Traditional battery technology, which was developed in Europe and North America, operates most efficiently in colder climates. Industry practice is to halve the stated design life of a battery with every 10º C increase in average operating temperature.

When the CSIRO and Battery Energy developed SuperGel long life plate technology, they focused on developing a product with superior life characteristics. The SuperGel battery technology incorporates unique chemical and molecular characteristics and differentiated production techniques from regular gel batteries.

From the initial development in the early 1990’s, Battery Energy has made further major improvements to all aspects of the technology, including its float and high current performance, its cycle life efficiency and resistance to sulphation. The current product is world leading technology for both float and cycling applications and has been recognised as such by many experts worldwide.

The superior life characteristics apply both to the performance of the battery under varying extreme climatic conditions and it’s robust construction that allows it to withstand both physical abuse and vibration as experienced during transport, installation and operation and electrical abuse such as overcharge and discharge.

The superior characteristics of Sungel batteries have been tested and verified by the CSIRO in a number of independent tests and the results of which prove the superiority of SuperGel batteries under the most extreme test conditions.