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Overview
ADVANCED LITHIUM POLYMER BATTERY
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AGES
has partnered with one of the world’s first solid-structure lithium
battery companies. Individual cells have no liquid or gel
electrolyte and, as a result of the integration of the electrodes, the
cell impedance is reduced by a factor of 10 over competing technologies.
This reduced impedance enables discharge rates two to three times faster
than has previously been possible, which in turn, for example, will now
enable distributed energy storage in high power density environments
like data centers finally to become feasible.
These batteries have been evaluated by a number of Fortune 100 companies
which have confirmed their performance characteristics. AGES has
been working extensively with several of these companies and has created
a unique, AGES-branded Battery Back-Up (BBU) solution, which is a
combination of this battery technology, other AGES-sourced technologies,
and a proprietary Battery Management System (BMS) developed by AGES
Labs.
ENERGY STORAGE
SYSTEMS “ESS”
– AGES partner has developed
proprietary technology to create a utility-scale Lithium Polymer based
Energy Storage System (utilizing managed battery arrays) ranging from
1kWh to 1mWh. One of the single greatest impediments to the
adoption of alternative energy technologies has been the inability to
store large amounts of electrical energy for release during times of
peak demand.
The company has completed the design and development stage and the first
large (1mWh) system has been grid-connected and is currently operating
for a major utility customer in the U.S. In addition to
applications for fixed installations, this breakthrough technology
combines large scale storage with mobility. In areas of the world
without uniform utility grid availability, units can be easily trucked
from areas of supply to areas of demand. Additionally, areas with
mature grid presence are now able to build alternative energy plants
that are in off grid locations. This allows for lower cost
development of the plants and, given the mobile nature of the ESS,
energy can be transported and sold, thereby, substantially decreasing
the cost of generating the energy.
FIXED AND FLEXIBLE SOLAR
TECHNOLOGY
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AGES
engaged with a unique provider of low cost flexible solar panel
technology. The unique production process developed by this
company has resulted in the most electrically efficient, commercially
viable flexible solar panels yet demonstrated. These products are
exciting as they contain no glass, but rather a moisture resistant
polymer barrier that results in a lightweight, flexible, impact and hail
resistant energy collector. AGES is using this technology in
several proprietary products; other companies and developers are
designing other products incorporating these flexible photovoltaic
technologies into fabrics, thus facilitating integration of solar panels
into awnings, tents, and canvas products.
WATER PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY –
AGES has partnered with an innovative technology with
capabilities of purifying high flow rates of water using
“Electro-precipitation”. A truck-mounted, portable process applies
an electric current through a reaction chamber that is specially
configured to remove specific contaminants such as acids, organics and
organic particulates, metals, metal salts, bacteria and radioisotopes.
The technology is already being utilized at several North American
mining sites.
AGES has an exclusive license with this company to arrange for the
manufacture, sales and distribution.
SUSTAINABLE
FISHING TECHNOLOGY –
This unique technology
materially enhances the sustainability of the world’s commercial
fisheries, and enhances the effectiveness and profitability of trawling
fleets. Utilizing sensitive cameras, low-power LED lights and
soon, AGES revolutionary battery technology, the system withstands the
temperature and pressure extremes of deep-sea trawling and allows an
operator to visualize and identify what is entering their net. The
video transmitted to the trawler from up to 5000 feet deep is analyzed
by proprietary pattern recognition software to alert the operator that
an unwanted catch is below.
A future enhancement to this technology will include a “Dynamic
Excluder” which will give a commercial fisherman the ability to
automatically sort their catch from above (i.e. removing endangered
species or under-aged fish). With a global average of 25% of all
catches being undesirable or prohibited species and an estimated 80% of
the world’s fisheries being over-fished, this technology is under active
evaluation by International Fisheries Regulators worldwide. AGES
has been involved with this technology since early stages and is a
minority owner in the company.
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