Batteries & Manufacturing

moving the 21st century forward

Advanced Nanocarbon Materials From Nature

Leading the Sustainability Revolution in Energy Storage

Facet Power and Goodwin Technologies are collaborating to transform nanocarbon advanced materials manufacturing.

Our innovative approach sews bioenergy and innovative nanocarbon advanced materials manufacturing solutions into the essential frameworks of food production, water management, natural ecosystems, and community infrastructure to create balanced and resilient high tech EcoSystems that set new standards for sustainability and efficiency.

Food-Water-Energy-Manufacturing Nexus

By converting agricultural and biomass wastes into nanomaterial advancements used in lithium-ion batteries anodes, low pressure energy storage, and next generation direct air capture, we harness the scale and momentum of the trillion dollar energy transition to boost food security and critical climate adaptions.

Disrupting Global Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain

We are redefining the global lithium-ion battery supply chain to accelerate battery decarbonization by redirecting capital, cutting-edge nanotechnology, and manufacturing capacity to regions abundant in critical minerals, biobased carbon-negative resources, and the world's most dynamic, rapidly expanding economies and workforces.

Strategic Expansion of Facet Critical Minerals, Transport, & Maritime Decarbonization EcoSystems

Strategic expansion of our Maritime, Mining, Logistics, Advanced Materials Manufacturing, and Food-Water-Energy EcoSystems builds low carbon supply and distribution networks needed to support decarbonized global supply chain hubs.

African Leadership In Global Energy Transition Manufacturing

These hubs will facilitate the export of African-made, low-carbon silicon anode lithium-ion batteries, cutting-edge energy storage solutions, and zero-emissions mobility materials.

Join us in creating a future where technological advancement and sustainable development go hand in hand to unlock unprecedented global opportunities.

Goodwin Technologies

Facet Power's nanocarbon technology partner Goodwin Technologies is lead by CEO Chad Goodwin, Co-Founder, Chief Innovation Officer of Facet Power. Chad is a prolific clean energy and carbon innovator with 12 patents in advanced energy storage and carbon nanostructures. His pioneering work has advanced the energy transition by leaps and bounds and includes development and commercialization of:

High-capacity silicon anodes for lithium-ion batteries being deployed by Group 14 Technologies, the world's fastest-growing silicon anode manufacturer

Sustainable nanocarbon composites for energy applications

Advancements in supercapacitors and low-pressure hydrogen storage solutions.

Redefining Global Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chains

Sustainable Decarbonized Battery Manufacturing Hubs

We are redirecting capital, cutting-edge nanotechnology, and manufacturing capacity to regions abundant in critical minerals, biobased carbon-negative resources, with the world's most dynamic, rapidly expanding economies and workforces to accelerate decarbonizatio

Poised for Carbon Neutral Battery Supply Chain Dominance

Africa’s golden ratio for disruption of conventional battery supply chains incudes the world's largest biomass waste supply & bioenergy potential, 30% of world's critical mineral deposits, world's largest workforce, fastest growing, youngest population, world's fastest growing economies, early adopter ethos, and underutilized ports primed for expansion.

Next Gen Batteries: Silicon Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Silicon anodes enhance the energy density and cycle life of lithium-ion batteries. They are a critical component in scaling energy storage for rapidly evolving electric vehicle and renewable energy sectors that must grow exponentially to meet Net Zero

Unprecedented Market Opportunity

The global silicon lithium-ion battery market is poised for remarkable expansion, projected to reach between 1 and 6 terawatt-hours (TWh) annually, with an impressive compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 64.0% from 2021 to 2034. This surge is driven by increasing demand for electric vehicles, renewable energy storage solutions, and high-performance portable electronics. Significant reductions in the carbon intensity of lithium-ion battery production are essential to ramping up production to meet Net Zero targets.

the Path to Decarbonization

Modest decarbonization of batteries can be achieved through a transition to renewable energy sources and low-carbon technologies in production processes.

However, meaningful reductions in carbon intensity can only be acheived through sourcing renewable, recyclable, low carbon materials and locating advanced materials and battery manufacturing close to critical minerals.

Carbon Intensive Global Supply Chain

The global critical minerals supply chain is fundamentally broken. China's dominance in processing—controlling 80% of lithium, cobalt, and graphite refinement despite holding only 37% of raw materials—has created an unsustainable bottleneck. This concentration forces unnecessary transcontinental shipping, driving up both costs and carbon emissions.

Sub-Saharan Africa, home to 30% of these essential minerals, remains a stark example of this imbalance. The region exports raw materials without reaping the benefits of local processing, such as job creation, technological advancement, and economic growth. This echoes a colonial-era model that prioritizes extraction over development.

