| Challenge Owner(s) | Cap Vista |
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| Organiser(s) | Cap Vista |
| Industry Type(s) |
Digital/ICT, Electronics, Sea Transport, Sustainable Energy, Urban Solutions
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| Opportunities and Support | Opportunities to test and validate solutions with challenge statement owners through project trials. |
| Application Start Date | 6 January 2026 |
| Application End Date | 3 March 2026 |
| Website | Click here to learn more |
About Challenge
This bilateral joint challenge is a collaborative initiative brought to you by Singapore's Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), executed by Cap Vista, and France's Agence de l'innovation de défense to seek novel solutions for early detection of Lithium-ion battery anomalies and containment of thermal runaway.
This is an opportunity for companies, startups and academia to collaborate with defence establishments to translate innovative proposals into project trials.
Learn More| Challenge Owner(s) | Cap Vista |
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Context
Large-scale Li-ion batteries are a flammable hazard and present a critical risk during transportation: a single thermal runaway event can trigger an unstoppable chain reaction of fire and toxic gas, overwhelming and threatening personnel on the entire vessel. We are seeking innovative solutions for the early detection of battery anomalies to provide real-time, actionable alerts. The goal is to move from reactive firefighting to proactive prevention.
What We Are Looking For
- Passive monitoring to provide early warning before thermal runaway / catastrophic failure (e.g. uncontrolled temperature rises, resistance changes, voltage / current fluctuations). Monitoring at battery module level is preferred.
- Novel, easy to implement solution to contain thermal runaway.
Key Metrics
- Probability of Detection.
- Response Time from Detection - System's ability to provide real-time, actionable alerts to operators in advance of any conditions that may escalate into thermal runaway or catastrophic failure.
Your Technology Solution Should Demonstrate
- Early-warning anomaly detection capability for Li-ion energy storage systems, covering key chemistries such as Nickel Cobalt Aluminium and Nickel Manganese Cobalt , and scalable to battery packs with capacities exceeding 150 kWh.
- Real-time data capture during battery charging and discharging with sufficient level of details to identify abnormal trends.
- Ease of integration into legacy systems or retrofitted onto an existing Battery Management System or Charging System.
Trial Specifications
- Submissions should include a proposed scope of work and the necessary resources (data, battery cells, etc.) to validate the solution's effectiveness.
What We Are Not Looking For
- Solutions that require active and / or operator-dependent monitoring.
- Solutions that rely on existing BMS’s reactive fault detection system.
- Establishing new Safety Standards / Frameworks.
Option Cost
- Cost of scaling the solution
Key dates:
1) 6 Jan 2026 - Open for Applications
2) March 2026 - Shortlisting Proposals
3) 9 April 2026 - Pitching Sessions
Successful providers will be invited to a demonstration showcase in September 2026.
Awardees will have the opportunity to work directly with end users to showcase and validate their solutions for national security applications. If the solutions demonstrate success and good potential, we aim to scale them quickly.
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