eestor
in september 2008, light electric vehicles company announced an agreement with eestor to exclusively provide eestor' s devices for the two and three wheel market .
eestor holds an approximate 71. 3% as - converted equity and voting interest and certain technology rights to a solid - state capacitor and related energy storage technologies currently under development by eestor, inc. the acquisition of the controlling interest in eestor inc. aligned the businesses of both companies and now allows eestor corporation to benefit from other revenue streams that should be available to eestor, inc .
news, reviews, interviews and overviews of all things related to eestor inc .
, which eestor calls the' electrical energy storage unit' (eesu) .
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in september 2008, light electric vehicles company announced an agreement with eestor to exclusively provide eestor' s devices for the two and three wheel market. [ 54 ]
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due to the extremely high purity levels required, eestor’s product will be very expensive .
eestor better show the world a working prototype sometime in 2009. a mind blowing demonstration of a fully operational eestor energy storage unit in a zenn car would be great .
2. eestor has begun large - scale production of a “product” that cannot function .
zenn motor company makes equity investment in strategic partner, eestor, inc .
lockheed martin signs agreement with eestor, inc. , for energy storage solutions
but the question still remains as to whether eestor is too good to be true .
just wondering…if eestor is real, why build combinations of li / ion and eestore rather than pure eestor drive trains? are there ways that li / ion is superior to eestor? would the combo get to market faster? i can see the advantages of eestor (if it’s real) but i don’t see the advantage of a combination. thanks
an article from the economist dated jan. 31, 2008 that contains a reference to eestor
clifford denies that there has been any material change in eestor’s development and assembly of eesus .
but for interested readers here, i would acquiesce to the idea that eestor is not at all for the automotive interests in general, for reasons that only eestor would never discuss .
to the best of my knowledge, eestor has been granted one patent and has another 12 pending. what is the jist of them? exactly what is eestor claiming? thanks again .
that is * all * clifford does! !! (besides cease making actual cars). he regularly increases zenn’s stake in eestor and tells the world how awesome eestor will be .
the ecological imperative that motivated mr. clifford and the vision he initiated led to the company investing in eestor inc. , a private corporation operating in cedar park, texas. zenn formally changed its name to eestor corporation to reflect its current investment and operating control of eestor inc .
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eestor = cold fusion i don’t want to hear their claim anymore, show me the product .
eestor will have a functioning prototype within the next two - three months, if not sooner .
the company holds an approximate 71. 3% as - converted equity and voting interest and certain technology rights to a solid - state capacitor and related energy storage technologies currently under development by eestor, inc. (eestor). the acquisition of the controlling interest in eestor aligns the businesses of both companies and now allows eestor corporation to benefit from other revenue streams that should be available to eestor, including applications throughout the capacitor industry and not limited to high density energy storage applications .
the company holds an approximate 71. 3% as - converted equity and voting interest and certain technology rights to a solid - state capacitor and related energy storage technologies currently under development by eestor, inc. (“eestor”). the acquisition of the controlling interest in eestor aligns the businesses of both companies and now allows eestor corporation to benefit from other revenue streams that should be available to eestor, including applications throughout the capacitor industry and not limited to high density energy storage applications .
the company holds an approximate 71. 3% as - converted equity and voting interest and certain technology rights to a solid - state capacitor and related energy storage technologies currently under development by eestor, inc. (
eestor
). the acquisition of the controlling interest in eestor aligns the businesses of both companies and now allows eestor corporation to benefit from other revenue streams that should be available to eestor, including applications throughout the capacitor industry and not limited to high density energy storage applications .
march 22, 2018 eestor corporation toronto, ontario, canada (tsxv: esu) not for distribution to u. s. news wire services or for dissemination in the u. s. eestor to webcast 2018 agm / updates private placement toronto, ontario – march 22, 2018 – eestor corporation (“eestor” or the “company”) (tsx venture: esu) announced today that it will [ … ]
it looks like the futuristic power system for electric cars promised by eestor could be a little late .
znnmf stock price - eestor corp. stock quote (u. s. : otc) - marketwatch
anyhow, i can just imagine the way any criticism of eestor would be twisted by the “press” .
eestor has the only patent which claims to have actually measured the high energy density in sample components .
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ian clifford discusses the zenn, eestor ...
