Energy storage: batteries versus supercapacitors?

Benefits of SuperCapacitors

Supercapacitors may eclipse lithium ion batteries in the hybridization of transport and industry. Their energy density is improving. Potential CO2 savings could surpass 1bn tons per year. IRRs of 10-50%…

Energy storage: top conclusions into batteries?

Conclusions into batteries

…earn their keep through recuperative energy savings. But note short term energy storage favors capacitor banks, STATCOMs, flywheels, synchronous condensers, supercapacitors. It is debatable whether lithium ion is well suited…

Battery Patents: Lithium Leaders and New Breakthroughs?

Battery Patents into Lithium Ion

…pulling back on R&D or over-concentrating on cobalt. Competition is accelerating, making leading technologies important. We recently argued supercapacitors could be better suited for hybridizing industry and transport. Moreover, redox flow…

Energy Technologies and Energy Transition

energy technologies and energy transition

…16-pages) Energy storage: will supercapacitors disrupt batteries? (June-2020, 20-pages) Electric Vehicles Increase Fossil Fuel Demand? (Feb-2020, 13-pages) Good batteries versus bad batteries: round trip? (June-2019, online) https://thundersaidenergy.com/2020/07/03/green-hydrogen-economy-holy-roman-empire/ Transportation & Vehicles…

Solar volatility: tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies?

short-term volatility of solar

…the energy transition. But how can industrial processes truly be ‘powered by solar’? Buffering the volatility creates opportunities for gas and nuclear back-ups, inter-connectors, supercapacitors, smart energy and power electronics?…

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