Education and Outreach

Advanced Energy Storage 2010

AES 2010 will bring together the leaders of energy storage technologies and applications to identify and address the major issues surrounding the energy storage industry. We will discuss the integration of high performance materials, components, systems and applications intended to improve the generation of renewable energy and the transmission of power through a smart grid system.
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Energy Storage Forum Europe 2010

From Asia To Europe, The Energy Storage Forum comes to Europe!
Following the success in Beijing of the first and only conference in Asia on Energy Storage, we have produced the 2nd event of its series tailored to the European energy market.
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IntertechPira Offers Ultracapacitor Report to KFI Members at a Discount Price

This brand new report provides statistical data for the global ultracapacitor market by region and end-use sector, and forecasts growth to 2014 based on extensive primary research. The Future of Ultracapacitors takes an in-depth look at the drivers and challenges shaping the future of the market.
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Ultracapacitor Technology Applications Changing the World

Increasing demand for high power regenerative energy storage has opened the door for innovation in the development of electrochemical component systems. Stepping forward to meet existing and new application requirements for production design needs are the manufacturers of the latest generation of electrochemical double layer capacitors (EDLC) - also known as ultra-capacitors or super-capacitors.
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Electrochemical capacitors are very competitive for some electric utility applications

The total capitalized cost of using electrochemical capacitors for three different utility applications of energy storage are very competitive with lead acid batteries and cost less than other energy storage options. And electrochemical capacitors have the lowest annual cost that includes maintenance and losses.
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Ultracapacitors as energy regenerators in fuel cell and hybrid vehicles powertrains

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Ultracapacitors Challenge the Battery

Traditionally quick and powerful but energy poor, capacitors have transmuted into quick, powerful, and energy-rich storage devices whose first applications are likely to be in hybrid electric vehicles and backup power supplies.
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