Sai Shivareddy is the co-founder and CEO of Nyobolt, a provider of high-power fast-charging energy solutions. His experience includes over a decade working in research and development in both industry and academia, where he invented several products relating to super-capacitors, advanced materials, and battery technologies. He has also led product development and commercial teams globally in the battery industry at startups and corporate firms.Shivareddy holds a Ph.D. in engineering from St John’s College at Cambridge University in England, where he worked with household appliance maker Dyson on developing new concepts for high-power energy storage technologies. Q: How would you describe the current market for batteries and integrated energy systems?A: We’re in the middle of an energy crisis due to both a global energy shortage and an increase in demand. As supply chains and autonomous mobile robots operate 24/7, AI [artificial intelligence] data centers guzzle more power, manufacturing and construction accelerates, and electric vehicle adoption continues, the need for batteries and integrated energy systems has never been more important, especially because they can help find solutions for mitigating the energy gap of these insatiable data centers.The size of the global battery market was estimated at $154.12 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach $554.83 billion by 2033, according to [market research and consulting firm] Grand View Research. The race is on to provide sustainable solutions to meet the needs of an increasingly electrified world where instant power is a necessity.Q: As an engineer, what drew you to the battery industry?A:…
