Storing Solar Generated Electricity in Ultracapacitors, Presentation Open to the Public

Enable IPC Corporation’s (Pink Sheets: EIPC) subsidiary, SolRayo, was recently invited to present on ultracapacitor technology at the Wisconsin Renewable Energy Summit in Milwaukee on March 26th . The presentation, “Ultracapacitors for Off-Grid Solar Energy Applications” made by SolRayo’s Chief Technology Officer, Kevin Leonard is now availble for the public to view.

See below for details and a link to the presentation.

Highlights from the presentation include:

• A comparison between ultracapacitors and batteries showing that while batteries are better at storing energy, ultracapacitors have higher power density, longer life and lower maintenance costs;

• Where ultracapacitors are used, such as consumer electronics, transportation and industrial

applications;

• How ultracapacitors can be used in renewable energy systems to level out the load when the wind doesn’t blow or the sun doesn’t shine;

• Ideas for using ultracapacitor/battery hybrids and strategies for taking advantage of the best of both technologies; and

• A summary of the benefits of Enable IPC/SolRayo’s ultracapacitor technology, such as lower costs, higher efficiencies and longer life cycles.

Enable IPC’s Ultracapacitors Used in High Profile Renewable Energy Project

Enable IPC has recently completed ultracapacitor electrode shipments to IMDEA Energia in Madrid, Spain for a renewable energy demonstration project. The electrodes will be incorporated into a power conditioning unit by IMDEA and Green Power, a Spain-based renewable energy manufacturer, for a demonstration as part of the SA2VE project — a Spanish government-sponsored program focused on new energy solutions, particularly relating to “green” power. If the project is successful, the Company will have a multi-million dollar opportunity in renewable energy.

The Company’s ultracapacitor technology combines nanoparticles with common carbon sheets for a low cost, easy-to-implement process that improves the performance of ultracapacitors as clean energy storage devices. The enhanced ultracapacitors are simpler, cheaper and longer lasting than conventional devices, including some batteries, but perform just as well for many applications including renewable energy.

$600 Million Ultracapacitor Market

Enable IPC / SolRayo’s ultracapacitor technology is aimed at a market estimated to grow to over $600 million by the year 2012. While the company has been mostly focusing on the use of ultracapacitors in renewable energy, there are also huge opportunities for this technology in consumer, other industrial and transportation applications as well. For more detailed information on ultracapacitors, please visit the corporate website at: http://www.enableipc.com/ultracapacitor.html.

About Enable IPC Corporation

Enable IPC provides efficient, streamlined strategies for turning technologies into products and bringing them to market. Enable IPC’s growing portfolio currently includes the exclusive rights to two break-through energy technologies: a nanoparticle-based ultracapacitor and a nanowire-based microbattery. These technologies address a combined market estimated to grow to over $3 billion by 2012

To View the presentation CLICK HERE

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Posted by Tracey A. Smith on Jul 10 2009. Filed under Energy Storage, Solar PV. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry