News Archives - Powerswap https://powerswap.se/news/category/news/ Battery Swap Technology Wed, 07 Apr 2021 19:08:00 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.5 https://media.powerswap.se/2018/08/cropped-logo_green_square-32x32.png News Archives - Powerswap https://powerswap.se/news/category/news/ 32 32 Powerswap enters collaboration with RISE https://powerswap.se/news/powerswap-enters-collaboration-with-rise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=powerswap-enters-collaboration-with-rise Wed, 07 Apr 2021 19:07:57 +0000 https://powerswap.se/?p=2413 Powerswap enters collaboration with RISE to research the possibilities of battery swapping in the agriculture industry

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The agriculture industry is one of the largest industries in the world and employs millions of people worldwide. Agriculture is a vital and necessary part of our society. However, there are several problems associated with today’s agriculture. To meet the needs of our growing population, the agriculture industry needs to increase production and at the same time reduce environmental impact to reach the set climate goals. Part of this problem is related to agricultural machinery, which is largely powered by diesel and fossil fuels.

Electricity is a promising solution, but for agricultural machines, the big issue is the method of providing electricity. Another important factor is that the use of agricultural machines is often seasonal. During peak season, the machines must be used in long shifts to ensure productivity without any available time for charging. Further, since many agricultural machines are very big, they would require large batteries which are expensive and heavy.

Powerswap has entered a collaboration with RISE Agriculture & Food to research the possibilities of integrating battery swapping in agricultural machines, in order to create a sustainable and electric solution. The goal is to make it possible to introduce agricultural electric machines, since high costs and long charging times restrict this industry from adopting greener solutions today.

Powerswap’s battery swap system creates a sustainable solution for agriculture machines as discharged batteries can be replaced with fully charged ones in 3 minutes. This enables the machines to carry smaller batteries which reduces cost and weight, without having to set aside time for charging. Further, as the industry is highly dependent on the season, batteries can be rented during high peak seasons which reduces operating costs.

For more information contact the Powerswap at [email protected].

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Germany requires all gas stations to offer EV charging https://powerswap.se/news/germany-requires-all-gas-stations-to-offer-ev-charging/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=germany-requires-all-gas-stations-to-offer-ev-charging Fri, 12 Jun 2020 14:10:00 +0000 http://powerswap.se/?p=1845 Germany is pushing the boundaries of the electric mobility market forward. As part of Germany’s new increased electric-vehicle incentive package, the country will require all gas stations to offer EV charging. Will battery swapping incentives come next? Click the picture below to learn more.

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Germany is pushing the boundaries of the electric mobility market forward. As part of Germany’s new increased electric-vehicle incentive package, the country will require all gas stations to offer EV charging.

Will battery swapping incentives come next?

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China supports battery swapping https://powerswap.se/news/china-supports-battery-swapping/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=china-supports-battery-swapping Thu, 04 Jun 2020 16:15:00 +0000 http://powerswap.se/?p=1841 In June, 2020, the Chinese minister of MIIT (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology) Mr. Wei Miao said, during the Annual National Congress, that the government supports battery swapping. Will EU be next to follow in these steps?

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In June, 2020, the Chinese minister of MIIT (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology) Mr. Wei Miao said, during the Annual National Congress, that the government supports battery swapping. Will EU be next to follow in these steps?

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Power Swap unveils new battery storage unit https://powerswap.se/news/power-swap-unveils-new-battery-storage-unit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=power-swap-unveils-new-battery-storage-unit Tue, 26 May 2020 11:55:12 +0000 http://powerswap.se/?p=1831 The Power Swap team is hard at work, pushing the technological boundaries of the EV infrastructure forward. Now, we have developed a new battery storage which we aim to include in our upcoming pilot installation in Stockholm. We are planning to initiate the pilot project in the upcoming year, determined to demonstrate the indisputable benefits […]

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The Power Swap team is hard at work, pushing the technological boundaries of the EV infrastructure forward. Now, we have developed a new battery storage which we aim to include in our upcoming pilot installation in Stockholm.

We are planning to initiate the pilot project in the upcoming year, determined to demonstrate the indisputable benefits that battery swapping generates. The aim is to shed light on the technology’s efficiency, its environmental importance as well as its simple nature. We want to make battery swapping the advantageous, green and obvious choice for all.

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“Skip charging poles – swap the battery instead” https://powerswap.se/news/skip-charging-poles-swap-the-battery-instead/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skip-charging-poles-swap-the-battery-instead Mon, 24 Feb 2020 10:21:00 +0000 http://powerswap.se/?p=1734 NyTeknik has published a debate article from Power Swap.

