Supercapacitors: An Alternate Technology for Energy Storage

Supercapacitors and batteries are two most important technologies which are being viewed as possible solutions for storing the energy generated using alternative sources of energy. These technologies will form an integral part of any future energy landscape and help in solving an intrinsic problem of energy sources arising due to oftenly occurring intermittent nature of its supply. These technologies can also address the problem of short time to long time storage needs and in protection ion of power grids from sudden spikes due to unexpected changes in supply and demand. This review deals with one of the above mentioned technologies viz., supercapacitors. The history, development and current state of supercapacitors is also presented. Various applications ranging from automobiles to household appliances are also outlined in the review. The future of this technology is briefly discussed in the final part of the review.