EnerG2, developer of high-performance carbon materials for a system called an ‘ultracapacitor’ thinks that a 30% increase in the efficiency of hybrid trucks is possible when an ultracapacitor system is installed.
The ultracapacitor is an “energy storage systems with very high energy density,” made with a carbon electrode. Scientists used charred coconut husks to obtain the material until Dr. Aaron Feavor developed man made materials that are, “perfect for energy storage.”
Feaver formed EnerG2 with Rick Luebbe and Chris Wheaton. The company is now developing a factory to produce the carbon materials for ultracapacitors, thanks in part to a $21.3 million Recovery Act Advanced Battery Supplier grant through the U.S. Department of Energy.
Ultracapacitors made with EnerG2’s carbon materials will be a major step to reducing the storage issues that are obstacles to the wider energy storage needed to replace the internal combustion engine.
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