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<div class="p" id="text-81615927"><a
href="http://slashdot.org/%7Emdsolar">mdsolar</a> writes: <i>BioSolar
and the University of California, Santa Barbara, reinforced a
previous international patent application by jointly filing
applications in the US, Canada and Japan for something called
a "multicomponent-approach to enhance stability and
capacitance in polymer-hybrid supercapacitors." The BioSolar
energy storage approach <a
href="http://cleantechnica.com/2016/02/26/new-energy-storage-solution-could-hit-magic-54-mark/">solves
two core problems of conventional lithium-ion battery
technology</a>. One is the cost of materials, and the other
is the limited capacity of the cathode compared to the anode.
BioSolar has solved the cost and capacity problem by
developing an inexpensive polymer for the cathode. "Our novel
high capacity cathode is engineered from a polymer, similar to
that of low-cost plastics used in the household. Through a
smart chemical design, we are able to make the polymer hold an
enormous amount of electrons. The estimated raw materials cost
of our cathode is similar to that of inexpensive plastics,
with a very high possible energy density of 1,000 Wh/kg."
BioSolar's research also indicates that the new polymer
enables batteries to charge and discharge rapidly while far
outlasting the lifecycle of conventional lithium-ion energy
storage. According to the company, conventional batteries drop
down to 80 percent of their storage capacity after 1,000
charge/discharge cycles. When the new polymer is used in a
supercapacitor, BioSolar's lab work has demonstrated a
lifespan of 50,000 cycles without degradation.</i></div>
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