- june 2, 2008
zenn motors, a canadian ev manufacturer, invested $ 2. 5 million in eestor in 2007 .
april 12, 2018 eestor corporation toronto, ontario, canada (tsxv: esu) not for distribution to u. s. news wire services or for dissemination in the u. s. eestor completes final tranche of private placement toronto, ontario – april 12, 2018 – eestor corporation (“eestor” or the “company“) (tsx venture: esu) announced today that, further to the company’s press [ … ]
eestor is a company purportedly on the cusp of commercializing a potentially disruptive technology. eestor president, former hard drive scientist dick weir has been trying to develop something called the eesu or electric energy storage unit .
eestor corporation announced its audited financial results for the three months and year - ended september 30, 2016 .
in april 2009 eestor announced third - party certification of permittivity. the press release did not mention at what voltage it was tested, so eestor' s uniquely - high energy density claims remain to be demonstrated .
the original eestor blogger. in it, we get the first claims of several important points related to eestor. i' m going to list a few of the key facts and then post the entire entry .
an independantly verified public test is the only way forward on eestor, anything less is magic unicorn horns .
a succesful eestor means quick engineering job yanking out the range extender and losing more than a few pounds .
“eestor’s announcement reveals continued progress in developing their electrical energy storage unit, ” said ian clifford, ceo of zenn. “we remain focused on fulfilling our cityzenn and zennergytm drivetrain programs, the first implementations of eestor’s eesu .
that tells me they are being a little more vigilant with eestor and place some measure of importance on the patent. eestor isn’t the only outfit developing ultracaps and apparently they won’t be allowed to squat on the patent .
one big difference with failed ventures and eestor is eestor is a scam. 7466536 eesu patent is fraudulent, just as the slick con artist dick weir stated to his pr agent, enabler of eestor' s fraud, the blogger with the bag on his head joseph murphy, he (eestor) has accomplished 14 major breakthroughs. if joseph murphy was interested in the truth and just a reporter in this eestor story as he wants people to believe, he should have asked dick weir to list his 14 major breakthroughs, but he didn' t .
eestor isn’t the only company in the ultracapacitor game. they have competitors like maxwell technologies and energ2 in seattle .
112 noel park. - yaaay, bynam is back and doing the job well, eestor not so much .
ian clifford chief executive officer eestor corporation tel. 416 - 535 - 8395 ext. 3 ian. clifford @ urltoken kevin spall chief financial officer eestor corporation tel. 416 - 535 - 8395 ext. 2 kspall @ urltoken
i' m going to use baghead brendan' s mentality... the avatar must be proof eestor exists
“leveraging zennergy drive, powered by eestor, across the industry is such a massive opportunity, ” he says. “last year 48, 000, 000 new cars built fit within our 1400 kg exclusivity on eestor’s technology. ”
he clarifies that although eestor will do component testing in september they may or may not reveal those results publicly .
eestor corporation (esu. v) (“eestor” or the “company”) announced today that it has published a new report detailing the comparative advantages of its ceramic - based dielectric capacitor for the decoupling capacitor market. the report, prepared by eestor and its consultants, directly compares its certified solid - state technology against incumbent decoupling capacitors. according to paumanok publications analyst and eestor consultant dennis zogbi, the main driving factor for the existing capacitor market is cost .
the company considers the high relative permittivity achieved by eestor on its cmbt material, when viewed in conjunction with and in large part as a result of eestor' s previously communicated accomplishments, to be an important step towards eestor' s planned commercialization of eesus that meet or exceed the specifications outlined in the technology agreement between the two companies .
“with respect to the initial component testing, it is up to eestor to announce the results, ” he said. “it should be noted that while eestor publicly stated their intention to complete component testing, they did not indicate if they would publicly disclose those results. component testing is not a milestone in our technology agreement with eestor. ”
lockheed has not tested prototypes, but toured eestor' s facility. lockheed was
very impressed
with eestor, noting
they are taking an approach that lends itself to a very quick ramp - up in production .
