The Major Energy Sources Contrasted with
Solar Super Capacitor (SSC) Energy Systems
 

	Notes	SSC Solar Super Capacitor	PV Photo- Voltaic Solar Cell	Wind Wind turbine to gears to generator	CST Concen- trated thermal solar	Geo Geo- thermal electric plant	Nuclear Fission heated steam to electricity	Nat.Gas Gas- heated steam to electricity	Oil Oil- heated steam to electricity	Coal Coal- heated steam to electricity
Stores electricity  for use when needed (e.g. at peak demand)	1	Yes	No	No	No*	No*	No	No	No	No
Has no moving parts                   for high reliability and low cost	2	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Is renewable & clean                  to safely reduce oil addiction	3	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Stores plug-in-car energy, too     for a 2nd $multi-billion market	4	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Used in PCs, PDAs, & TVs, too           for a 3rd $multi-billion market	5	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Is invisible                                       if buried in roads, walls & roofs	6	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Is carbon negative with zero CO2; Cool asphalt outgases less.	7	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Contains no toxic element    since it's ceramic, like a tea cup	8	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Not exposed to hail, dust, etc.  shielded by asphalt, cement, etc.	9	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Reduces city "heat island"           It cools roads, streets, then air.	10	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Uses "free" land that is paid for by some other primary use	11	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Distributes electric generation where it is used, without Tx loss	12	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Distributes electric storage        for safe, less vulnerable storage	13	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Makes roads last years longer   by reducing temperature swings	14	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Funds road & street upkeep from gasoline electricity tax	15	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Is well known & well funded	16	Not yet !	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Notes
1. Effective energy storage is central to achieving reliable and affordable  electricity services.  * Some thermal energy is stored, but not electricity.
2. Even one moving part (such as a gear) reduces inherent reliability and increases maintenance costs.
3. Geothermal energy is nearly renewable.
4. The SSC is nearly identical to rechargeable cells designed for plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles.  R&D on them benefits SSC and visa versa.
5. SSC are capacitors, which are used in every major electronics product.  Advanced ceramic capacitors can make electronics smaller and more reliable.
6. Environmentalists have opposed wind turbines.  Few people want utility-scale power plants in their "back yards."  SSC can be 100% out of sight.
7. Reversing Global climate change depends on carbon negative solutions.
8. SSC are made of non-toxic ceramics.
9. This external protective shield can be a major advantage, leading to systems that last 50 years, 75 years, etc.  
10.  When electricity is withdrawn from a road containing SSCs, it reduces the temperature of that road (and the nearby air).
11.  Land is already allocated and financed for roads, streets, parking lots, roof-tops, and walls.  No new land is needed.
12.  Solutions that are limited to utility-scale (non-distributed) generation suffer from higher distribution losses, and costs. 
13.  Solutions that are limited to utility-scale (non-distributed) storage suffer from higher distribution losses and costs.  Failures can be catastrophic.   
14.  A natural byproduct of SSC electricity generation is a net reduction in the temperature extremes of roads, which can extend their lifetimes from 3 to 10 years.
15.  As future gasoline tax revenues decline, federal, state and city roads & streets can generate & store electricity as a new revenue source.
16.  Funding should be allocated more appropriately.