A123 Systems Collaborates with Dukosi and Nuvation Energy to Advance BESS Integration for the North American Market

A123 Systems is proud to collaborate with Dukosi and Nuvation Energy on a proof-of-concept battery energy storage system reference platform designed to support the growing North American energy storage market.

The collaboration brings together A123's high-capacity lithium iron phosphate cell technology, Dukosi's chip-on-cell monitoring system with C-SynQ® communications, and Nuvation Energy's battery management system design. Together, the companies are demonstrating how cell technology, cell-level monitoring, BMS design, and system integration can work together to support safer, more reliable, and more serviceable BESS architectures.

As energy storage applications continue to expand across grid modernization, renewable energy integration, commercial backup power, and data center infrastructure, customers need solutions that are scalable, dependable, and designed for long-term operational performance. This proof-of-concept platform highlights how collaboration across the battery value chain can help address those needs.

Supporting Demanding Energy Storage Applications

Battery energy storage systems are playing an increasingly important role in modern energy infrastructure. From utility-scale storage and commercial energy resilience to renewable integration and data center backup power, BESS deployments require advanced battery technologies supported by accurate monitoring, robust controls, and strong system-level integration.

The proof-of-concept platform is designed around a 1P13S module configuration commonly used in battery energy storage applications. The platform demonstrates how A123's high-capacity LFP cell technology can be integrated with Dukosi's cell monitoring technology and Nuvation Energy's BMS design to support demanding BESS use cases.

"Working together with A123 and Nuvation is enabling a solution that improves the safety, reliability, and performance of the high-capacity LFP cell technology in power-dense modules needed for demanding battery energy storage applications," said Joseph Notaro, Chief Revenue Officer, Dukosi. "Batteries are key to stabilizing the power demands of grid-scale projects to AI data centers, ensuring the "five nines" uptime requirement while also providing unprecedented data insights. Using DKCMS® ensures these deployments benefit from industry-leading cell-temperature and voltage accuracy, event logging, improved maintainability, and better performance over the long term."

A123's Role in the Collaboration

A123 brings deep experience in advanced lithium-ion battery technology for energy storage and automotive applications. Within the energy storage market, A123's high-capacity LFP cell technology is designed to support safety, reliability, scalability, and long-term performance.

For BESS applications, LFP chemistry offers strong thermal stability and durability, making it well suited for utility-scale and commercial energy storage systems. A123's expertise across cell technology, module design, pack integration, and system-level support allow the company to work closely with customers and partners as energy storage projects become more complex.

"This collaboration reflects A123's focus on delivering high-capacity LFP cell technology for demanding energy storage applications," said Sandro Morero, Director of Engineering, A123 Systems LLC. "By combining A123's cell expertise with Dukosi's chip-on-cell monitoring technology and Nuvation Energy's BMS design, the proof-of-concept BESS solution shows how collaboration across cell, monitoring, and system-level technologies can support safer, more reliable, and more serviceable BESS architectures for the North American market."

Advancing Cell Monitoring and Battery Management

As BESS deployments scale, accurate cell-level monitoring and battery management become increasingly important. Reliable data can help support safety, performance optimization, maintenance planning, and long-term system reliability.

Dukosi's Cell Monitoring System (DKCMS®) places a Cell Monitor on each cell to capture voltage and temperature data and communicates through its proprietary C-SynQ® protocol. This approach is designed to support accurate monitoring, event logging, and improved visibility into cell-level performance.

Nuvation Energy's BMS design contributes the control electronics needed to manage system safety, performance, and operational visibility. By combining these capabilities with A123's high-capacity LFP cell technology, the collaboration demonstrates how the cell, monitoring, and control layers can work together within a scalable BESS reference architecture.

Collaboration Across the Battery Value Chain

Energy storage systems require more than individual components. They depend on collaboration across materials science, cell engineering, monitoring technology, battery management, controls, system architecture, and customer integration.

Through this proof-of-concept platform, A123 contributes high-capacity LFP cell technology and battery system expertise, Dukosi contributes chip-on-cell monitoring technology and communications architecture, and Nuvation Energy contributes BMS design and energy control experience for energy storage applications.

Together, the companies are demonstrating an integrated approach that can help system integrators and project developers evaluate BESS architectures designed to support safety, reliability, serviceability, and scalability.

"BMS and EMS controls are critical control electronics of a BESS, the brains that govern safety, performance, and all of the data the system generates," said Michael Worry, CEO/CTO of Nuvation Energy. "That intelligence should be designed from the cell up by engineers in the region where the system will operate, accountable to the standards and security expectations of that market. Through our partnership with A123 and Dukosi, we are pairing North American-engineered control electronics with DKCMS-enabled smart cells from A123, giving operators supply chain security and cybersecurity compliance without compromise. This is how we build an energy future that is both globally collaborative and locally trusted."

Supporting the North American Market

North America continues to be a key market for energy storage as demand grows across utility-scale storage, renewable integration, commercial backup power, and data center applications.

A123 is working toward expanding its North American footprint and advancing industrialization capabilities from cell technology through module, pack, and system-level integration. This includes supporting customers with technical guidance, integration support, responsive regional engagement, and long-term partnership.

The collaboration with Dukosi and Nuvation Energy reflects A123's broader commitment to supporting safer, more reliable, and scalable battery solutions for the North American energy storage market.

Looking Ahead

The next phase of energy storage will require stronger integration between battery cells, monitoring systems, battery management systems, and system-level engineering. It will also require partnerships that bring together specialized expertise across the full battery ecosystem.

A123 is proud to be part of this collaboration and to contribute high-capacity LFP cell technology to a proof-of-concept platform designed for the needs of the North American BESS market.

Dukosi will introduce the platform at The Battery Show Europe, June 9-11, 2026, in Stuttgart, Germany, Hall 3, Booth B20.

About A123 Systems LLC

A123 Systems is a global leader in advanced lithium-ion battery solutions for energy storage and automotive applications. A123 is working toward expanding its North American footprint and advancing industrialization capabilities from cell technology through module, pack, and system-level integration.

Within the energy storage market, A123 provides high-capacity LFP cells and BESS solutions engineered for safety, reliability, scalability, and long-term performance. With expertise spanning materials science, cell design, manufacturing, and system integration, A123 works closely with customers to support utility-scale and commercial energy storage projects in North America.

A123's support extends beyond products through technical guidance, integration support, responsive regional engagement, and long-term partnership.

About Dukosi

Dukosi develops revolutionary technologies that dramatically improve the performance, safety, and efficiency of battery systems, and enable a more sustainable battery value chain. The company provides a unique cell monitoring solution based on chip-on-cell technology and C-SynQ® communications protocol for electric vehicles (EV), industrial transportation and stationary energy storage markets. Headquartered in Edinburgh, UK, Dukosi has a global footprint with locations in USA, Asia and Europe.

About Nuvation Energy

Nuvation Energy provides battery management systems and energy controllers to energy storage system integrators and battery manufacturers. They accelerate energy storage by providing products and services that resolve the technical challenges typically associated with developing energy storage solutions. www.nuvationenergy.com

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