1000F Graphene Supercaps aim to Obsolete Large-format Li-ions

Sunvault Energy, Inc. (SVLT) was recently at the Wall Street Conference in Miami Florida where CEO Gary Monaghan and Sunvault Director Governor Bill Richardson addressed the audience on recent company developments. Sunvault presented a 1000 Farad graphene supercapacitor, claimed to be the largest graphene supercapacitor developed to date and a technology that Sunvault claims will in short order compete with, if not potentially replace the lithium battery in the future. The 1000F graphene supercapacitor was created through one of Sunvault's Joint Venture Companies', Supervault Energy, a 50/50 JV between Sunvault Energy and Nanotech Energy Inc.

SuperVault Energy Inc. has signed a license and development agreement to use certain UCLA developed patented graphene technology for use in the area of electricity storage such as battery alternatives. The Sunvault Energy solar technology chipset allows for the generation, transfer and storage of energy within the same unit. The UCLA created patented process is useable in the manufacturing of a supercapacitor that is a bolt on technology for Sunvault’s technology, as well as anywhere batteries of any type are used. The combination of these two technologies gives SuperVault the ability to create, transfer and store large amounts of energy within the same unit.

At the conference CEO Gary Monaghan was quoted as follows: "Currently the cost to manufacture a lithium battery is about $500 (USD) per/ kWh. Tesla recently announced a Super Factory to be built in Nevada, with a promise to get the price of lithium batteries down to $150 USD per kWh by 2020, our current cost estimated for this type of graphene base supercapacitor is about $100 per kWh today and we feel confident we should be able to cut this pricing in half by the end of 2015"

"Graphene based Supercapacitors are carbon based, and form no toxicity threat to the environment, unlike the lithium battery" stated Gary Monaghan. There is ample supply of graphene or elements to make graphene, while Lithium supplies are dwindling" he continued.

Also at the conference Sunvault displayed the ability to 3D print device parts, which can significantly reduce manufacturing costs. The ability to wire these devices together results in a unit that would be approximately the size of a computer tower that would be able to store enough energy to power a home. This would work in conjunction with Sunvault's planned stand up solar appliance for power generation that would be slightly larger than an air conditioning unit, and could supply the much publicized, "home off the grid" potential of the future, announced recently by others.

Sunvault believes its Solar appliance device plans far surpasses the "roof full of solar panel approach" for ease of entry and removes the barrier to entry that potentially resides in most consumers' minds; because of the construction project approach they currently face for deployed solar.

The ability to fast charge devices with pseudo/supercapacitor units versus a slower energy release of lithium Ion batteries will impact the smart phone, electric car, power grid stabilization and home off the grid markets. For example, a smart phone that will be charged in under a minute and an electric car can both be powered by the graphene pseudo/supercapacitor that can fast charge more rapidly than any battery and effectively last a life time, will significantly change the landscape of the future. In every decade there is some breakthrough technology that will significantly impact the world and its future, "this decade that breakthrough is graphene and all of its potential uses,” commented Monaghan.

Sunvault is looking at other joint venture opportunities for the deployment of Graphene base heating and power storage systems, and has started to look for areas to set up manufacturing for products that are ready to go to market.