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THE BATTERYPROBLEMFACING GREEN POWER...Like you, we’re worried about Climate Change. Like you also, we want to do something about it, before it’s too late. That’s why as a team of concerned engineers, we’ve come-up with the World’s cleanest industrial battery. It also happens to be the World’s best performing.
Today, there are hundreds
of billions of batteries in
the World. We’re all used to
those batteries that power
our watches, phones, and
laptops − some that we can
recharge, others that we
have to throw away. Most
of those are Lithium Ion or
Nickel Hydrate types.
But about a third of the
global battery market is
of the Lead based varieties,
primarily Lead Acid and
Lead Gel batteries - your
heavy duty types. We use
them in our cars, but
they’re also used in all
sorts of industrial and com-
mercial applications that
we depend on. Hospitals,
offices, computer server
farms, telecomunication
providers and power
stations, to name but
a few − they all rely on
industrial lead based bat-
teries for their back-up and
sometimes operating power.
However, there are two big
problems with conventional
Lead based batteries. For
one thing, they aren’t very
good for the environment
or the people who handle
them. Although these bat-
teries are 95% recyclable,
the processing can still be
pretty toxic. For instance,
in the developing World,
it’s estimated that 12 mil-
lion people are affected
today by lead contamina-
tion from less stringently
controlled manufacturing
and recycling processes.
The other problem is that
Lead Acid/Gel batteries
don’t perform that well.
After a couple of years or
so of use, they need to be
replaced. They also can’t
hold as much energy or be
recharged as many times
as some alternative battery
types. All the renewable
energy generation systems
that are emerging today
may all produce clean power,
but if it can’t be stored well,
then all that hard work is
wasted. Batteries are the
bottle-neck for the clean
energy systems that might
help avoid the looming
Climate Change disaster.
But, Lead Acid/Gel batteries
are cheap and in abun-
dance. So, everyone keeps
using them.
TEMPERATURE -18°C - +45°C -18°C - +50°C -20°C - +65°C
LEAD ACID LEAD GEL LITHIUM
USAGE LIFE 2-3 years 3-4 years 5-6 years
TRANSPORT SAFETY poor average very poor
poor poor average
HANDLING SAFETY average good average
80% DISCHARGE CYCLE 350 400 1000
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT harmful harmful friendlier
HIGH CURRENT DISCHARGE ABILITY
PERFORMANCE average average good
RECYCLABILITY good good poor
SIZE average average average small
COST
COST PER CYCLE
lowest
average
low
average
low - med
high
Best Performer
5-6x higher than gel
7 - 12 years
friendly
very good
very good
1400
LEAD CRYSTAL®
-40°C - +65°C
low
very good
very good
very good
LEAD CRYSTAL®
BATTERIES
OUR SOLUTION
The science part : Lead Crystal® technology consists of a number of special and unique features including a patented micro porous high absorbent mat, extra-thick plates cast from a high-purity lead calcium selenium alloy, and a non-corrosive SiO2 based electrolyte solution. During the initial charging the electrolyte solidifies and forms a non-toxic white crystalline powder. This even-tually results in a safe, fluid-less, high performance and environmentally friendly battery.
The patented Lead Crystal®
technology means that
there’s now an alternative
to conventional Lead Acid
and Lead Gel batteries,
which is softer on the envi-
ronment and people, offers
far greater performance.
It's also still affordable and
actually more economical
over the long term.
Only one plant in the World
is capable of producing the
Lead Crystal® batteries.
We’re busy developing
another and our own state-
of-the-art recycling facilities
too. While conventional
Lead based batteries are
typically only 95% recyclable,
we’ve now pushed that
up to about 99%. Also,
there’s no toxic fluid inside
our batteries, so no risk of
spillage or health hazards.
What’s more, Lead Crys-
tal® batteries last up to
four times longer than the
conventional Lead Acid type,
which means far fewer
batteries produced globally
and so a lot less pollution.