“with respect to the anticipated timeline of eestor’s technology, ” said clifford. “eestor has publicly stated that they expect to complete initial component testing in september 2009 and deliver functional technology to zmc by the end of the year. ”
ian clifford chief executive officer eestor corporation tel. 416 - 535 - 8395 ext. 3 ian. clifford @ urltoken
for more information, you need to go to zenn' s web site. eestor doesn' t have one .
despite its critics, eestor has won support from some significant corners. in addition to lockheed martin, venture - capital firm kleiner perkins caufield & byers is an investor, and former dell computer chairman morton topfer sits on eestor’s board .
ian clifford chief executive officer eestor corporation tel. 416 - 535 - 8395 ext. 3 ian. clifford @ urltoken
eestor corporation (tsxv: esu) (
eestor
or the
company
) announced today that it has published a new report detailing the comparative advantages of its ceramic - based dielectric capacitor for the decoupling capacitor market. the report, prepared by eestor and its consultants, directly compares its certified solid - state technology against incumbent decoupling capacitors .
/ can’t wait for those eestor powered zenn’s this fall…how are they coming again? to be fair, i think the early models are not actually going to be fueled with electricity, but rather by burning patents pending on eestor tech .
can be hard work. following the earth day announcement that the eestor ultracapacitor had passed independent tests that showed it had
this confirmation of function has triggered zmc to increase their investment in eestor up to ownership of 10. 5% .
tests, invested an additional $ 5 million in eestor, increasing its share of ownership to 10. 7% .
kleiner perkins invested several million in eestor in 2005. they don' t admit to the investment on their website .
the clock is about to strike midnight on the eestor cinderella story. . functional technology or out with the tall tales…
in july 2005, kleiner perkins caufield & byers invested $ 3 million in eestor. [ 47 ] [ 48 ]
eestor, if it currently exists in secret, may have so much potential for society that it must come out of the darkness. who knows how long it may have been secret? eestor’s “tiny operation” may merely be a cover story .
eestor launches informational video series, educating a broad audience on its electrical storage technology eestor hopes to augment and replace capacitor technology utilized in a multi billion dollar segment of the industrial supply chain. toronto and austin, texas – may 24, 2018 – eestor corporation (tsxv: esu), developers of an innovative solid state electrical storage technology, [ … ]
please don' t spread more misinformation about eestor. dick weir, ceo of eestor never sent any eesu samples to afrl, dod, doe, or darpa for testing. these are the afrl emails obtained through freedom of information act (the apologist and enabler of eestor' s fraud don' t want you to look back at these afrl emails) :
through a wholly - owned subsidiary, the company made a us $ 2. 5 million equity investment in eestor on april 30, 2007, for an approximate 3. 8% ownership position of eestor. under the terms of the initial share purchase agreement, zmc has an additional investment option of up to us $ 5 million at the same valuation upon eestor' s successful completion of this permittivity milestone. the investment is subject to reduction based on participation by other eestor shareholders .
in february 2008, polarity inc, a maker of electronic voltage converters, filed a patent referencing eestor' s technology .
do you really think that ic would make this announcement unless he knew that eestor would deliver. don’t be so ignorant .
yeah li - ion drivetrains are superior to eestor based drivetrains in that they exist. they are based on actual technology from this reality. i’d say the biggest disadvantage to the eestor drivetrain is not is price, power, or capacity, but rather its inability to actually exist outside of human imagination. that’s the only thing holding me back from fully supporting eestor .
eestor again all talk no proof! !! ! the only thing i can think of is, eestor techology may be very easy to duplicate, if this were true then once you let the battery out of the bottle the race is on, china, south korea and a host of other country’s will use the paper used to patten eestor’s tech as toilet paper .
i don’t know much about how the patent office usually does business, but i don’t think they routinely send out the kind of notice that they sent eestor. in the notice they bacically told eestor to demonstrate commercial viability or get their patent cancelled .
the eestor eesu is expected to outperform every chemical battery on the market in terms of energy density, charge time, cost, and overall performance. according to eestor, their energy storage technology is expected to provide the following key characteristics once commercialized :
may 31, 2018 eestor corporation toronto, ontario, canada (tsxv: esu) eestor corporation reports fiscal second quarter 2018 results toronto, ontario – may 31, 2018 – eestor corporation (tsxv: esu; the “company”) announced its unaudited financial results for the three months ended march 31, 2018. all amounts are expressed in canadian dollars. financial results [ … ]
claims of the inventors. this has fueled speculation that the claims are false. in january 2007 eestor stated in a press release
eestor, inc. remains on track to begin shipping production 15 kilowatt - hour electrical energy storage units (eesu) to
in march 2008 zenn stated in a quarterly report a
late 2009
launch was scehduled for an eestor - enabled ev .
the thinking is that for at least the first while an eestor cell (assuming it actually exists) will be very expensive .
it seems that eestor has requested ul certification. still no proof of anything, but another indication that the eesu is real .
uh oh... doubt starts to cloud the parallel. however the parallel eestor apologist is still in charge ...
