Superdielectrics launches next generation Faraday 2 battery
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Superdielectrics launches next generation Faraday 2 battery
The Cambridge-based energy storage technology company, Superdielectrics, has announced the launch of its next generation aqueous polymer battery, the Faraday 2.
This launch marks a major milestone in the company’ s mission to revolutionise energy storage with a safer, more sustainable, and costeffective alternative to traditional lithium-ion batteries. The Faraday 2 builds on the success of the Faraday 1 prototype, being a major step towards the offering of a fridgesized residential energy storage unit capable of reducing household electricity bills by 85 % or more.
Developed from advances in contact lens polymers, Superdielectrics’ internationally patented technology uses abundant, non-toxic materials and contains no critical or rare earth metals. With a full charge time of just 30 minutes, significantly faster than a traditional battery, the Faraday 2 is designed to store surplus renewable energy efficiently, enabling flexible tariffs and greater energy independence for homes. This innovation addresses the growing need for scalable energy storage across Europe’ s rapidly expanding renewable energy sector, and also offers a transformative solution to lower electricity costs, enhancing energy security.
Key advantages of the Faraday 2 include:
• Safe: Unlike lithium-ion batteries, approximately 50 % of the technology is water-based, eliminating the risk of thermal runaway which is a fire-safety hazard
• Low cost: The technology does not rely on critical metals making its materials cheaper than lithiumion batteries with securer supply chains
• Sustainability: Built with readily available, materials that are easily recyclable
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