Superdielectrics teams with E.ON for home energy storage

Launched last year, Superdielectrics’ Faraday 1 battery is an aqueous polymer-based technology that combines the properties of supercapacitors and electrochemical batteries. Its core polymer component is said to be similar to the materials used in contact lenses. As a result, it is claimed to be significantly cheaper, safer and greener than existing energy storage technologies such as lithium-ion batteries.

The polymer breakthrough emerged from a collaboration with researchers at Bristol University and the technology is already protected globally through numerous patent families. At the launch event in 2024, Superdielectrics CEO Jim Heathcote said the company’s immediate plans were to target the home storage market, leasing Superdielectrics storage systems to households across the UK. The deal with E.ON appears to be a major step in that direction.

“We are delighted to sign this ground-breaking collaboration agreement with such a globally respected energy group as E.ON,” said Heathcote.