I'm always amazed to find such well written, carefully thought out blog entries such as this one on EEstor, ultracaps, their relation to traditional batteries, etc. It's a good read for those interested in going a tiny bit deeper into the science of ultracaps.
Last week, I was able to interview Richard Weir, President and CEO of the secretive company from Cedar Park, TX called EEStor which is working on a technology to challenge the various industries that rely on battery power: cars, gadgets, etc utilising advances they claim to have made in the field of ultracapacitors also called ultracaps.Here is installment 1 and installment 2. Installment 3. NOTE
Part of the reason that it's difficult to appreciate the magnitude of what EEStor is working on is because everyone tends to think of our current climate being one where we have an energy problem....full stop. High demand + low supply = high energy prices....high food costs, etc etc. But, what if to move forward, we have to set aside that problem definition and start over by recognizing what is
For those who love to gab about EEStor in a forum setting, here's a few threads that you can join. Early retirement forumWind & Sun forumTesla Motor ClubElectric Vehicles ForumTesla Motor Club againAptera ForumBoaters discuss EEStorTreehuggerGreenpowertalkPrius ChatAgoraOverunityVIS for VoltagecleantechSmallcaps discussionElectric Vehicle Forum Aptera again
To understand the mindset of Richard Weir, CEO of EEStor Inc, you have to reflect on how intent he is on not allowing his intellectual property to fall into the chaos of a hype machine prior to it's delivery to the market. Keeping a low profile, as the story goes, will allow his team to complete its scientific work of proving, quite simply, that what they have can do what they say it can. It's
