BeFC is pleased to announce that the prestigious news magazine, Le Point has nominated BeFC in its list of the top 100 innovators of the future.
Le Point, which can be considered the French equivalent of “Time” or “Newsweek” hired a jury of experts to select the top 100 innovations of the future, BeFC is proud to announce that following this robust analysis of its technology, its sustainable, recyclable and biodegradable biofuel cell (a viable alternative to low-voltage coin-cell batteries) won its place in the Le Point Top 100. BeFC’s technology uses natural resources such as sugar, enzymes, and oxygen to create electricity using a printed, paper-based biofuel cell. The technology can be used as an energy source on its own or can be used as part of a system to power active sensor modules (another BeFC innovation) that can harvest data on a variety of variables including light, temperature, humidity, shock, and pH (amongst others). The potential markets for this innovation are diverse, but BeFC is currently focusing on IoT, wearables, medical, healthcare and logistics.
France has developed a strong reputation for developing disruptive technology. Think of Marie and Pierre Curie, the two Louis (Pasteur and Braille) and Blaise Pascal to name but a few. It was clear to see that this tradition of innovation remains strong through the entries to Le Point’s competition. Amongst the winners, Lactips uses milk to create packaging, Alogpack has developed a means of transforming algae as an alternative to plastic and Carbio has, like BeFC, found another important means of exploiting enzymes, by using this important resource to recycle plastic and textiles.
This culture of innovation is clearly evident in the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) a showcase for emerging technologies, which will present the activities of over 200 French start-ups in its 2024 edition.
BeFC’s biofuel cell is the culmination of decades of research that has blended expertise from a wide variety of scientific disciplines to create a technological solution that offers a sustainable alternative to conventional, low-voltage batteries.
The founders of BeFC's mission has always been to find a new means of generating electricity, an alternative to batteries, most of which end up in landfill or are incinerated, creating significant environmental issues. Their solution was a biofuel cell which, using natural resources (paper, enzymes, sugar and oxygen), can provide low-voltage electricity through a format which is recyclable, biodegradable, and which can be safely disposed of in industrial compost.
This battery alternative can be used as part of a system using an active sensor module designed to provide accurate information on various parameters such as temperature, humidity, pH, light, shock and others. ... BeFC also managed to prove that this active sensor module does not interfere with the recycling of our customers' products.
BeFC’s product is one that not only meets but can very often exceed the needs of industry. And importantly, it can do this sustainably which is perhaps the reason why Dr Jules Hammond, CEO of BeFC was chosen as one of France’s top inventors by Le Point.
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Contact us to find out how BeFC paper biofuel cells are a sustainable alternative to batteries, for a wide range of low-power electronic applications.
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