[ / sup ] this has led to the speculation that the claims are false. in january 2007 eestor stated in a press release
eestor, inc. remains on track to begin shipping production 15 kilowatt - hour electrical energy storage units (eesu) to
man, i’m hoping that eestor is not “all hat and no cattle” like another texas billionaire, ross perot, used to say. cmon eestor, stop the secrecy stuff and let the people see what you got. you’ve got everything patented already don’t you ?
zenn motor, which makes this low - speed electric car, plans to use eestor’s energy - storage device for its next vehicles .
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okay, here it is from an eestor release of january 16, 2007. doesn’t say if those pending are usa or otherwise .
instead zenn will focus on producing electric drivetrains called zennergy drive systems that will be eestor - powered and would be supplied to automakers .
news release: zenn motor company' s strategic energy storage partner, eestor inc. confirms progress towards commercialization of its technology
zenn has just put out a press release to discuss the outcome of a strategic review. company chair rick mcgraw has decided to resign because of the “greater time commitment” being required of his role. ceo brian cott is also stepping down, which i was fully expecting. the company says that beyond these management changes it will continue to simplify the structure of the company with a eye to increasing its working relationship with eestor. “as part of the strategic review, the board spent considerable time in meetings and discussions with eestor to determine the best path for the company going forward. a strong relationship with eestor is the company’s priority. the pace of development and achievement of key milestones as well as disclosure relating to these events are all under the control of eestor. the company maintains a regular dialogue with eestor and intends to increase its interaction with eestor and, where appropriate, collaborate with and assist eestor, ” according to the release .
so, what do you build your case on? for anyone trying to establish credibility for their view on eestor, it' s important to cite actual facts. that' s why the initial internet revelation of eestor' s existence is an interesting one to examine .
eestor has been putting together 52 kwh esu' s since 2009 too (sarcasm in case you missed it). then there are the fake patent
test
data. eestor stock pumpers never give up with the bs. i' ll believe rossi has working cold fusion before i believe that eestor bunch has dog biscuits. graphene is real and at least has a chance of being translated into reality .
going further, if you put the first question as the eestor question and used the second common question to beg the first question, what i accomplish is equating the common use of the “forest” question to the eestor question. did eestor verify their component? yes, we assume he did but it does not really matter or exist for us so the reader can feel the close association with the “forest” question .
testing in phase 4 and phase 5 also show that eestor' s dielectric operates in the paraelectric phase between - 20c and + 65c. the testing today shows eestor' s cmbt is stable at high temperatures as dielectric insulation resistance does not decrease significantly at 65 degrees c .
in january 2008, lockheed - martin signed an agreement with eestor for the exclusive rights to integrate and market eesu units in military and homeland security applications but did not invest any money. lockheed has not tested prototypes, but toured eestor' s facility. lockheed was
very impressed
with eestor, noting
they are taking an approach that lends itself to a very quick ramp - up in production .
oh yeah, the topic of the thread…. eestor. still full of crap - o - la if you ask me, lol .
supposidly cold fusion is seriously being looked at again by several research groups and the us gov. but just like eestor…. no prototypes .
eestor believes that relative permittivity of 15, 476 and an insulation resistance of 10. 7 mega ohms of this initial new material test layer represents a major breakthrough in eestor, inc. new dielectric materials. by comparison, a 0. 22 micro farad 100 v capacitor manufactured by epcos has a volume of 0. 216 cubic centimeters or 214 times bigger than eestor' s equivalent capacitance. capacitance is directly proportional to energy storage and this high capacitance volume also indicates the ability of eestor, inc. to potentially exceed its energy storage operating targets .
a zenn press release indicates they were able to get a 10. 7% stake because other eestor investors did not increase their stake .
