BATTELLE SUPERCAPACITOR HOLDS PROMISE FOR ENERGY STORAGE

Innovative research aims at green energy uses and electronics
COLUMBUS, OH – One of the really thorny issues in deploying solar, wind and electric-car technologies involves efficiently storing energy. With that in mind, Battelle scientists are in the early stages of developing a technology that addresses storage needs affordably.

The supercapacitor technology developed on Battelle’s Columbus campus is projected to capture and store large amounts of electricity for extended time periods and also release the energy quickly.

Battelle’s technology could be applicable in plug-in hybrid electrical vehicles (PHEV) because the current energy storage technology is bulky and inefficient. Spencer Pugh, Vice President and manager of Industrial and International Markets for Battelle’s National Security division, says current batteries can’t store or release power fast enough. The Battelle solution seeks to do both.

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