The Allplane Podcast #137: the state of the aerospace battery industry, with Gerard Torres (Bold)

Mar 14

Written By Miquel

The future of electric aviation depends on progress being made in the battery technology front.

This is a topic we like to cover with certain regularity here on this podcast, since things are moving forward…but, are they moving fast enough?

No one better to ask this question to than those that are working every day at the cutting edge of this industry.

Gerard Torres is the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Bold, a young battery development firm which is working with some of the industry’s biggest names in aerospace, defense and automotive.

This conversation with Gerard provides some insights into the current state of the aerospace battery industry and which are the most promising chemistries that some of the leading players are paying attention to.

Also, what sort of challenges remain? How does the time-frame for further aerospace battery development looks like?

We are going to try to answer to all these questions in our conversation with Gerard and we are also going to talk about the story of Bold and how it grew out of the founder’s apartment into a global player which is currently building its presence in the United States and other parts of the world.

So, tune in to listen about the latest in the aerospace battery scene!

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Things we talk about in this episode

Gerard’s background as a Formula One engineer before moving onto aerospace batteries, as well
The story of Bold and how it was started at the founder’s apartment
Bold’s work in aerospace and which markets it operates in
Where the industry is at the moment (March 2026) when it comes to battery development for aerospace
Pros and cons of different chemistries for aerospace batteries
Why are solid state batteries so promising
Expectations for the next few years when it comes to battery development and energy density increases
Next milestones for Bold