Demonstrating the commercial viability of Mobile Power's multi-purpose battery for e-mobility and generator replacement in West Africa

展示 Mobile Power 多用途电池在西非用于电动交通和发电机更换的商业可行性

• 批准号: 83000283
• 金额: $ 238.72万
• 依托单位: MOBILE POWER LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Innovation Loans
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=83000283
• 关键词: Demonstrating; commercial; viability; Mobile; Power

The African transport sector is the fastest growing in the world. Globally the number of vehicles will double by 2050 and the majority of this growth will be in Africa. The lack of adequate roads overwhelmed by growing traffic congestion has seen a boom in motorcycles. In fact, over 50% of vehicles sold in West Africa are motorcycles, compared to 3% in the US.At the same time, the electricity grid is not available for over 55% of the population. Generators in Nigeria have eight times the capacity of the national grid's capacity. Nigerians spend $14billion a year on fuel for generators and the government subsidises the cost of fuel at a huge cost to the state. The UNDP state that globally the amount spent directly on fossil fuel subsidies is three times the annual amount needed to eradicate global extreme poverty.Technical advances in electric vehicles in China and India have seen an explosion in cheap electric motorbikes. Africa has the richest renewable energy resources on the planet. However the issue is power distribution not generation. Innovative battery technology is needed to unlock an electric vehicle revolution in rural Africa.Mobile Power has designed and tested an energy distribution ecosystem that supplies affordable, clean power to poor households and enterprises in off-grid communities across West Africa using a pay-as-you-go smart battery rental system. The core innovation is the cost-effective distribution of electricity off-grid using batteries. Mobile Power's batteries are charged at solar charging stations called "MOPO Hubs". The MOPO Batteries are then rented directly from the Hub or distributed through MOPO Agents using our smart battery technology. Our inbuilt security system prevents unauthorised activation of MOPO batteries and unauthorised charging.This project will focus on launching Mobile Power's new product- the MOPOMax Battery to be used in the electric vehicle battery-swapping and generator replacement market in Sierra Leone and Liberia:1. IMPROVING TRANSPORT NETWORKS: The MOPOMax Batteries will power electric motorbikes using a battery swap model, renting out the motorbikes and batteries. This rental model makes it affordable to the market and cheaper than fossil-fuel alternatives.2. REPLACING HOUSEHOLD GENERATORS: The MOPOMax Batteries have a second life that will be used to provide electricity for households and micro-enterprises for appliances such as freezers, sewing machines or agricultural machinery.

非洲运输部门是世界上增长最快的行业。到2050年，全球车辆数量将翻一番，大部分增长将在非洲。由于不断增长的交通拥堵而缺乏足够的道路，因此摩托车蓬勃发展。实际上，在西非出售的车辆中，超过50％是摩托车，而在美国则为3％。同时，超过55％的人口不可用的电网可用。尼日利亚的发电机的能力是国家电网能力的八倍。尼日利亚人每年为发电机花费140亿美元，政府以巨大的成本对燃料进行补贴。开发计划署在全球范围内直接花费在化石燃料补贴上的金额是消除全球极端贫困所需的年数的三倍。非洲拥有地球上最丰富的可再生能源。但是，问题是电源分配而非生成。需要创新的电池技术来解锁非洲农村的电动汽车革命。MobilePower设计并测试了一个能源分配生态系统，该系统为西非的离网社区的贫困家庭和贫困家庭和企业提供负担得起的清洁能力，并使用付费您 - 智能电池租赁系统。核心创新是使用电池开发电网的具有成本效益的分配。移动电源的电池在称为“ Mopo Hubs”的太阳能充电站充电。然后使用我们的智能电池技术直接从集线器租用MOPO电池或通过MOPO代理分发。我们的内置安全系统可防止未经授权的MOPO电池激活和未经授权的充电。该项目将着重于推出移动电源的新产品 - 在塞拉利昂和利比里亚和利比里亚的电动汽车电池拆卸和生成器替换市场中使用的Mopomax电池：1。改善运输网络：Mopomax电池将使用电池交换型号为电动摩托车供电，租用摩托车和电池。这种租赁模式使其负担得起市场，并且比化石燃料替代品便宜2。替换家庭发电机：Mopomax电池的第二寿命将用于为家庭和微型企业提供电力，例如冰柜，缝纫机或农业机械等电器。