Summary:
Slovak based company is active in the field of renewable energy and innovative energy storage solutions. Company technologies are focused on renewable energy sources and based on the same principle - the axle-less rotor floating and rotating on the water surface. The company is interested in commercial agreement with technical assistance, technical cooperation assistance or financial agreement.
Description:
A Slovak innovative startup has developed an energy storage solution wich allows the improvement of energy efficiency with proprietary and patented technology - Energy Storage / Grid balancer (ES), Wave Energy Converter (WEC), Wind turbine (WT), Water/river/tidal turbine (RT). All technologies can serve as a stand alone or they can create so called comprehensive solution that is able to produce, store and balance energy avoiding the threats of black outs and energy grid damages.
Energy Storage / Grid balancer:
Company used axleless principle of flywheel, where compared to conventional flywheels is replaced the axle magnetic bearings and using only water surface as a bearing.
Wave Energy Converter (WEC)
The principle of the WEC is that the company also used rotation for producing the electricity. Energy is collected from bigger area than other current technologies operating only in one point (Buoys) or in one line (Pelamis).
Wind Turbines (same for Water Stream/Tidal Turbines)
The principle of Wind turbine is also based on rotor rotation floatable on water surface. The technology is extraordinary in the way that company replaced the pylon of turbines, that becomes a burden for conventional producers.
Due to the axles principle, the technologies are scalable and company can produce or store energy in many MWh’s. Company is using only affordable water as a bearing for rotor rotation and in the storage, is used water also as a heavy mass for kinetic rotation instead of expensive carbon cylinder being used in conventional flywheels.
Development of these technologies is focused to support the transition towards a sustainable, stable, flexible and manageable energy system
Company is using no chemistry (compared to batteries), hazardous substances, reducing GHG and contribute to energy efficiency and security.
The technologies are scalable and applicable all around the world, focused on countries with energy consumption demand and investments to volatile renewables sources.
The company is looking for industrial partners and renewables producers interested in improving their energy efficiency.
The company is interested in commercial agreement with technical assistance, technical cooperation assistance or financial agreement.
Type (e.g. company, R&D institution…), field of industry and Role of Partner Sought:
The company is looking for partners with know-how, track record and expertises in the field of renewable energy focusing on Wind Turbines, River & Tidal Turbines, Energy Storage and Wave Energy Converter and optimalization.
The company is interested in various agreements with different kinds of partners:
Commercial agreements with technical assistance with technology integrators and engineering companies.
In the case of technical cooperation agreement - the aim of the cooperation is to develop the patented product further and subsequently commercialise the results.
The company is also looking for a financial agreement with third-party financers.
Stage of Development:
Prototype available for demonstration
Comments Regarding Stage of Development:
• Energy Storage (TRL 4) - tested in testing pools with diameter of 3 and 9 meters. Tested with more types of propulsion as well. ( company can get to higher TRL levels very quickly based on funding and financing of R&D.)
• Wave Energy Converter (TRL 5) - tested in pool with diameter of 3 m and company have achieved good results due to the self adjustable blades, that are also the matter of patent. Blades are designed to align themselfs to the ideal position to the waves, wind, water flow. Wave converter is harvesting energy from bigger circle area than conventional 1D buoys working on one point and 2D solutions working in a line (Pelamis).
• Wind turbine (TRL4) - tested in cooperation with Slovak University in certified aerodynamical tunnel. Currently, the company is developing and assembling the wind turbine on pool with diameter of 9m.
• Water/river/tidal turbine (TRL 8) - not tested yet, because it is based on the same principle as a wind turbine
IPR Status:
Granted patent or patent application essential,Exclusive Rights
Comments Regarding IPR Status:
Technology is already patented by SME. Patent was already approved in USA, China, Canada, Australia, Indonesia, South Korea and is pending in more than 60 countries.
External code:
TOSK20210406001