Skeleton Technologies and Siemens have agreed on a far-reaching technology partnership for the development, planning and implementation of a fully automated, digital manufacturing technology for the production of supercapacitors in Germany.
The production line is to be used in a new Skeleton factory in Markranstädt, Leipzig, Germany and will help to reduce production costs by around 90 percent within the five-year project.
Skeleton Technologies and Siemens partnership
Siemens supports this with its comprehensive Digital Enterprise portfolio
The collaboration between Skeleton Technologies and Siemens aims to achieve the digitization of Skeleton’s entire value chain – from supercapacitor cell design to production and services – and expand to the production of next-generation supercapacitors.
Siemens supports this with its comprehensive Digital Enterprise portfolio, as well as domain know-how in the area of industrial battery cell production. Furthermore, it is planned to further expand the business relations between the two companies.
Skeleton’s supercapacitors used in varied applications
Skeleton’s supercapacitors are used in automotive, transport, grid and industrial applications, and allow for reduction in CO2 emissions and save energy.
With the use of patented ‘curved graphene’ material, Skeleton Technologies’ supercapacitors offer the highest power density on the market, almost instant charging and discharging, high reliability, and very long lifetimes. They contribute to improving power quality and protecting equipment and infrastructure by lowering the power fluctuation, and to powering electrification.
Supercapacitors help reduce emissions in power generation
“Supercapacitors are a key element in dramatically reducing emissions in the power generation, transportation and industrial sectors,” explained Taavi Madiberk, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co-Founder of Skeleton Technologies.
The new factory will have forty times more output than Skeleton Technologies’ current production site
The new factory for the next generation of supercapacitor cells in Markranstädt is scheduled to start production in 2024 and produce up to twelve million cells a year. It will be built in two phases, with the second one to be completed in 2025.
The new factory will have forty times more output than Skeleton Technologies’ current production site in Großröhrsdorf, Germany and 240 jobs are expected to be created.
Holistic automation and digitalization portfolio
Guido Feind, the Head of Siemens Digital Industries Germany, said “With our holistic automation and digitalization portfolio, we can use the appropriate tools and our industrial know-how together with Skeleton, from greenfield planning to factory simulation and optimized high-end production, to realize a highly efficient, fully automated production line that is unique in the world.”
Dr. Linus Froböse, the Chief Operating Officer of Skeleton Technologies, said “Skeleton already has a strong business relationship with Siemens, but thanks to this partnership, we will now also benefit from their world-class expertise in electrification, automation and digitalization to expand our manufacturing.”
Most modern supercapacitor factory in Europe
Dr. Linus Froböse adds, “This ramp-up will allow us to meet market demand for our next-generation products and make our new factory the largest and most modern supercapacitor factory in Europe.”
Taavi Madiberk, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co-Founder of Skeleton Technologies adds, “With our supercapacitors, with the highest power density in the industry, we see great potential for further cooperation with Siemens, especially in the areas of mobility, grid stability and heavy-duty applications. Siemens already uses Skeleton Ultracaps for their high-power energy storage.”
Technology and innovation Key to achieving climate goals
Taavi Madiberk adds, “Skeleton and Siemens both believe that the global economy is undergoing structural changes in some of the largest CO2 emission sources, such as power generation, transport and industry. Supercapacitors are a key element in drastically reducing emissions in these sectors. In the field of energy storage and saving, technology and innovation play a crucial role in enabling the global economy to achieve climate goals.”