Around eight months after French transport tech developer Adgero and US firm Skeleton Technologies first joined to test ultracapacitors in road freight vehicles, the two have announced a distribution deal.
Under the €3.5 million ($3.94 million) agreement, Adgero will source SkelMod 160V modules exclusively for its hybrid Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS) for road freight.
The deal signals another market application for the technology, which harnesses regenerative power to charge the ultracapacitor which then provides acceleration power via a control unit in the tractor.
The Adgero Hybrid System consists of an electrically-driven axle in the trailer to store the kinetic energy.
The KERS system will be road tested next month by a UK transport company ahead of Adgero’s expected series production this year.
Last August BBB reported how the two company’s planned to road test the system at the beginning of 2016, with plans to ramp up production to 8,000–10,000 units annually by 2020. More here:
The agreement covers the SkelMod 50F 160V ultracapacitor product developed for the KERS road transport application with Adgero buying €3.5m of the SkelMod units in 2016 and 2017.
President of Adgero SAS, Mack Murray, said: “The highly competitive nature of the road freight industry means improving efficiency is of the highest concern for transport operators.
“Securing supply of Skeleton Technologies’ graphene ultracapacitors ensures Adgero’s ability to bring KERS to the market with the confidence.”