“instead zenn will focus on producing electric drivetrains called zennergy drive systems that will be eestor - powered and would be supplied to automakers. ”
but i won’t get too excited or invest any money in eestor / zenn before they have proof. don’t waste your time on promises .
i don’t think there is much doubt that eestor has a few working models of their device and doesn’t need further verification that they work .
a day later, at zenn’s agm in toronto, company chairman and chief executive james kofman gave eestor investors and groupies a clearer picture of what to expect in the months ahead, and spoke about the state of zenn’s relationship with eestor, which hasn’t disclosed anything publicly since 2009 .
eestor corporation (esu. v), developers of an innovative solid state electrical storage technology, today announce the launch of “the new alternative - electrolytic replacement”, the first in a new informational video series that details market - specific test results based on eestor’s advanced technology. the video series will provide viewers with information on the benefits of eestor’s capacitor materials and offers expert commentary for engineers, scientists, shareholders and financial analysts .
all of this is no surprise. zenn is trying the best it can to conserve cash until eestor delivers on what it has promised. there are no shocking departures here. all restructuring is orderly, and that is a good sign. and while we’re all impatient to see whether eestor can deliver, i guess the good news is that the zenn / eestor relationship remains strong and the two companies are planning to work more closely together. being a media guy, however, i’m still uber curious about the role that allan greg is playing here on eestor’s board .
what odd statements.' cmbt has no clear advantage'? this is from the guy who bet against eestor and said that if eestor had a k of 10, 000 at 1 v / um, it would be worth billions? (they have that... read more
in september 2009 underwriters laboratories' priya l. tabaddor, phd stated
we have received a request to certify eestor' s product .
in december 2008, a patent application was filed by lockheed - martin that mentions eestor' s patent as a possible electrical energy storage unit .
if they really had something, they would be showing up in washington dc demonstrating a zenn eestor powered car with their hands out for billions .
gm has stated they are working with and evaluating eestor tech. gm has stated they would like to lower battery costs and raise battery performance through volt generation three. feel free to draw your own conclusions for eestor device volt applications in that time frame. after all it’s only speculation !
eestor has never made any such claim or reported to have made any such obvservation. they just did the calculation. it’s just a mistake .
polarity' s website stated they were awarded a contract in 2009 to supply eestor with a voltage converter to be used by zenn electric cars .
zenn plans to cancel all production of electric vehicles by april 2010, leaving ownership of eestor and their rights to the technology as their focus .
even if the eestor cell turns out to be real you are not going to get a significant charge from a standard outlet in 5 minutes .
i’d have to guess that gm’s most optimistic estimate of eestor is, “not happening any time soon” and their most realistic one is “scam. ”
on april 24, 2017 eestor completed raising capital in the amount of $ 3, 620, 000 from private placement. in addition to general corporate purposes, this capital is planned to be used to accelerate eestor' s product and business development efforts. [ 37 ] [ 38 ]
on may 8, 2014 zenn and eestor complete an exchange offer which gives zenn a total ownership of 71. 3% in eestor. following the zenn controlling ownership on may 19, ian clifford assumes role of ceo following the resignation of james kofman. [ 56 ] [ 57 ]
so, too, did management at zenn, which through its investment and technology rights agreement with eestor was betting the farm that weir would deliver. as a publicly traded company, zenn was a proxy for eestor – a way for retail investors to back what was an extremely speculative opportunity .
eestor corporation (esu. v), developers of an innovative solid state electrical storage technology, today announced the launch of “the new alternative - electrolytic replacement”, the first in a new informational video series that details market - specific test results based on eestor’s advanced technology. the video series will provide viewers with information on the benefits of eestor’s capacitor materials and offers expert commentary for engineers, scientists, shareholders and financial analysts. “we chose to share this information through a video series that is both more personal and engaging than a powerpoint presentation, ” said ian clifford, ceo of eestor .
so what does that means? it means that going forward, as part of zenn’s latest minority investment in eestor, the company will have greater access to eestor and insight into its progress. as well, eestor will have to do a better job of disclosing that progress publicly. “i met (eestor founder and ceo) dick weir before i joined the board and went down to austin. we have kept a very regular dialogue. a number of directors have kept a regular dialogue with him, and also have visited with eestor in texas, ” said kofman, in an effort to give investors more confidence that zenn isn’t oblivious to what’s going down in austin. “we now have a very clear agreement with eestor which provides for a mechanism for them to publicly reveal where their technology is, and to do so certified by a third - party expert in the near term. ”
the zenn car will be the first commercial application of eestor’s new energy storage system. the company is expecting delivery of the systems later this year .
regarding concerns about temperature, leakage, and ceramic brittleness, weir did not reply to an e - mail asking him how eestor overcomes such issues .
