Graphene Ultracapacitors: The Key Enabling Technology For Sustainable Energy Saving In Transportation And Grid Applications (Energy Storage Innovations Europe 2017)

In the mid-90s, the first lithium-ion batteries sold for around USD3,000/kWh. 20 years later the price per kWh hovers as low as USD150 according to some reports, and demand for lithium is at an all-time high and projected to grow tenfold by 2020.

 

At the moment, graphene-based ultracapacitors are a niche market until significant performance increase and cost decrease are achieved. Skeleton Technologies is launching a new, curved graphene-based large ultracapacitor with a capacitance of 5000 farads. Where do the ultracapacitor performance and cost thresholds need to meet to achieve total market penetration?

Gert Miedema (Dutch) holds a M. Sc. in Electronic Engineering and a MBA. He has over 21 years' experience as a leader in successfully building technology companies by matching technology innovations globally with the right partners and strategic customers. Almost 15 years of his career were at Royal Philips where he was responsible for leading the global market introduction of Blu-ray Disc. Successively he has built up the single chip GPS business from scratch at NXP semiconductors and worked closely with the private equity owners to create the world market-leader in the mobile handset market.

 

In 2011 he joined a start-up company as a commercial leader and was responsible for building up the business of cloud connected fast charge solutions for electric vehicles towards global market leadership. During his career, he has also been an interim executive, helping technology companies creating value via sustainable IoT solutions.

 

He is currently Head of Sales with Skeleton Technologies, responsible for the global sales and sales organization. His passion is to facilitate the identification and development of technology solutions and deployment in relevant applications which have a concrete positive sustainable impact like cleaner air.

Skeleton Technologies is Europe's leading manufacturer of ultracapacitors. We deliver high power, high energy, reliable and long-life storage solutions across industry. Through the use of patented nanoporous carbide-derived carbon, or 'curved graphene', we have achieved global breakthroughs in ultracapacitor performance.

 

Our ultracapacitors deliver twice the energy density and 9 times the power density offered by other manufacturers. Our SkelCap series was launched in 2012 and has gained considerable interest in the motorsport, automotive and aerospace sectors, among others. Our current customer base includes global engineering companies, the European Space Agency and several Tier 1 automotive manufacturers.