Last years FWG has worked and developed a carbon-based, pouch-style supercapacitor that can replace current technology used in a variety of applications such as powering regenerative vehicle braking and load levelling/peak shaving of energy supplies generated from renewable sources. In addition, testing of a prototype battery suitable for running an electric vehicle is underway. It is anticipated that a public demonstration will take place early in 2019.
The Company has designed and developed advanced conductive carbon materials with high surface area utilising biomass and waste materials converted into a three-dimensional graphene-strutted carbon network; UK patents are pending for both the chemistry and production process. A semi-automated pilot line to produce prototype supercapacitors and batteries using these materials has been installed at our Canterbury site and is set to begin operation by January 2019. The Company now wishes to raise sufficient investment to exploit the developed technology in the market.
FWG intends initially to focus on sales of supercapacitors for load levelling/peak shaving and energy storage within the following markets:
Although, the Company’s sales will be limited by manufacturing capacity, it is nevertheless interesting to look at projected target market growth.
FWG’s features
You can have a look at their claimings and their business plan here. Considering their claims right, this will be a game changer for the energy storage market.
The Company has designed and developed advanced conductive carbon materials with high surface area utilising biomass and waste materials converted into a three-dimensional graphene-strutted carbon network; UK patents are pending for both the chemistry and production process. A semi-automated pilot line to produce prototype supercapacitors and batteries using these materials has been installed at our Canterbury site and is set to begin operation by January 2019. The Company now wishes to raise sufficient investment to exploit the developed technology in the market.
FWG intends initially to focus on sales of supercapacitors for load levelling/peak shaving and energy storage within the following markets:
- Large renewable energy generators and grid supply networks
- Residential and business energy storage from micro-grid installations
- Energy storage device materials
Although, the Company’s sales will be limited by manufacturing capacity, it is nevertheless interesting to look at projected target market growth.
FWG’s features
- Low production costs leading to lowest price per Levelised Cost of Energy Storage (LcoES).
- Better value to customers in terms of efficiency, ROI and cost/benefit ratio
- Better energy density: Laboratory comparisons made between FWG’s supercapacitor and Samwha’s Green Cap 500F where both devices weighed 65g showed that FWG’s supercapacitor produced 2,000F for the same weight.
- Unique features including all-carbon construction
- Genuinely new chemistry and architecture
- Use of active material produced from biomass and waste materials with low waste stream, low-cost production and ease of disposal
You can have a look at their claimings and their business plan here. Considering their claims right, this will be a game changer for the energy storage market.
this looks like more tech-hyped vapourware
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DeleteI will have to wait , to early. Good luck.
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