DEVELOPERS BACK ULTRACAPACITORS TO TRANSFORM ENERGY STORAGE AND...

DEVELOPERS BACK ULTRACAPACITORS TO TRANSFORM ENERGY STORAGE AND USAGE ​

The development of the technology is now moving so fast it looks scalable. High-density storage would generate a dazzling array of new opportunities.
At the end of last year a project investigating new polymers for very high energy-density ultracapacitors was hailed by the UK academics involved.
“There is a global search for new energy storage technology and this new ultra-capacity supercapacitor has the potential to open the door to unimaginably exciting developments,” said Dr Brendan Howlin, University of Surrey (Dec 2016).
This research – by Augmented Optics Ltd – involved electronically conducting polymers, which are a by-product of its work on soft contact lenses.
Other advances in various fields, including nanomaterials, are accelerating the development of ultracapacitor technology. Most famously, graphene is a frontrunner in the race to deliver high-density storage.​

https://www.globalenergy-magazine.c...acitors-to-transform-energy-storage-and-usage

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