weir says that eestor’s latest production milestones lay the foundation for what follows. it has taken longer than originally expected, he says, but the company is now in a position to deploy more - advanced technologies for the production of military - grade applications, alluding to eestor’s partnership with lockheed martin .
in a release issued earlier today by eestor (tsx - v: esu) with the headline
eestor corporation reports fiscal first quarter 2018 results ,
please note the headline should read
fiscal second quarter ,
not
fiscal first quarter
as previously stated. the corrected release follows :
in july 2005, kleiner perkins caufield & byers invested $ 3 million in eestor. they have not had any comment on the technology or company .
i wonder…what is the relative permittivity of pixie dust? if tinker bell is on the payroll at eestor, it would explain a few things. 🙂
after years of mysterious debate and passed milestones, recently eestor announced their material had the permittivity, or ability to store energy, that it claimed .
eestor, inc. shows preliminary results from paraelectric dielectric path - - cedar park, texas, jan. 28, 2013 / prnewswire / - -
[ / sup ] in september 2007, eestor co - founder richard weir told cnet production would begin in the middle of 2008. [ sup ]
the company' s extensive studies, which resulted in the phase 4 and phase 5 testing reports, are based on an epoxy / cmbt solution. today' s reports show that eestor' s dielectric, when densified with other binders, can now extend eestor technology to address the grid storage market .
if i was ian clifford of zenn, i think i’d be be calling the patent office every day to get them to put a fire under eestor. i believe mr. wier of eestor said a while back that he had gone through all his money and sounded like he was fishing for more .
full eestor press release: cedar park, texas, april 22 / prnewswire / — eestor, inc. announces relative permittivity certification of their composition modified barium - titanate powders. the third party certification tests were performed by texas research international’s dr. edward g. golla, phd. , laboratory director. he has certificated that eestor’s patented and patent pending composition modified barium - titanate powders have met and / or exceeded a relative permittivity of 22, 500 .
don’t worry about eestor making the volt obsolete; gm will “leapfrog” the whole eesu field by a multi - billion dollar research program to perfect diolithium crystals .
eestor, inc. had the area and thickness of the new material layer certified by tescom at eestor, inc. using tescom calibrated eestor, inc. equipment. tescom was called in to certify these results due to scheduling issues with criteria labs. subsequent testing will be conducted by criteria labs. the equipment used to measure the area and thickness was certified by tescom, a calibration company which was selected by criteria for the certification of the equipment used in their
lockheed - martin signed an agreement with eestor for the rights to integrate and market eesu units in military and security applications but did not invest any money .
in july 2009 zenn motor company invested an additional $ 5 million in eestor, increasing its share of ownership to 10. 7% . [ 20 ] a zenn press release indicates they were able to get a 10. 7% stake because other eestor investors did not increase their stake. [ 21 ]
on december 30, 2013 zenn announces completion of the purchase of series a preferred shares of eestor (includes kleiner perkins caufield & byers shares and other private holders shares) and the associated rights for us $ 1. 5 million which gives zenn a total ownership of 41% in eestor. [ 55 ]
you can' t learn a lot from looking at the web site of kleiner perkins caufield & byers either. the firm is reportedly an investor in eestor, but eestor is not listed as a portfolio company on the firm' s site. venture firms, however, do this at times with stealth companies .
recent developments, however, raise a question as to whether investors care about anything but speculating on eestor. the stock skyrocketed more than 100 percent in april when eestor announced (. pdf) that its “composition modified barium - titanate powders have met and / or exceeded a relative permittivity of 22, 500. ”
we' ve made repeated attempts to contact the company and its ceo, dick weir, to no avail. here is some of our eestor coverage from last year, which includes a musical lament. the firm' s website is no longer online and the usual fevered musings of the eestor blogosphere have slowed .
personally, i’ve been hopeful over the past two years that eestor is indeed for real. but i’m beginning to have my doubts now. i just confirmed that morton topfer, former vice - chairman of dell and director with amd, left eestor’s board about five months ago. not sure why… but it begs the question. also, a well - placed person within the kleiner perkins circle told me recently that he’s not convinced eestor’s energy storage system will work as claimed .
