Uniting Wireless Batteryless Microcontrollers with Eco-Friendly Supercapacitors for a Sustainable IoT Future.

NORRKÖPING, SWEDEN and OSLO, NORWAY, January 29th, 2023 – Ligna Energy, known for their innovative and sustainable supercapacitors, is excited to announce a strategic partnership with ONiO®, a leader in ultra-low-power, batteryless microcontrollers. This collaboration is a huge step towards a more green and eco-friendly Internet of Things (IoT) world.

ONiO brings to the table the world’s lowest-power microcontroller, setting a new benchmark in energy efficiency. When paired with Ligna Energy’s green supercapacitors, which use forest-derived materials for minimal environmental impact, we get a delectable combination that promises both efficiency and sustainability by the bucket load! 

“Our partnership with Ligna Energy is more than just a technical collaboration; it’s a shared vision for a sustainable IoT future coming to life” states Kjetil Meisal, CEO of ONiO. “Their supercapacitors perfectly complement our microcontrollers, hugely boosting our ability to deliver environmentally conscious IoT solutions.”

Ligna Energy’s S-Power 2S supercapacitors offer compatibility and efficiency that are a great fit with ONiO’s innovative microcontrollers. This partnership aims to push the boundaries of what’s possible in eco-friendly technology, reducing the carbon footprint and improving energy efficiency in IoT devices.

Peter Ringstad, CEO of Ligna Energy, adds, “An important part of realizing the full potential of our supercapacitors is to optimize the energy efficiency of the system our component is integrated in. With ONiO’s revolutionizing microcontroller, we can support our customers with creating truly sustainable IoT devices.”  

The collaboration between ONiO and Ligna Energy represents a significant milestone in the quest for sustainable IoT solutions. It underscores both companies’ dedication to innovation and a shared commitment to a more environmentally responsible technology landscape.

 

About Ligna Energy

Ligna Energy, based in Norrköping, Sweden, is an award-winning Swedish cleantech company known for its cutting-edge ultrathin supercapacitors.

We believe in a future where technology and nature works close together. This philosophy is reflected in our unique material recipe that utilizes waste from forest industries, solving the challenges of battery waste while repurposing waste from other industries at the same time. Our products are produced with roll-to-roll methods, which results in a highly automated and stable volume production.

About ONiO

Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, ONiO® is an innovative fabless IoT company focused on developing advanced batteryless microcontrollers powered by ambient energy. Our mission is to revolutionize the IoT landscape by delivering clean-energy solutions that liberate devices from the constraints of traditional batteries. ONiO.zero, our line of versatile batteryless general-purpose microcontrollers, can efficiently harness power from a wide range of sources, including RF, thermal, light, and piezo.

 

At ONiO, we envision a future where IoT devices are 100% battery-free, contributing to a more minimalist, user-friendly, cost-effective, and environmentally sustainable ecosystem. By providing manufacturers with groundbreaking power solutions, we strive to transform the way IoT devices are designed, deployed, and maintained, one device at a time.

 

If you’d like to know more about us and what we do, please give us a visit at  www.onio.com or follow us on our socials to stay updated on our latest product developments and news!

 

Press Contact ONiO

Runar Finanger, CMO

runar.finanger@onio.com

 

Press Contact Ligna Energy 

 

John Söderström, Marketing Director

john.soderstrom@lignaenergy.com