Lenovo unveils world-first 1,000Wh/L silicon-anode battery for laptops

Lenovo has unveiled a groundbreaking silicon-anode battery for laptops, achieving the world’s first energy density of 1,000Wh/L. This proof-of-concept battery, developed in collaboration with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, offers over a 10% improvement in energy density compared to previous generations, with a capacity of up to 99.9Whr without increasing the battery’s physical size. This advancement promises longer battery life and enhanced performance for future Lenovo notebooks and workstations while maintaining existing device form factors, setting a new standard for portable computing energy storage. In addition to the battery innovation, Lenovo announced its latest generation of AI-ready workstations, which will be showcased at NVIDIA GTC 2026. These include the ThinkPad P14s Gen 7, P16s Gen 5, P1 Gen 9, and the ThinkStation P5 Gen 2 desktop, designed to meet the needs of students, engineers, data scientists, and professionals requiring high-performance computing for workflows