The first step into the technology development of the composite materials has been the choice between solid and liquid electrolyte. Nowadays, the current liquid electrolytes have reached incredible performances in terms of capacity and energy stored, however they present many drawbacks such as: Low breakdown voltage. Low stability at higher temperature. Possible leakage and evaporation related phenomenon. Flammability. Fixed shape cylindrical cell. CarbonCap proposes a solution that overcome all the problems thanks to the solid state electrolyte. Basically, a solid electrolyte cannot leak or evaporate due to the state of the matter. This feature, incredibly increases the safety of the supercapacitor. Moreover, being completely solid, the supercapacitor is shaped upon any body or surface. In this way, we'll be able to substitute pre-existing parts of a vehicle, replacing them with an energy storage system, thanks to our structural feature. Summarizing...
When Elon Musk of Telsa first came to Silicon Valley he was researching advanced, highly-dense energy super-capacitors at Stanford. Coincidentally, when giving a speech at the Cleantech Forum in San Francisco about the future of the electric vehicles Elon Musk said: “If I were to make a prediction, I’d think there’s a good chance that it is not batteries, but supercapacitors.” Supercapacitors are finding application in consumer electronics, hybrid and electric vehicles, industrial power management, and defense industry. Almost all the automotive companies have started using supercapacitors in start and stop systems, engine assist, and in charging stations. The supercapacitors estimated market value at USD 0.76 billion in 2017, and it is expected to be USD 2.25 billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 9.09%, over the forecast period (2018 - 2021). The market CarbonCap naturally belongs to is the 30% of the total, being mostly focused on the automotive sector. Based on the internally cond...
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