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From: thaidiamond	3/8/2006 8:07:26 PM
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I found this on Tyler Hamilton's blog the other day (http://tyler.blogware.com/). A great site for energy related issues...Tylor writes on such for the Toronto Star - including past stories on VRB Power. Any thoughts on how this tech, if the promise proves true, could impact VRB? --------------------------------------------------------------- A closer look at the promise of EEStor by Tyler - 06 March 2006 My Clean Break column in today's Toronto Star is actually an in-depth feature on Austin, Texas-based battery startup EEStor Inc., which claims to have developed an ultracapacitor with battery storage characteristics that has 10 times the energy density of a lead-acid battery and blows away current lithium-ion technology in all aspects of performance. EEStor also claims it can mass produce its product at a fraction of the cost of its lithium-ion rivals. Is this the real deal? EEStor itself refused to be interviewed for my story, so I cobbled together a profile based on patent documents filed with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. I also got my hands on an early investors' presentation from EEStor. While it's easy to be skeptical with this story, I point out in my piece that Kleiner Perkins' involvement lends serious credibility to this venture. I also found out that Morton Topfer, former vice-chairman of Dell Computer and Michael Dell's mentor, is on EEStor's board along with Michael Long, a well-seasoned executive and current CEO of real-estate giant Homestore Inc. So it seems there are some very credible people backing this tiny, secretive company. Give the story a read. You decide whether this is snake oil or a technology that has disruptive potential.

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