Graphene, supercapacitors and artificial intelligence are the basis of graphene energy
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- Mar 23
- 5 min read
The accumulated experience of operating solar and wind power facilities shows that there is an urgent need for new sustainable solutions in the green energy sector.
A case in point is the situation with the Northern Territory's $40 million solar farm near Katherine, Australia, which was built in 2020 but has not been connected to the grid for several years. The problem is that adding 64 MW of solar panels to a 250 MW grid has made the electricity supply to consumers unstable due to dependence on weather conditions and the grid unusable.
In the press and on television, especially recently, there have been discussions about the problems of these two electricity generation technologies not only in terms of operational stability due to critical dependence on weather conditions, but also regarding environmental damage to nature due to the lack of technologies for recycling solar panels and wind turbine blades that have served their purpose, as well as oil leaks during wind turbine operation, which is especially critical when it gets into water. The unreliability of wind turbines is also noted due to their low quality, which leads to large financial losses.
There is a clear trend in the world to conduct research in the field of fuel-free distributed power generation and the possibility of adapting fuel-free technologies for the needs of electric vehicles, water transport, etc. Moreover, the most promising direction is considered to be the one related to the study of properties and technologies based on two-dimensional nanomaterials and the creation of fuel-free electric current generators on their basis.
An analysis of published materials from scientists in various countries shows that graphene can be called a priority nanomaterial with multifunctional applied applications, which is the thinnest and lightest (1 m2 of graphene weighs about 0.77 milligrams), a compound known to science with a thickness of one atom. In addition, graphene is 100-300 times stronger than steel with a tensile strength of 130 GPa and a Young's modulus of 1 TPa, the best conductor of heat at room temperature (from (4.84±0.44) × 10^3 to (5.30±0.48) × 10^3 W/m K), and the best known conductor of electricity. The greatest successes in the use of graphene to date have been achieved in high-frequency electronics, bio-, chemical and magnetic sensors, photodetectors with ultra-wideband transmission, as well as in the accumulation and generation of energy. One of the bottlenecks in technological research and application of graphene is obtaining a large area of the material, which is a prerequisite for the production of compact industrial fuel-free generators for various purposes, unlike household generators with a net power of 5-6 kW, the power-generating plates for which can be manufactured using the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method using toxic chemicals to grow graphene as a monolayer by exposing platinum, nickel or titanium carbide to ethylene or benzene at high temperatures. An alternative to the use of crystalline epitaxy (the growth of a crystalline layer on a crystal, called a substrate), on anything other than a metal substrate, did not exist until 2012. Research conducted in 2012 showed that by analyzing the adhesion energy of graphene to the interface, it is possible to effectively separate graphene from the metal plate on which it is grown. In addition, the quality of graphene isolated using this method was high enough to create molecular electronic devices. Over the past 10 years, research in the field of CVD graphene growth has achieved significant results, which has made the quality of graphene suitable for the implementation of technologies using it. In addition, Neutrino Energy Group, a leader in the development of fuel-free graphene power generation, together with its partners, managed to develop an innovative high-performance method for applying single-atom layers of graphene and other materials by plasma spraying on large surfaces, which has dramatically expanded the possibilities of applied use of Neutrinovoltaic technology.
The achievements of researchers in the field of graphene growth technology on large areas allows Neutrino Energy Group to implement large-scale projects in the field of graphene power generation.
Unlike solar energy and wind generation, fuel-free graphene technology for generating electric current is a sustainable solution, since it does not depend on weather conditions, and operation occurs in the basic mode 24 hours a day.
One of the features of alternative power generation, as opposed to traditional energy, is the need to use batteries, which is why serious competition for control over lithium deposits has developed in the world. According to the President of Neutrino Energy Group, Holger Thorsten Schubart, the need for a new energy storage technology that will replace batteries is very high. That is why the company, together with contractors, is developing an energy storage system based on supercapacitors.
Supercapacitors are known for their ability to quickly store and release large amounts of energy. While conventional batteries store energy through chemical reactions, supercapacitors store energy through charge separation, allowing for much faster energy transfer. This ability is critical when combined with a continuous energy source such as the graphene-based fuel-free Neutrinovoltaic generator. Supercapacitors can capture the steady flow of energy generated by Neutrinovoltaic generating cells and release it on demand, ensuring energy availability during peak periods. Holger Thorsten Schubart notes that the sustainable operation of a supercapacitor-based energy storage system is not possible without the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for intelligent energy management. AI brings a level of sophistication to energy management that was previously unachievable. By analyzing large amounts of data in real time, AI can predict energy consumption patterns, optimize supercapacitor charge and discharge cycles, and manage grid energy distribution with unrivaled accuracy.
Graphene power generation, supercapacitor systems, and AI will enable the construction of a new fuel-free distributed energy infrastructure and will also enable humanity to switch to fundamentally new technological solutions in the field of autonomous electric transport without compromising environmental goals.
“Neutrino Energy Group,” according to Holger Thorsten Schubart, “has achieved tremendous success in the study and application of graphene for power generation needs, involving the world's best scientists in the field of graphene power generation, supercapacitors, and AI in the work. The company is a world leader in this field, and our scientists have unique knowledge of graphene, graphene power generation, supercapacitor systems, and intelligent control systems that will allow us to abandon batteries in the future. Now we know much more about graphene and its properties than is published in the open press, which allows us to claim an inevitable technological transformation of the consumer power supply system and electric transport, which will not need charging from external sources."
To summarize, we can say that this graphene technology of power generation, coupled with supercapacitors and AI, will completely change our worldview and world order in the near future in the area of potential limits of scientific development.
Author: Rumiantcev L.K., Ph.D.
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