Ultracapacitors: The next big thing in energy storage?

greenbiz.com 10 Jun '12, 9am

Ultracapacitors: The next big thing in energy storage?

Nature of Business radio, created and hosted by Chrissy Coughlin, is a weekly show on business and environment. We've all heard of the battery, of course -- but how many of us have heard of the ultracapacitor? I'm guessing that's a pretty small slice of the audience, so I'm pleased to say that that's about to change when you listen to my conversation with Mark McGough, CEO, of Oneonta, N.Y.-based Ioxus , the world's top-tier producer of ultracapacitor-based energy storage systems. A veteran of the alternative energy space, Mark has been at the helm at Ioxus since 2010. He talked ultracapacitor functionality, applications, and why ultracapacitors are being touted as the next big thing in energy storage. Even Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX fame has indicated that ultracapacitors will be the future of the electric car. Who knew? So what exactly is an ultracapacitor? To say tha...

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