Dracula Technologies launches inkjet printed solar IoT module
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French energy harvesting developer Dracula Technologies has launched a solar module with integrated energy storage to power LoRa IoT wireless sensors.
Dracula launched the LAYER Vault at CES 2024 in Las Vegas today and combines low-light Organic Photovoltaic (OPV) energy harvesting and electrical storage on a single flexible film.
LAYER Vault is a patented solution produced with OPV inkjet technology for ultra-low-power electronics in low-light conditions under 500 lux. The energy storage layer in LAYER Vault complements Dracula Technologies’ existing OPV harvesting product line, transforming it into a 2-in-1 product.
- Indoor boost for inkjet printed organic solar cells
- Dracula plans Europe’s largest OPV plant with inkjet printing
- Energy harvester Dracula uses ambient light
The OPV LAYER harvests ambient light for low-power devices, while the energy storage layer ensures autonomy by storing energy for power consumption during periods without ambient light. LAYER Vault is tailored for ultra-low-power devices such as LPWAN (Low Power Wide Area Networks) devices, in sectors such as ESL (Electronic Shelf Labels), Remote Controls, Indoor Industrial IoT (Smart Building), Smart Asset Tracking (cold chain monitoring), and Indoor Consumer IoT (Smart Home).
“LAYER Vault provides a genuine solution for eco-friendly energy autonomy, already proving its worth in IoT deployments where eliminating batteries is crucial for large-scale success,” said Brice Cruchon, CEO and founder of Dracula Technologies.
“With our new Green MicroPower Factory, the largest in Europe, a fully automated facility equipped with inkjet printing technology, we are set to produce up to 150 million cm² of OPV devices annually and positioned to serve high-volume IoT customers,” he said.
LoRa supplier Semtech is a strategic partner and investor in Dracula Technologies.
“With this technological breakthrough, fitting perfectly the low power intrinsic key customer benefit of LoRa technology, we are very keen to see the birth of innovative IoT products and solutions combining LAYER Vault from Dracula Technologies and the wireless connectivity chips supplied by Semtech, enabling a smarter, more connected and more sustainable planet,” said Robert Comanescu, Semtech’s Wireless ICs Marketing and Applications Senior Director.
According to the European EnABLES project over 78 million batteries are projected to be discarded globally every day by 2025. With an estimated one billion IoT devices expected worldwide by 2025, all requiring power, the project aims to eradicate the necessity for battery replacements through energy harvesting.
www.dracula-technologies.com; www.semtech.com
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