MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Country Roads Angel Network has announced an $80,000 investment in a start-up battery technology company established by a WVU finance graduate.
Parthian Battery Solutions, developed by Auggie Chico, is a low-cost eco-friendly method of repurposing electric vehicle batteries for use as residential and commercial solar energy storage systems. At the end of the battery life in a car, the system is still capable of storing 85-percent of the original capacity. The technology prevents batteries and thousands of pounds of toxic battery materials from entering landfills.
Jeff James
The project is supported by CRAN (Country Roads Angel Network), a Beckley-based non-profit specializing in early stage seed money with the help the of U.S. Economic Development Authority, the One Foundation, Massey Family Foundation, Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP, and the Charlottesville Angel…
Statewide non-profit supports energy storage concept developed by WVU grad | 104.5 FM & 1440 AM | The Voice of Morgantown
