http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/17/new-carbon-material-may-allow-for-storage-of-large-amounts-of-renewable-energy/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Fri, 25 May 2012 17:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/17/new-carbon-material-may-allow-for-storage-of-large-amounts-of-renewable-energy/#comment-2714 website design Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:49:28 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/17/new-carbon-material-may-allow-for-storage-of-large-amounts-of-renewable-energy/#comment-2714 Why not store energy by using an electric motor to raise a really heavy object, and then use gravity to generate electricity as it lowers? I'm no scientist, but I feel comfortable guaranteeing that this would work. Why not store energy by using an electric motor to raise a really heavy object, and then use gravity to generate electricity as it lowers? I’m no scientist, but I feel comfortable guaranteeing that this would work.

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/17/new-carbon-material-may-allow-for-storage-of-large-amounts-of-renewable-energy/#comment-19593 website design Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:49:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/17/new-carbon-material-may-allow-for-storage-of-large-amounts-of-renewable-energy/#comment-19593 Why not store energy by using an electric motor to raise a really heavy object, and then use gravity to generate electricity as it lowers? I'm no scientist, but I feel comfortable guaranteeing that this would work. Why not store energy by using an electric motor to raise a really heavy object, and then use gravity to generate electricity as it lowers? I’m no scientist, but I feel comfortable guaranteeing that this would work.

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/17/new-carbon-material-may-allow-for-storage-of-large-amounts-of-renewable-energy/#comment-2713 Christine Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:21:35 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/17/new-carbon-material-may-allow-for-storage-of-large-amounts-of-renewable-energy/#comment-2713 hurrah, some good news! hurrah, some good news!

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/17/new-carbon-material-may-allow-for-storage-of-large-amounts-of-renewable-energy/#comment-19592 Christine Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:21:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/17/new-carbon-material-may-allow-for-storage-of-large-amounts-of-renewable-energy/#comment-19592 hurrah, some good news! hurrah, some good news!

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/17/new-carbon-material-may-allow-for-storage-of-large-amounts-of-renewable-energy/#comment-2712 Michael Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:31:04 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/17/new-carbon-material-may-allow-for-storage-of-large-amounts-of-renewable-energy/#comment-2712 Graphene is the material your "lead" pencils are made of. It's not new as your article implies, what they've managed to do with it is what is exciting. Graphene is the material your “lead” pencils are made of. It’s not new as your article implies, what they’ve managed to do with it is what is exciting.

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/17/new-carbon-material-may-allow-for-storage-of-large-amounts-of-renewable-energy/#comment-19590 Michael Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:31:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/17/new-carbon-material-may-allow-for-storage-of-large-amounts-of-renewable-energy/#comment-19590 Graphene is the material your "lead" pencils are made of. It's not new as your article implies, what they've managed to do with it is what is exciting. Graphene is the material your “lead” pencils are made of. It’s not new as your article implies, what they’ve managed to do with it is what is exciting.

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/17/new-carbon-material-may-allow-for-storage-of-large-amounts-of-renewable-energy/#comment-19591 Michael Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:31:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/17/new-carbon-material-may-allow-for-storage-of-large-amounts-of-renewable-energy/#comment-19591 Graphene is the material your "lead" pencils are made of. It's not new as your article implies, what they've managed to do with it is what is exciting. Graphene is the material your “lead” pencils are made of. It’s not new as your article implies, what they’ve managed to do with it is what is exciting.

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/17/new-carbon-material-may-allow-for-storage-of-large-amounts-of-renewable-energy/#comment-2711 Chris Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:41:39 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/17/new-carbon-material-may-allow-for-storage-of-large-amounts-of-renewable-energy/#comment-2711 Innovations like this are what we need to make wind/solar feasible for when the wind isn't blowing and the sun isn't shining. Brilliant. Innovations like this are what we need to make wind/solar feasible for when the wind isn’t blowing and the sun isn’t shining. Brilliant.

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/17/new-carbon-material-may-allow-for-storage-of-large-amounts-of-renewable-energy/#comment-19588 Chris Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:41:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/17/new-carbon-material-may-allow-for-storage-of-large-amounts-of-renewable-energy/#comment-19588 Innovations like this are what we need to make wind/solar feasible for when the wind isn't blowing and the sun isn't shining. Brilliant. Innovations like this are what we need to make wind/solar feasible for when the wind isn’t blowing and the sun isn’t shining. Brilliant.

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/17/new-carbon-material-may-allow-for-storage-of-large-amounts-of-renewable-energy/#comment-19589 Chris Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:41:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/17/new-carbon-material-may-allow-for-storage-of-large-amounts-of-renewable-energy/#comment-19589 Innovations like this are what we need to make wind/solar feasible for when the wind isn't blowing and the sun isn't shining. Brilliant. Innovations like this are what we need to make wind/solar feasible for when the wind isn’t blowing and the sun isn’t shining. Brilliant.

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