leclanché begins constructing its new production plant in Willstätt, Germany. The company introduces water-based production of electrodes and builds the first energy storage modules for renewable energies. |
2009 | Leclanché installs in Willstätt (Germany) a fully automated pilot line for the production of large-format cells. |
2009 | Leclanché celebrates its 100th anniversary. Increase of production capacities in Willstätt, Germany. |
2008 | Leclanché leaves its original historic location and moves to a modern production site in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland. |
2006 | Acquisition of Bullith AG, later renamed Leclanché Lithium GmbH. The company is involved in the production of lithium-ion batteries and is a spin-off of the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology. Development of the Leclanché separator and establishment of the Willstätt site in Germany. |
2002 | Reorientation of Leclanché SA to focus on the company’s integration expertise and future technologies. |
1997 | Business diversification by the foundation of CN Serpentine, a company developing urban hybrid transport systems based on magnetic gliders. |
1987 | Start of production of watertight, lead acid batteries under licence from Chloride, England. |
1971 | Construction of a new production plant for industrial batteries. |
1964 | Leclanché starts a series of mercury button cells. |
1952 | Start of production of flat elements to completion battery product lines. |
1950 | Start of production of “Leclanché Dynamic“ lead acid batteries. |
1949 | Start of production of oil-impregnated capacitors. |
1942 | Leclanché launches a comprehensive recycling programme for used cells and batteries. |
1935 | Partnership with SAFT, France, to produce iron-nickel and cadmium-nickel batteries. |
1933 | Partnership with Fulmen S.A., France, to produce lead acid batteries. |
1922 | Acquisition of the Sonceboz battery factory. |
1919 | Start of production of paper capacitors according to requirements of the Swiss Federal Telephone Administration. |
1918 | Installation of a testing and development lab. |
1913 | Start of production of batteries for torchlights. |
1912 | Acquisition of “Fabrique de piles de Fleurier“. |
1909 | Leclanché S.A. founded in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, for the production of dry cells. |