On the performance side,
Lead Crystal® batteries
outperform! They can be
used more often, they
can be stored longer, they
recharge faster and they’re
more rugged than any
other battery technology.
We had quite a bit of fun
testing the ruggedness,
especially. We threw
them out of planes (with
a parachute of course),
shot holes through them
and even chain-sawed
them. They still worked
fine, every time. (Don't try
this at home, we’re battery
professionals!)
The Lead Crystal® batteries
have been out of our labs
for just a few years now,
but they’ve already got the
other guys worried. The
batteries have been suc-
cessfully deployed in a wide
range of applications - from
electric buses (as show-
cased at World Expo 2010
in Shanghai), to renewable
energy farms and telecom
stations, to DIY solar kits
for poor rural communities,
who don’t have access to
regular on-grid electricity.
Of course, we’d like Lead
Crystal® batteries to be
used in as many places
as possible. One day soon,
we’d even like you to find
them in your car, which
would then sound more like
a ‘‘ZiiiP‘‘, than a ‘‘BRooooM‘‘.
THEBEAUTY OFLEADCRYSTAL®
R E C Y C L A B L E Up to circa 99% - and far fewer batteries need be
produced/used.
G R E E N E R No dangerous acid mist or harmful gas emissions. Non-
corrosive. Significantly less pollution. In-line with growing international
standards on environmental protection - ISO 14001 certified.
S A F E R No toxic fluid. No hazardous emissions. No risk of explosion.
E A S Y T R A N S P O R T Classified as non-hazardous for transportation.
The only battery allowed for air-freight as normal goods.
G U A R A N T E E D Q U A L I T Y Each battery comes with a standard
3 year factory guarantee - ISO 9001 certified.
B E T T E R U S A G E P E R F O R M A N C E Charges 20% - 40% faster than
conventional alternatives. Excellent high current discharge ability.
F U L L R E C O V E R Y Can be 100% discharged and then restored to full
rated capacity daily, with no risk to battery life (we have proof).
L O N G B A T T E R Y L I F E Service life of 18-20 years at 25°C.
Up to 3,100 charge/discharge cycles.
L O N G S H E L F L I F E Can be stored for 2 years with no additional
charging. Simplifies Logistics.
E X T R E M E T E M P E R A T U R E R E S I S T A N C E Operates at tempera-
tures from -40°C to + 65°C.
UNINTERRUPTIBLE
UPS
TRAIN LIGHTINGSYSTEM
SOMEUSES
POWER SUPPLY
SOLARPOWER POWER STATION
BACK-UP
HOME SOLAR SYSTEM
WINDPOWER
MINING PLANTBACK-UP & LIGHTSYSTEM
E-BIKEFROM
TO
ELECTRICVEHICLES
E-BUS
TELECOMMUNICATION MOBILE SWITCHING CENTERS & REPEATER TOWER BACK-UP SYSTEMS
START-STOPAUTOMATIVEThe new type of car system, which shuts down most of the energy consump-tion when the car is idle such as at traffic lights. Expected to become the norm for all cars in the next decade.
We’re an international team
of engineers (and a few guys
that tend to wear suits too),
with a lot of passion and
lots of vision. We want to do
something to help change
the World-people and planet.
The Lead Crystal® tech-
nology was developed
in collaboration with our
research and manufac-
turing partner in Asia, who
currently operates the only
facility in the World capable
and licensed to produce
the batteries. They do so
in close cooperation with
us and under our exacting
supervision and quality
control (we take no credit
for the great food at the
canteen though).
SO,WHO ARE WE?
Lead Crystal® batteries are
just one of the innovations
that has been keeping us
busy - we’ve got a whole
range of other innovations
on the workbench, such
as solutions to bring
affordable power to poor
communities. But one
thing at a time...starting
with how to revolutionize
the multi-billion dollar bat-
tery industry, and help the
World at the same time.
As we said, we have a lot
of vision. And we feel it’s
time to put it into action.
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