The Forestry Forum
General Forestry => Alternative methods and solutions => Topic started by: Ron Scott on June 30, 2014, 05:02:41 PM
RE: CELLULOSE FOR ENERGY STORAGE?
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Based on a fundamental chemical discovery by scientists at Oregon State University, it appears that trees may soon play a major role in making high-tech energy storage devices.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-04/osu-tgh040714.php
Note that Oregon State University is one of the universities that has re-focused a wood products to a biomaterials initiative.
Interesting, of course anybody who has ever tried to saw off a spring pole can attest to how much energy a tree can store!!!
Sounds real promising, the adaption of super capacitors will help electrical car industry as well as many GREEN type energy systems that need to store power during peak output.
Mark
Should be interesting to see if this goes somewhere. ;D
This is good news indeed, I have been following the development of graphene for use as superconductors and super capacitors. The concept is proven but cost of production has been a bit prohibitive for mainstream and/or any high volume production. This seems like it might provide the needed shortcut.