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DEBATT. Med ett system där elbilens batteri snabbt byts ut till ett fulladdat botas räckviddsångesten och elbilsutvecklingen kan ta fart. Dessutom kan batterierna laddas på ett optimalt sätt och med mindre belastning på elnätet, enligt Christian Corfitsen, Power Swap.

Överallt i media framförs rubriker som ”Elbilarna tar över”, ”Otroliga satsningar på laddstolpar” eller ”Tesla utvecklar eldriven rymdfarkost som räddar världen”. Det är desperata försök att bygga tillit till elbilens förmåga att bära oss in i en hållbar framtid. Men så enkelt är det inte – infrastrukturen styr oss till att välja fossildrivna fordon.

Elbilar och laddstolpslösningar marknadsförs som lösningar på världens klimatproblem – men att enbart belysa nya försäljningssiffror och relativa försäljningsökningar för elbilar, är missvisande. Efter tio års satsningar på elbilspremier och utveckling utgörs endast cirka 0,6 procent av Sveriges bilflotta av renodlade elbilar.

Brist på laddning

Det skrivs oftast om relativa försäljningsökningar där man inkluderar laddhybrider som utgör den största andelen i kategorin elbilar. Samtidigt sätts det extremt ambitiösa mål, EU-kommissionens Joint Research Centre prognostiserar optimistiskt att 15 procent av alla bilar i EU kommer utgöras av elbilar år 2030. Men den begränsade infrastrukturen gör att målen är ouppnåeliga.

Elbilen har många hinder att överkomma innan en storskalig implementering kan realiseras. Elbilen är betydligt dyrare, tar orimligt lång tid att ladda (1–24 timmar), är blockerad från användning under laddning, medför räckviddsångest och saknar tillräcklig laddinfrastruktur.

För att uppmuntra köp av elbil har statliga elbilspremier utfärdats som incitament. Men enligt en ny rapport från Riksrevisionen är statliga satsningar på miljöbilar både dyra och ineffektiva i kampen för att minska koldioxidutsläpp. Så länge problemen med elbilar kvarstår kommer en betydande majoritet att fortsätta välja fossilbilen.

Extrema belastningar

Så vad görs egentligen för att kringgå denna problematik? Biltillverkare bygger elbilar med allt större batterier samtidigt som de utvecklar teknik för att ladda dessa allt snabbare. Det är visserligen ett steg framåt, men snabbladdning skapar extrema belastningar på elnätet och det skulle krävas en gigantisk utbyggnad av elinfrastrukturen för att tillgodose en stor elbilsflotta med tillräcklig energi och effekt. Det skulle vara förenat med stora kostnader och är enormt tidskrävande.

En ny lösning – som inte bygger på att installera hundratusentals laddstolpar – krävs. En lösning som inte skapar extrema belastningar på elnätet, men som utnyttjar elbilens fulla potential.

Automatiskt batteribyte är en sådan lösning. Istället för att vänta på, och planera för, att batteriet ska laddas byts det istället ut mot ett fulladdat batteri på några minuter, medan det urladdade batteriet laddas harmoniskt i ett externt batterilager. Detta gör att man kan ”tanka” en elbil på liknande sätt som man tankar en fossilbil. Det är snabbare och billigare, skapar mindre belastning på elnätet, eliminerar räckviddsångest, kan integreras med förnybara energikällor samt möjliggör en mer hållbar och effektiv infrastruktur som enkelt kan etableras på bensinstationer och offentliga parkeringsplatser. Därutöver kan batterilagret användas för elnätsbalansering samt för lagring av förnybar energi.

Fokus på fel lösning

Det är dags att vi slutar prata om laddstolpar som den ultimata lösningen, och att vi bryter ramarna för hur vi ser på elbilsladdning. Trots det faktum att elbilen är en relativt ny teknologi har vi redan fäst vårt fokus på en lösning som inte kan stödja den utveckling vi eftersträvar.

Vi måste bejaka fler innovationer och öppna för nya lösningar ifall vi ska kunna eliminera de kvarstående hinder som bromsar elbilens framfart. Det måste löna sig att välja eldrift.

Christian Corfitsen, marknadsansvarig, Power Swap

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Power Swap strengthens its IP protection https://powerswap.se/news/powerswap-strengthens-its-ip-protection/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=powerswap-strengthens-its-ip-protection https://powerswap.se/news/powerswap-strengthens-its-ip-protection/#respond Sun, 17 Nov 2019 16:04:21 +0000 http://powerswap.se/?p=1642 Power Swap has recently gotten approval for its third patent series covering its battery swap system in Japan, China and USA. They will be in force until 2034. A fourth patent series was filed in October mainly securing the modular battery packs. Power Swap has an extensive IP protection strategy and will continue to file […]

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Power Swap has recently gotten approval for its third patent series covering its battery swap system in Japan, China and USA. They will be in force until 2034. A fourth patent series was filed in October mainly securing the modular battery packs. Power Swap has an extensive IP protection strategy and will continue to file more patents to protect its unique position on the market.

