About Us

Enertechnos is a pioneering clean-tech company dedicated to ‘delivering decarbonisation’.

Who we are

Enertechnos was founded with one vision in mind: to provide a solution to deliver decarbonisation. Soon enough, it became clear that whenever the question involves ‘decarbonisation’, the answer always involves ‘electricity’.

What we do

We invented and patented a concept called ‘Capacitive Transfer System’ (CTS), which reduces power delivery and, more importantly, can deliver more power through the same mass of conductor or operate at high frequencies than conventional legacy cables.

Who we are

Enertechnos was founded with one vision in mind: to provide a solution to deliver decarbonisation. Soon enough, it became clear that whenever the question involves ‘decarbonisation’, the answer always involves ‘electricity’.

What we do

We invented and patented a concept called ‘Capacitive Transfer System’ (CTS), which reduces power delivery and, more importantly, can deliver more power through the same mass of conductor or operate at high frequencies than conventional legacy cables.

CTS cables we have developed can be easily manufactured in existing factories on standard cable-making machinery.

While developing the CTS concept, a large part of the engineering effort in recent years has been to adapt CTS to multiple applications while designing cables that can be made in any existing cable factories. Enertechnos’ strategy is not to be a manufacturer but instead to license its technology to cable and hardware manufacturers around the world.

Market Opportunity

In 2020 the market globally for cable and wire was circa $90 billion and projected overall grid investments to transition to net zero by 2050 is around $14 trillion where 48% of that value is sustainment capital in replacing assets at end of life, 38% is for grid reinforcement and 21% is for new connections. At the same time we have to provide EV charging infrastructure to convert billions of existing fossil fuel driven vehicles to electric, decarbonise aviation with several thousands of airports and even legacy fossil fuel producers.

Market Opportunity

In 2020 the market globally for cable and wire was circa $90 billion and projected overall grid investments to transition to net zero by 2050 is around $14 trillion where 48% of that value is sustainment capital in replacing assets at end of life, 38% is for grid reinforcement and 21% is for new connections. At the same time we have to provide EV charging infrastructure to convert billions of existing fossil fuel driven vehicles to electric, decarbonise aviation with several thousands of airports and even legacy fossil fuel producers.

Progress to Date

Enertechnos has used equity to fund R&D since its start in 2014, successfully attaining the following milestones:

2014
Enertechnos was founded

Commenced research based on wound capacitor, tested at Electrical research Association (ERA)

Manufacturing feasibility report commissioned from The Welding Institute (TWI)

2015
Testing prototypes

Built own cable-making machinery and then the first CTS cable – flat (‘planar’) geometry

Highly successful testing programme proved concept was valid as linear cable

Designed round (annular’) version of CTS, commissioned from specialist cable company

 

2016
Design and validation

Tested 1km long annular cable under National Physical Laboratory supervision

Designed first enamelled CTS cable

Commissioned enamelled cable from specialist cable company

Devised high-frequency testing rig to emulate length

Established Advisory Board of industry experts

2017
Relationships with DNOs

Commenced work with leading UK distribution network operator

Continued testing of enamelled cable at high frequency

2018
Production of cable

Moved into new Kingston premises

New patents submitted

Innovate UK project awarded and started, with Brunel University and TWI (The Welding Institute) as partners

Design of cable (two versions)

Ordered commercially-built ‘layered’ cable – 1km from major Portuguese manufacturer

Started work on joints with Lovink, Netherlands

Established Sheffield laboratory to test cable under Brunel University supervision

Ordered ‘enamelled’ cable from major Italian manufacturer

2019
Regulatory

Concluded Sheffield tests with both layered and enamelled cable versions

Completed Innovate UK programme with award for ‘Best Environmental’ project

Joined Ofgem Environment Working Group

Commenced BEIS-funded Energy Entrepreneurs Fund, Round 7 (EEF7) programme with two phases:

  • Phase 1: material testing at very high voltage
  • Phase 2: use of CTS in wireless car charging applications

Built high-voltage test lab (up to 70kV) in Kingston

2020
Materials testing and grid compliance design

Continued EEF7 programme

Drafted design guidelines for CTS installations in grid networks

Designed cable protection system

Designed a CTS grid modelling methodology using DigSilent software package

2021
Underground cable prototypes

Completed EEF7 project

Finalised joint design for underground cable with working prototypes

2022
Launch of new business sectors

Launch of new business direction in electric vehicle (EV) charging

Launch of new business direction in aviation

Announced awinner of NZTC Open Innovation Programme and received funding

 

Want to get in touch?

We’re proud to be at the forefront of the clean tech industry and always looking for opportunities for our technology to be used across countries and industries.

Feel free to get in touch by clicking the link below.

Want to get in touch?

We’re proud to be at the forefront of the clean tech industry and always looking for opportunities for our technology to be used across countries and industries.

Feel free to get in touch by clicking the link below.