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Paper Supercapacitor Could Provide Renewable Energy Storage for Buildings

The papers are coated with aluminum, functioning both as the device's current collector and as a barrier for moisture and oxygen.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Researchers from the Digital Cellulose Center have developed a paper supercapacitor that can store renewable energy on a large scale. New research shows that the energy storage capacity of the paper battery is as efficient as conventional commercial supercapacitors. In the future, the energy storage device could be used in the construction of buildings to store energy on-site sustainably as well as insulate it. “The energy demand will only increase, and we need new technologies to store renew...

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