Green Options » ultracapacitator http://greenoptions.com/tag/ultracapacitator Posts tagged 'ultracapacitator' Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:40:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Newest X PRIZE Challenge: Build an Ultracapacitor http://cleantechnica.com/2009/02/05/newest-x-prize-challenge-build-an-ultracapacitator/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/02/05/newest-x-prize-challenge-build-an-ultracapacitator/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:40:30 +0000 Ariel Schwartz http://cleantechnica.com/2009/02/05/newest-x-prize-challenge-build-an-ultracapacitator/

UC Irvine students Kyle Good and Bryan Le have come with the next X PRIZE challenge: build an ultracapacitor. The pair won the X PRIZE Foundation’s “What’s Your Crazy Green Idea” contest, which asked entrants to post a 2 minute video describing a concept for an X PRIZE in the Energy and Environment category. Le and Good won $25,000 for their idea. The winning video is below.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/02/05/newest-x-prize-challenge-build-an-ultracapacitator/feed/ Ultracapacitator Flashlight Charges in 90 Seconds, Doesn’t Use Batteries http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/10/ultracapacitator-flashlight-charges-in-90-seconds-doesnt-use-batteries/ http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/10/ultracapacitator-flashlight-charges-in-90-seconds-doesnt-use-batteries/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:19 +0000 Ariel Schwartz http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/10/ultracapacitator-flashlight-charges-in-90-seconds-doesnt-use-batteries/ flashlight

I’m always on the lookout for dependable flashlights, so the upcoming release of 5.11 Tactical’s Light for Life has really piqued my interest. Instead of batteries, the flashlight uses an ultracapacitator to hold its charge.

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