Skeleton Technologies

Skeleton Technologies is a developer and manufacturer of high energy and power density ultracapacitors. The company provides green and cost-effective energy storage solutions for the automotive, transportation, industrial and renewable energy markets.

Skeleton Technologies’ SkelCap line of ultracapacitors are based on patented technologies of ultracapacitor design and advanced nanostructured carbon allowing for higher energy and power density than competitors. The company has devised a process that uses silicon carbide to make what they call "curved graphene".

Skeleton is reportedly working on increasing the manufacturing capacity for the Grossröhrsdorf production facility from half a million to about 1,000,000 supercapacitors per year in 2020. In terms of footprint, the current 3,500 square meters will be double to about 7,000 square meters by 2020.

Following the scale-up, the plan is to implement the next generation cell design, optimized for automated production and cell assembly. Further automation enables scaling up production capacity to 4,000,000 cells in the first phase, and ultimately to 10,000,000 supercapacitors to meet demand from automotive, grid, and transportation.

In 2020 Skeleton Technologies raised €41.3 million ($48.5 million) in Series D financing round, bringing its total capital raised to over $109 million.

In September 2020 it was reported that Skeleton Technologies is developing a graphene-enhanced “SuperBattery”, and that company signed a €1 billion letter of intent with a leading automotive manufacturer to bring the technology to market, most likely in 2023.

In August 2015, Skeleton entered the commercial truck fleet market when it launched a graphene-based device that helps truck drivers start their engines after long periods of inactivity or in cold weather. In July 2016, Skeleton Technologies announced that it will join French firm Flying Whales’ programme to build a 60-ton Large Capacity Airship, or LCA60T, for the global transport market. In 2020 Skeleton signed a large-scale contract with Medcom to deploy its supercapacitors for Warsaw's Tram network.

In 2019 Skeleton Technologies stated its plan to invest €25 million in its plant located in the German state of Saxony. With this investment, Skeleton aims to expand its research and development as well as scale its production.

Company Address

Gewerbepark Humboldtstraße Preuschwitzer Str. 20
02625 Bautzen
Germany

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