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部门。到2050年，全球汽车数量将翻一番，其中大部分增长将在非洲。由于缺乏足够的道路，加上日益严重的交通拥堵，摩托车的使用出现了激增。事实上，在西非销售的汽车中，超过50%是摩托车，而美国只有3%。与此同时，超过55%的人口无法使用电网。尼日利亚的发电机容量是国家电网容量的八倍。埃塞俄比亚人每年在发电机燃料上花费140亿美元，政府补贴燃料成本，这给国家带来了巨大的成本。联合国开发计划署表示，全球直接用于化石燃料补贴的金额是消除全球极端贫困所需年度金额的三倍。中国和印度电动汽车的技术进步使廉价电动摩托车呈爆炸式增长。非洲拥有地球上最丰富的可再生能源资源。然而，问题是电力分配，而不是发电。移动的电力公司设计并测试了一个能源分配生态系统，利用即用即付的智能电池租赁系统，为西非离网社区的贫困家庭和企业提供负担得起的清洁电力。其核心创新是使用电池进行具有成本效益的离网配电。移动的电力公司的电池在名为“MOPO Hubs”的太阳能充电站充电。MOPO电池直接从中心租用，或通过MOPO代理商使用我们的智能电池技术进行分销。我们的内置安全系统可防止MOPO电池的未经授权激活和未经授权充电。该项目将专注于推出移动的Power的新产品-MOPOMax电池，用于塞拉利昂和利比里亚的电动汽车电池更换和发电机更换市场：1.改善运输网络：MOPOMax电池将使用电池交换模式为电动摩托车提供动力，出租摩托车和电池。这种租赁模式使市场负担得起，比化石燃料替代品便宜。更换家用发电机：MOPOMax电池具有第二次使用寿命，将用于为家庭和微型企业提供冰箱、缝纫机或农业机械等电器的电力。