Periodic Reporting for period 2 - SKLCarbonP2 (Project: Scale up of CDC production for inclusion in ultracapacitor to double the performance.)
Período documentado: 2017-04-01 hasta 2018-06-30
Ultracapacitors are playing an increasingly important role as efficient high power energy storage devices. UC market has shown 30% CAGR since 2009. Leading consultancy IDTechEx estimates that by 2021 the directly addressable segment of large format ultracapacitors (over 100F) is forecast to reach $4bn USD. The same research identifies low energy and power density, together with high costs, as the main factors inhibiting further market growth.
Skeleton Technologies (SKL) has developed a patented carbide derived carbon (CDC) ultracapacitor technology, which enables a four-fold increase in power density and twice the energy density and, approximately halves the cost/performance ratio. Contingent on the specific application, in most cases the economic impact of an ultracapacitor based energy solution returns its value more than ten-fold over its lifetime as monetary savings in energy consumption and reduces emissions accordingly.
The technological challenge of the project lies with scaling CDC production from TRL 6 by deploying large-scale fluidized bed reactors at a certified chemical manufacturing site to achieve TRL 8.
Skeleton Technologies (SKL) has developed a patented carbide derived carbon (CDC) ultracapacitor technology, which enables a four-fold increase in power density and twice the energy density and, approximately halves the cost/performance ratio. Contingent on the specific application, in most cases the economic impact of an ultracapacitor based energy solution returns its value more than ten-fold over its lifetime as monetary savings in energy consumption and reduces emissions accordingly.
The technological challenge of the project lies with scaling CDC production from TRL 6 by deploying large-scale fluidized bed reactors at a certified chemical manufacturing site to achieve TRL 8.
Project progress thus far has resulted in two patent applications, which both are confidential for the time being. The applications cover the research demonstrating that the necessary performance can be reached with low-cost raw-materials.
The CDC technology enables a four-fold increase in power density and twice the energy density and approximately halves the cost/performance ratio of ultracapacitors. This will enable the use of ultracapacitors in a wider range of applications for which the technology has thus far been either too bulky or too expensive. Such applications include such weight-sensitive applications as kinetic energy recovery (KERS) in passenger vehicles and aircraft applications. Higher cost efficiency is relevant for industrial applications and voltage regulation in electrical grids. Contingent on the specific application, in most cases the economic impact of an ultracapacitor based energy solution returns its value more than ten-fold over its lifetime as monetary savings in energy consumption and reduces emissions accordingly.