Battery application in harbour environment
Background
The Saft Group is a world leader in the research and development and manufacture of high-tech batteries for industrial, communications, space and defence applications. The group has over 4,500 employees at 14 factories and a turnover of approximately SEK 8 billion in 2020. Oskarshamn is one of the largest factories and is the global technical centre for the Industrial Battery Division. Read more at www.saft.com
The batteries manufactured in Oskarshamn are Ni-Cd batteries with mainly industrial applications as backup power batteries. However, we are constantly searching for various new exciting applications for our products and continuously benchmarking against other technologies (mainly lead-acid batteries, which dominate the market today).
In 2021, we made a very successful study when we could show how our batteries could be used to replace diesel generators at a lighthouse in Gothenburg, which also reduced the need for fossil fuels. The press release for this can be found here (in Swedish): Press release
We imagine that this thesis is about finding another exciting application for our batteries and investigating how it compares to other technologies. We also envision an identification of which parameters could be improved to further increase the attractiveness of our batteries in the identified application. These parameters can span techno-economic KPIs, as well as environmental and social impacts drawn from the implementation and operation of such systems.
Implementation
We are looking for a university student who is willing to take on this task.
The thesis work is carried out in Oskarshamn and/or at KTH, and will focus on finding a suitable application for our batteries in a new environment and identifying how the product could be improved to further appeal to a potential customer.
Our engineers and experts help to explain battery functions and applications and how the product works.
The work will start in the spring of the academic year 2023/24 and is expected to take about 20 weeks, i.e. a full semester.
Contact Information
At KTH
Daniel Nilsson , Utvecklingschef SAFT
+46 70 424 39 22