SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., October 24, 2025 — SorbiForce, a clean energy startup pioneering the world’s first sustainable, non-metal battery architecture, has been named a finalist in the Rising Star Company category of the 2025 S&P Global Platts Global Energy Awards, which spotlights young businesses with strong vision, rapid growth, and the potential to become leaders in their field. The recognition marks a big moment not only for the company, but also for the broader energy storage industry, at a time when many are looking to move beyond metal-based chemistries and toward safer, more scalable, locally sourced options.
In just three years, SorbiForce has developed a new class of battery that advances both performance and safety. The company’s innovation uses electrosorption: ions from a water-based electrolyte are temporarily held in ultra-porous carbon, then released on demand. This design delivers millisecond-level response and extreme cycle durability while avoiding the fire, explosion, and thermal-runaway risks tied to conventional metal-based batteries — giving developers, owners, and operators confidence in energy storage that can safely handle growing demand and high-intensity power loads without becoming a liability.
Equally important is what the technology is made from. By turning agricultural and industrial by-products into ultra-porous carbon (or biochar) and pairing it with a water-based electrolyte, SorbiForce has engineered a sustainable architecture that avoids reliance on metals like lithium, cobalt, or nickel — materials tied to raw-materials volatility and fragile global supply chains. Because these inputs are renewable and production can be established in modular micro-factories near demand centers, the company unlocks a model for truly local, scalable energy storage.
“This recognition underscores our vision of a safer, more sustainable, and more locally sourced energy future,” said Serhii Kaminskyi, founder and CEO of SorbiForce. “We believe energy storage should not only support the growth of AI, manufacturing, and renewable energy, but also advance our ‘7 Freedoms’ vision, which includes freedom from fragile supply chains and the freedom to scale production anywhere. Being named a finalist at this exciting stage of our growth is an honor and an important validation of our progress.”
With functional prototypes complete and pilot production underway, SorbiForce is proving both its technical readiness and market relevance. Recognition as a finalist underscores the company’s rapid trajectory and its potential to transform how the world thinks about energy storage. Winners of the 2025 S&P Global Platts Global Energy Awards will be announced live on December 11 at a celebration gala in New York City.
About SorbiForce
SorbiForce is a clean energy startup pioneering the world’s first sustainable, non-metal battery architecture. Built from renewable materials and powered by a water-based electrolyte, its technology delivers millisecond-level response, extreme cycle durability, and eliminates the fire and thermal-runaway risks tied to conventional batteries. By transforming agricultural and industrial by-products into high-value carbon inputs, SorbiForce enables local, modular manufacturing that reduces supply-chain volatility and supports circular economy principles. With functional prototypes complete and pilot production underway, the company is advancing its 7 Freedoms vision, including freedom from fragile supply chains and the freedom to scale production anywhere. SorbiForce is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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