Comments for Best of Both Worlds Power Storage from Graphene Supercapacitors at http://www.ecogeek.org , comment 1 to 5 out of 5 comments http://www.ecogeek.org Tue, 21 May 2013 20:49:15 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.ecogeek.org/power-storage/3847-best-of-both-worlds-power-storage-from-graphene-su#comment-48159 A step in the right direction. There are two sticking points with graphene supercapacitors. For one, a good, inexpensive way to produce hundreds of square miles of graphene sheets still needs to be introduced, it's hard to see how CD-drives could form the basis of production at this level. But this may provide a way to produce enough at a reasonable price that the other sticking point may be addressed: to make an working actual supercapacitor demonstrator that is in the useful range of at least a few dozens of watthours (to feed for example an LED table lamp). Super high surface-to-volume materials will be needed to construct really good capacitor banks and graphene sheets may or may not be the answer. But look for a sec at the big picture, imagine people having supercapacitors in their homes, being able to store at least 5-10% of their daily electric use - this could create a power system that is a thousand times more robust than what we have today, and more amenable for the use of the somewhat hectic solar and wind energy sources. - Peter B Sat, 20 Apr 2013 02:50:42 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/power-storage/3847-best-of-both-worlds-power-storage-from-graphene-su#comment-47936 This really seems like a great idea, but mass energy storage for things like electric cars and wind/solar power plants is not currently a good investment. At least, it won't be until energy and car companies start producing cars and power plants that need this kind of storage. Of course, I wish people would invest more now, because it seems so much better than current batteries. Unfortunately, I just think we have to wait until oil becomes expensive enough to make it worthwhile. - Luke P Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:08:15 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/power-storage/3847-best-of-both-worlds-power-storage-from-graphene-su#comment-47929 We don't want any more poisons. Graphene is super dangerous. - Cal Sat, 23 Feb 2013 01:19:22 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/power-storage/3847-best-of-both-worlds-power-storage-from-graphene-su#comment-47928 If you're interested in keeping track of all the developments to do with the commercialisation of this material I suggest bookmarking the website http://investingraphene.com/ Super capacitors are just the start of the story, this material is earmarked for all kinds of amazing uses, an overview of which you'll find at the site. - Gary Hemmings Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:26:51 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/power-storage/3847-best-of-both-worlds-power-storage-from-graphene-su#comment-47924 I'm with you on hoping it can take off. It seems like graphene and other cutting-edge technologies are always publicized but remain in universities indefinitely. - 2ndGreenRevolution Blog Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:31:58 +0100