Here we go folks, unlike the other breakthru hype, this is ALREADY on the road as we speak in Canada.
Lockheed Martin the biggest defense contractor in the world has just signed a contract with this company EEStor for the energy storage ultracapacitors. All those ppl who were calling this technology BS, are now changing their tune and changing it fast. IF Lockheed signed up, it can not be fake. Canada has already received shipments for cars that are already available at 12Kwh, small elctric vehicles.
Think of all the problems with lead acid battery energy storage that would go away with this technology!Lockheed Martin the biggest defense contractor in the world has just signed a contract with this company EEStor for the energy storage ultracapacitors. All those ppl who were calling this technology BS, are now changing their tune and changing it fast. IF Lockheed signed up, it can not be fake. Canada has already received shipments for cars that are already available at 12Kwh, small elctric vehicles.
Think of all the problems with lead acid battery energy storage that would go away with this technology! And at half the price of current batteries.
http://www.gm-volt.com/2008/01/10/lockheed-martin-signs-agreement-with-eestor/
For 2,100 dollars: 52Kwh, 336 pounds!
And the cycle rate is OVER 1 MILLION COMPLETE DISCHARGES
1/10 the self discharge of conventional caps.
Compare that to a forklift battery that might 2000 pounds!
Nontoxic and non-hazardous
Non-explosive
In a size suitable for a neighborhood electric vehicle (see ZENN), an initial production price of $3,200, falling to $2,100 with mass production is projected.[1] This is half the price per stored watt-hour as lead-acid batteries; cheap enough to use to store grid power at off-peak times for on-peak use.
No degradation from charge/discharge cycles
4-6 minute charge time (Reference only, we all know household current can't handle that many amps) for a 336 pound, ONLY 1.1 CUBIC FEET, 52 kilowatt hour, 31 farad, 3500 volt unit, assuming sufficient cooling of the cables.
A self-discharge rate of 0.1% per month
Think of the applications for renewable energy storage for the home use...
It is going to be a real interesting 2008!
http://thefraserdomain.typepad.com/energy/2006/01/eestor_ultracap.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EEstor
Hype. We need a section for these pie in the sky posts. Waste of space until I can buy it.