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"...Their resulting energy storage device – known as a “supercapattery” – combines the properties of both a supercapacitor and a battery. “Electricity generated from renewable sources can be transported instantly through cables over long distances but storage is a problem – if you don’t use it, you lose it,” Chen says.
“Our aim is to develop something which will bring together the best of both worlds – the high electrical energy storage capacity of a battery and the fast charge/discharge rates of a supercapacitor,” he adds.
Constructed from carbon nanotubes and chemically engineered with traditional battery materials, the supercapatteries are currently best suited for powering portable electrical devices such as laptops. The research team is now looking into the possibilities of stacking the devices for large scale storage."
Only $80!
6/22/09, Moniker
From tcetoday:
"...Their resulting energy storage device – known as a “supercapattery” – combines the properties of both a supercapacitor and a battery. “Electricity generated from renewable sources can be transported instantly through cables over long distances but storage is a problem – if you don’t use it, you lose it,” Chen says.
“Our aim is to develop something which will bring together the best of both worlds – the high electrical energy storage capacity of a battery and the fast charge/discharge rates of a supercapacitor,” he adds.
Constructed from carbon nanotubes and chemically engineered with traditional battery materials, the supercapatteries are currently best suited for powering portable electrical devices such as laptops. The research team is now looking into the possibilities of stacking the devices for large scale storage."
Only $80!
6/22/09, Moniker
