Comments on: Ultracapacitors Could Change Everything http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/2006/05/01/ultracapacitors-could-change-everything/ Ed Ring's EcoWorld Posts Sun, 5 Jul 2009 04:36:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Brian http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/2006/05/01/ultracapacitors-could-change-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-3732 Brian Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:13:12 +0000 http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/05-01-2006/ultracapacitors-could-change-everything/#comment-3732 This article suggests that ultra caps by nature have a very high energy density. This just is not true. There are ultra caps on the market today which have a high POWER density, but terrible energy density (much lower than even lead-acid batteries). What needs to be stressed more is the break-through nature of this new technology, and that the break through is getting ultra caps to store this large amount of energy. This article suggests that ultra caps by nature have a very high energy density. This just is not true. There are ultra caps on the market today which have a high POWER density, but terrible energy density (much lower than even lead-acid batteries). What needs to be stressed more is the break-through nature of this new technology, and that the break through is getting ultra caps to store this large amount of energy.

]]> By: Alexander Bell, NYC http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/2006/05/01/ultracapacitors-could-change-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-3235 Alexander Bell, NYC Sat, 02 Dec 2006 05:12:06 +0000 http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/05-01-2006/ultracapacitors-could-change-everything/#comment-3235 Hi Ed: Thanks for your kind attention and prompt response. Also, I would strongly AGREE with the opening statement of your article, that Ultra-Capacitors can change everything. This probably will be the "Next Big Techno thing" of the first decade of XXI Century. BTW, almost 10 years ago I have published an article: "Single capacitor powers audio mixer" in EDN Magazine, describing the commercial grade Audio mixer powered by SuperCap™ and received the "Best Design Idea" award, based on the reader's popularity vote. Later the core idea of replacing the Batteries with multi-Farad Capacitors (hecto- and kilo-Farads are commercially available now) plus using alternative energy (e.g., muscle power) as primary power source became the conceptual umbrella of my “GEL Initiative”, now topping Google™ search list. Regards, Alex Bell PS. more details on this topic “Mobile Electricity: Battery-Free, renewable, clean” are available at my online publication: http://www.alexanderbell.us/Project/GreenElectricity.htm Hi Ed:

Thanks for your kind attention and prompt response.

Also, I would strongly AGREE with the opening statement of your article, that Ultra-Capacitors can change everything. This probably will be the “Next Big Techno thing” of the first decade of XXI Century.

BTW, almost 10 years ago I have published an article: “Single capacitor powers audio mixer” in EDN Magazine, describing the commercial grade Audio mixer powered by SuperCap™ and received the “Best Design Idea” award, based on the reader’s popularity vote.

Later the core idea of replacing the Batteries with multi-Farad Capacitors (hecto- and kilo-Farads are commercially available now) plus using alternative energy (e.g., muscle power) as primary power source became the conceptual umbrella of my “GEL Initiative”, now topping Google™ search list.

Regards,

Alex Bell

PS. more details on this topic “Mobile Electricity: Battery-Free, renewable, clean” are available at my online publication: http://www.alexanderbell.us/Project/GreenElectricity.htm

]]> By: Ed http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/2006/05/01/ultracapacitors-could-change-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-3233 Ed Sat, 02 Dec 2006 04:30:22 +0000 http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/05-01-2006/ultracapacitors-could-change-everything/#comment-3233 You are correct. My apologies. GM did the EV-1, Ford did the Model T. They are both such harbingers of automotive revolutions that I confused the makers. You are correct. My apologies. GM did the EV-1, Ford did the Model T. They are both such harbingers of automotive revolutions that I confused the makers.

]]> By: Alexander Bell http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/2006/05/01/ultracapacitors-could-change-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-3232 Alexander Bell Sat, 02 Dec 2006 04:26:34 +0000 http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/05-01-2006/ultracapacitors-could-change-everything/#comment-3232 Interesting Article! One Correction: EV-1 was manufactured by General Motors, not Ford. Also, you could find interesting reading about “Green Electricity (GEL) Initiative” addressing Ultra-Capacitors and alternative power sources: http://www.alexanderbell.us/Initiative/GEL.htm Interesting Article!

One Correction: EV-1 was manufactured by General Motors, not Ford.

Also, you could find interesting reading about “Green Electricity (GEL) Initiative” addressing Ultra-Capacitors and alternative power sources: http://www.alexanderbell.us/Initiative/GEL.htm

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