Restructuring this system is imperative.

Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal, Cote D' Ivoire

Why Rice Husks

The recalcitrant structure of rice husk waste requires high temperatures for decomposition, well beyond that of agricultural burning. This results in accumulation of large volumes of waste or partial burning. Both scenarios pose significant risks to human health, the environment, and climate underscoring the need for innovative and sustainable management solutions

The unique nanostructure and resilient qualities of rice husk that make it difficult to manage have shown amplified performance of silicon anodes, extending their life cycle by 3 X. This advantage, significant on its own, confers broader social, environmental, and energy security benefits through reduced lithium content requirements.

Why West & Central Africa

West & Central Africa, home to 17% of the world's population, consume 32% of the world's rice production. 40% of domestic consumption needs are imported. This imbalance creates trade, food, economic, and national security risks. A 10-year initiative to double rice production in the region is underway.

Facet Oko's EcoSystems provide powerful economic drivers to support sustained increase in production through:

Long-term rice husk waste feedstock contracts with farmers,
Long-term energy delivery contracts addition of new timed irrigation, milling, distribution, and community infrastructure,
Silica rich biochar to return essential nutrients, displace fossil fertilizers, prevent disease and control costs of production
Decarbonization of the production, processing, and distribution value chain.

Phased Development

Phase 1

Transform encroachment bush waste into:

carbon-negative electricity for business continuity and lowered Scope 2 emissions,
bio-hydrogen for decarbonizing heavy-duty transport on trade routes,
green methanol to decarbonize shipping,
biochar to boost agricultural yields, restore degraded landscapes and turbo charge nature-based solutions, prot

Transform encroachment bush waste into:

carbon-negative electricity for business continuity and lowered Scope 2 emissions,
bio-hydrogen for decarbonizing heavy-duty transport on trade routes,
green methanol to decarbonize shipping,
biochar to boost agricultural yields, restore degraded landscapes and turbo charge nature-based solutions, protect biodiversity, increase ground water recharge
biochar CDR

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Phase 2

Phase 1

Upcycle bush waste into carbon negative nano silicon and nano carbon materials manufactured for use in sustainable low carbon lithium-ion battery silicon anode, supercapacitor, and low-pressure energy storage applications.

Phase 3

Phase 1

Phase 3

Leverage Facet Oko's maritime, mining, and logistics ecosystems strategically developed to build carbon neutral supply chain networks and hubs for the export of African-made sustainable lithium-ion silicon anode batteries, advanced energy storage, and zero-emissions mobility materials.

Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, Zambia

Encroachment Bush & Alien Invasives

Over 50% of landmass in Namibia has been overtaken by encroachment bush, a form of desertification, threatening farmland, water resources, wildlife habitats, and economic security. The situation is so dire Namibia, South Africa, and Botswana have declared the encroachment bush phenomena a national emergency.

We see the same characteristics that make encroachment bush so difficult to manage as offering unique characteristics suited to production of high performance nanocarbon materials for low pressure energy storage solutions.

Southern Africa

Southern Africa is home to 30% of the world's critical minerals, a fast-growing workforce, ports and supply chain infrastructure primed for decarbonization and growth.

We see the same regions that have had their minerals extracted and exported for decades without value added to their local economies as ideal for development of decarbonized nanocarbon advanced materials and sustainable battery manufacturing capacity.

phased development

Phase 1

Phase 2

Transforming FSC encroachment bush removal waste into:

carbon-negative electricity for business continuity and lowered Scope 2 emissions,
bio-hydrogen for decarbonizing heavy-duty transport on trade routes,
green methanol to decarbonize shipping,
biochar to boost agricultural yields, restore degraded landscapes and turbo charge nature-based

Transforming FSC encroachment bush removal waste into:

carbon-negative electricity for business continuity and lowered Scope 2 emissions,
bio-hydrogen for decarbonizing heavy-duty transport on trade routes,
green methanol to decarbonize shipping,
biochar to boost agricultural yields, restore degraded landscapes and turbo charge nature-based solutions, protect biodiversity, increase ground water recharge
biochar CDR

Show Less

Phase 2

Upcycling bush waste into carbon negative nano silicon and nano carbon materials manufactured for use in sustainable low carbon lithium-ion battery silicon anode, supercapacitor, and low-pressure energy storage applications.

Phase 3

Phase 2

Phase 3

Leverage Facet Kalulu's Maritime, Mining, and Logistics EcoSystems strategically developed to build carbon neutral supply chain networks and hubs for the export of African-made advanced energy storage, sustainable lithium-ion batteries, and zero-emissions mobility materials.