What would be the noise level heard on the ground and does it propogate further to neighborhood? Is it assured in the whole life cycle? This might give rise to environmental considerations.

Hi Kevin, excellent question, thanks for asking. Qnetic is designed to minimize losses and vibrations. The accurately balanced rotor operates in a vacuum chamber suspended by contactless full magnetic levitation bearing. The stiffness of those bearings is very low therefore the forces transmitted from the rotor to the casing are limited. The casing is mounted on silent blocks that cut-off the transmission of high frequencies to the ground. The electrical system (generator/motor, converter) ab...

Does the array have requirement for specific location like must be close to a substation? Since wind and solar parks can be built on mountainous regions and you need go to 5~6 meters below the ground, the construction on complex and flat terrain will be very different scenario...

Hi Kevin, thanks for the question. Qnetic is a grid scale energy storage solution so it needs to connect to the grid [High Voltage or Medium Voltage] and have a to do so through a substation/transformer. If already existing, we can use the infrastructure of wind or solar farm. There is no real limitation on where Qnetic can be installed and it doesn’t have to be flat. We need to dig 7m below ground so for unfavorable location (Rocky soil) the economical coherency of the global project shall p...

Hello, some supercapacitors have efficiency 95-99%, you mentioned that your technology has around 85% efficiency. I get it that your version is more robust than other flywheel outfits, but what are the benefits of a flywheel storage technology in comparison to supercapacitors ...

Hello Vilem, supercapacitors are a great medium for energy storage, they have high efficiency and have very high specific power, it means they can release a lot of power in a very short time. Qnetic on the other side have very high specific energy that means it can release high volume of energy for much longer period. They are both complementary technologies, Supercapacitors work for very short duration (seconds to minutes) and Qnetic works for 4 to 12 hours. The discharge duration of the ene...

Hi, Great technology. Can you talk about the material used on your rotor - carbon fibre or otherwise? How long would you expect it to last? Additionally at what typical rotational speeds are you looking to run the rotor at? Seems like you're using magnetic bearings for the top...

Hello Samuela, thank you for you questions. The rotor is made of high strength and lightweight composite material. The detail of the material composition cannot be disclosed here. It is expected to last 20 years or 15000 cycles with 2 full loads per day. The rotor spins at 8000 RPM and is supported by magnetic cushions. The top bearing supports the system axially and radially while the bottom bearing supports the system only radially.

Do you have any patents and if so what is the patent and where was it granted. Thank you in advance.

Hello, We are currently writing the patents to be filed according to IPC. We plan to file the patents in US, Europe and China.

Qnetic Corporation Updates, Team, and Funding Progress | Wefunder, Home of the Community Round

TRACTION: $110m in signed customer LOIs

TEAM: Powerhouse of experts in tech, engineering & biz, united to transform energy systems

TECH: Fully functional 40%-scale prototype proving our technologies and design architecture

PATENTS: 3 applications filed to protect our core innovations

KINETIC: Chemistry-free technology, storing energy mechanically for long duration

MISSION: Revolutionize the way we store energy to power our planet.

MARKET: huge growth with storage demand doubling every 3 years

ALREADY FUNDED: Raised $2m, led by SOSV, the world’s #1 climate-tech VC

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