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Power Swap receives Seal of Excellence from EU Commission https://powerswap.se/news/powerswap-receives-seal-of-excellence-from-eu-commission/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=powerswap-receives-seal-of-excellence-from-eu-commission https://powerswap.se/news/powerswap-receives-seal-of-excellence-from-eu-commission/#respond Fri, 05 Jul 2019 09:58:51 +0000 http://powerswap.se/?p=1171 Power Swap has received a Seal of Excellence from the European Commission following an evaluation by an international panel of independent experts. Power Swap was scored as a high-quality project in a highly competitive evaluation process.

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Power Swap has received a Seal of Excellence from the European Commission following an evaluation by an international panel of independent experts. Power Swap was scored as a high-quality project in a highly competitive evaluation process.

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Power Swap solar station concept https://powerswap.se/news/powerswap-solar-station-concept/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=powerswap-solar-station-concept Sun, 09 Jun 2019 20:00:01 +0000 http://powerswap.se/?p=1157 Powerswap + Solar energy = Disruptive

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The demand for electric energy is increasing all around the world and the challenges to provide the grids with enough power is becoming increasingly difficult. Even in developed first world countries, such as Sweden, the electric grids are reaching their limits. It is simply not possible to install enough charging poles which are required to build an infrastructure for EVs, even when charging at relatively low kW rates (1-4 h charging time)! This is at a time when EVs only represent under 1 % [1] of the total number of cars. One can imagine the difficulties when this number increases.

In order to meet the needs for electric power for the EV revolution, a new green solution is needed which is not based on an infrastructure with thousands of high-power charging poles. By building an infrastructure based on Power Swap’s battery swap system the stress on the grid will be minimized allowing the swapped batteries to be charged at slower, more harmonious, rates. In addition, the Power Swap stations can use solar panels to charge the batteries with green solar energy!

One of the difficulties with EV charging using solar energy is the fact that the power generated by the solar panels is not constant over time. This means that the energy, most of the time, will have to be stored before transferred to the EVs. With Power Swap, the solar energy can be stored directly into the battery bank enabling a smooth transfer to the EV batteries.

For gas station owners this means a new source of income. The stations can be equipped with solar panels and sell solar energy to its EV customers. Studies suggest that this can be even more profitable than selling traditional fossil fuels such as gasoline or diesel.

This is a game changer!

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Vi Bilägare publishes article about Power Swap https://powerswap.se/news/car-magazine-vi-biliagare-publishes-article-about-powerswap/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=car-magazine-vi-biliagare-publishes-article-about-powerswap Tue, 07 May 2019 15:43:52 +0000 http://powerswap.se/?p=1139 The popular swedish car magazine "Vi Bilägare" has published an article about Powerswap in their latest issue (nr. 7 2019).

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Power Swap hires new Project Coordinator https://powerswap.se/news/powerswap-hires-new-project-coordinator/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=powerswap-hires-new-project-coordinator Fri, 22 Mar 2019 17:14:24 +0000 http://powerswap.se/?p=963 Powerswap AB expands its team and has hired Carl-Johan Mangelus as a new Project Coordinator.

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Carl-Johan has an extensive background in project development and coordination with experiences in real estate, military, and boat industry. Carl-Johan will provide the company with a strong profile and competence and will be working on multiple ongoing projects as well as upcoming new projects.

“It is very exciting to work with Power Swap and battery swap technology at a time when the development in EV infrastructure is moving extremely fast. I am determined to be a part of changing the industry making EV´s a practical and affordable alternative to combustion (fossil) driven cars. In my opinion, EV sales are not growing fast enough. Only 2 % of the cars sold in Sweden during 2018 were fully electric! By reducing the car manufacturers cost and risk taking out the battery from the price of the electric car it will probably be even cheaper to buy than a similar car with a petrol/diesel engine. The EV owner then has the freedom to lease the battery and thus making sure the owner always gets a fresh and fully charged battery when swapping. Power Swap´s goal is to have battery swapping stations at, or close to, most petrol stations along bigger roads and routes – giving the EV driver the same freedom in travel range as with a fossil powered car at a lower cost and without hazardous emissions. Power Swap is the future of e-mobility!”

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