Xerotech qualifies battery technology for ESA applications Xerotech of Galway the lithium-ion battery systems specialist, has qualified one of its proprietary battery safety technologies for space applications with the European Space Agency (ESA). “This is a very exciting project with ESA under the Building Blocks General Support Technology Program (GSTP), that will enable Xerotech to stay at the forefront of battery pack design,” says Xerotech founder and CEO Barry Flannery, “demonstrating that our proprietary PPR solution exceeds the extremely stringent requirements for space applications will provide tremendous technical validation of a core pillar of Xerotech’s battery safety concept which has already been proven in ground-based applications.’