Prof. Barbaros’ Energy Storage Group Visited Energy Development Board (EDB) Singapore
Prof. Barbaros Oezyilmaz’s Energy Group visited Singapore’s EBD on May 3, 2024 to present updates on the OSTIN Grant for the use of supercapacitor in space.
Graphenelab and Australian-based supercapacitor maker Cap-XX discussed about collaboration opportunities. From left is Graphene Lab’s manager that oversees commercialization Carlo Orofeo, Cap-XX India’s Business Development Manager Mr. Subramanian Palanivelan, Cap-XX’s CEO Mr. Lars Stegmann, NUS Prof. Barbaros Ozyilmaz, and Philipp von Pein.
About Cap-XX:
CAP-XX is a world leader in the design and manufacture of thin, flat supercapacitors and energy management systems used in portable and small-scale electronic devices.
New Frontier Capital (NFC) CEO Mr. Shigeki Usuki (Center) together with Prof. Barbaros Ozyilmaz (5th from left) and Commercialization Manager Carlo Orofeo (2nd from left) discussed about commercialization opportunities.
About New Frontier Capital (NFC):
With the basic concept of “a new platform for creating the future globally”, NFC is working on “establishing a global investment fund” and “building a global innovation ecosystem”, and would like to create a new platform through the fund business together with global investors and global business companies.
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.