UnityVolt Solutions is an independent battery engineering consultancy founded by Dr. Muthu Krishna in 2025. Our mission is to help our clients, from start-ups to SMEs across the world, in accelerating their battery R&D.
Our core services focus on designing experiments for battery performance and lifetime tests, developing ageing and equivalent-circuit models, and producing cloud-based automation tools for battery testing data analysis and techno-economic cost modelling across the lithium value chain. We combine scientific depth with practical industry expertise to deliver fast, reliable insights that support R&D, product development, and strategic decision-making.
Alongside these core offerings, we provide bespoke support across battery design and safety for EV and BESS applications. Our custom analytical tools and modelling solutions can be tailored to each client’s unique technical challenges.
Muthu Krishna PhD CEng MIMechE
Founder & Director
Dr. Krishna brings over a decade of experience spanning both academia and industry. He completed his PhD at the University of Southampton in 2017, specialising in Redox Flow Batteries for grid storage and Li-ion pack design for UAVs.
As Lead Cell Engineer at Jaguar Land Rover, Dr. Krishna led performance and lifetime testing of prototype and advanced Li-ion cells in collaboration with cell manufacturers such as Samsung SDI, LG, SVOLT, and CATL, for EV applications — including the 2022 Range Rover PHEV and next-generation BEV platforms.
He also led projects with leading institutions such as the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), University College London (UCL), and the Faraday Institution, working on diverse projects including high-nickel cell design and degradation, and the impact of cell-to-cell manufacturing variation on pack performance.
Transitioning to Fastmarkets, Dr. Krishna applied cost engineering principles to develop techno-economic models that quantify how raw material prices and manufacturing decisions affect cell costs. His models underpin the Battery Cost Index — a monthly publication bringing transparency to cell costs.
With a unique combination of hands-on battery engineering, supply chain insight, and commercial acumen, Dr. Krishna delivers a data-driven, personalised approach to solving complex battery challenges for UnityVolt Solutions’ clients.
Rupa Kasturi Palanisamy PhD
Academic Affiliate
Dr. Rupa Kasturi Palanisamy is an Electrochemist and Materials Scientist with over a decade of experience developing advanced materials and electrochemical systems for sustainable energy storage and conversion. A university rank holder with a Ph.D. in Physics (2020), she has a strong academic foundation and extensive hands-on experience in electrode/electrocatalyst fabrication, nanomaterials synthesis, electrochemical analysis, and full-cell design for batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, and sensors.
Her research integrates biomass-derived carbons, MXenes, carbon nanofibers, quantum dots, and layered nanostructures into next-generation energy applications. She received advanced MXene synthesis training at the Layered Materials and Structures Lab (LMSL) at Indiana University- USA, one of the pioneering laboratories led by a founder of the MXene field and expanded her expertise through collaborative work at the University of Puerto Rico, focusing on electrospun nanofibers for energy devices. Recognised through the prestigious Irish Research Council Fellowship at Maynooth University, Rupa has published extensively and established international collaborations bridging Ireland and the United States. Driven by a passion for industrial development and clean energy innovation, she excels in scientific proposal writing, strategic collaboration, and data-driven materials design. Known for her precision, efficiency, and creativity, she is committed to translating fundamental research into scalable technologies that shape the future of sustainable energy systems.