𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲?

The lightweight graphene nanofoam supercapacitor can help trigger a new generation of satellites. Earlier this year, the group was awarded a grant by the Office for Space Technology & Industry (OSTIn), Singapore’s national space office, for this work under the Space Technology Development Programme Grant to develop prototypes that can leverage from the material platform.
 
Small satellites used in satellite internet constellations, such as by SpaceX (Starlink), and Amazon (Project Kuiper), are currently volume-constrained due to the size of the battery pack and the need to carry a large number of sensors. The team plans to replace existing battery packs with a hybrid energy storage system, where an even smaller supercapacitor complements a far smaller battery pack. The new hybrid energy storage system can open up many other potential applications and power up Singapore’s emerging space industry.