on february 16, 2016 eestor announced a new director – michael michalyshyn. [ 22 ] michael michalyshyn is an experienced attorney with a background in licensing and intellectual property law. [ 23 ] as head of blackberry' s technology licensing group, mr. michalyshyn was involved in blackberry' s acquisition of qnx software systems. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] part of his responsibilities at eestor will be assisting in the licensing of eestor' s capacitor and energy storage technologies .
eestor corp' s mission is to be the provider of leading edge electrical energy storage and related technologies. the company operates on the principle... more
on january 12th, eestor corp. announced the hiring of dr. abhijit paul, principal polymer scientist, to its technical team in cedar park, texas .
yes, the source materials for eestor are a little cheaper, but the huge amounts of energy required for purification will dwarf the expense of the source materials .
ugh, eestor should either show us a product, or shut up about the product. we want to see something working. not just text on paper .
while there has been a lot of skepticism of eestor’s claims, based on it’s tightly - sealed secrecy, most fans of electric vehicles would welcome the technology .
quite honestly, i would a lot rather have a zenn / eestor licensed, gm manufactured, driveline in my car than have the hardware sourced from zenn .
as for eestor, that company is also nearing a point where it can install its devices, according to a recent interview usually close - mouthed ceo dick weir recently did with the cleantech group. according to weir, eestor’s ultracapacitors have a discharge rate that’s slower than batteries, so they could potentially replace batteries entirely .
that’s good news for zenn, a publicly traded electric car maker, because the company has been promising cars based on eestor technology to investors for over a year. eestor itself hasn’t been much help, though; the press - shy company has rarely spoken up for itself, and still won’t talk about potential applications .
one exception may be the company, eestor. eestor is the assignee of u. s. pat. nos. 7, 033, 406 and 7, 466, 536, which are directed to low void and low defect batio 3 structures. batio 3 possesses abnormally large dielectric constants but voids and defects from traditional syntheses lead to poor electric breakdown robustness. eestor claims to have solved this problem with low - temperature and kinetically labile synthetic routes. however, considerable skepticism remains about the commercial viability and scalability of their product. in addition, even in the eestor materials, dielectric constants of ε > 10 4 are unlikely in production .
“mr. kofman commented, “the results to date at eestor have obviously been very disappointing for everyone. it is clear from our work that eestor remains a long way from a commercial product. the team has worked hard since acquiring control of eestor on january 27, 2014, to understand the technology and its prospects. the work of the technical advisory committee (“tac”), which has been a huge benefit to zenn, has confirmed the challenges the company had identified. while there is reason to be optimistic that there may be applications for the eestor technology in existing capacitor markets, the real goal of achieving meaningful energy storage is unclear. “
eestor corp. provides edge energy storage solutions and related technologies. the company currently operates in multiple industries of manufacturing, which includes automotive, printing, telecommunications, electronics, industrial products, food grade products, packaging, household and consumer goods. eestor was founded by ian clifford in 2000 and is headquartered in toronto, canada .
[ / sup ] in march 2008 zenn stated in a quarterly report a
late 2009
launch was scheduled for an eestor - enabled ev. [ sup ]
a source sent me some documents from an foia request from the air force research lab (afrl) at kirtland. they seem to indicate that the afrl is puzzled over eestor' s story and unwilling to be associated with the firm. the redacted documents follow. note the comment that eestor is
full of it .
“quite honestly, i would a lot rather have a zenn / eestor licensed, gm manufactured, driveline in my car than have the hardware sourced from zenn. ”
as whatever? how long over due is eestor anyway? one or two years? it is about time for them to put up or shut up. imo .
i believe that if eestor were real gm or some other big company would just buy them out. the reason why it hasn’t happened is because nobody believes them .
on a separate note if eestor doesn’t come up with a working model, (which i personally believe they won’t), conspiracy theorists will say that big oil got to eestor and stopped them. come to think of it i should set up a website. might even get a book deal. “how big oil foiled energy independence”
delay, leak, and secrecy, has been the name of the game for these guys. if people are suspicious of them, it is eestor’s own fault .
if their technology is legitimate, eestor could be the biggest thing to come out of texas since zz top in the 70s or the first big oil gushers. let’s hope that eestor electrifies the auto industry like zz top guitarist billy gibbons has been doing for the past 30 years. if everything works as they say it does, the top guys at eestor will soon have more money than jerry jones who just opened up a $ 1. 2 billion dollar football stadium in dallas this week .
in january 2008, lockheed - martin signed an agreement with eestor for the exclusive rights to integrate and market eesu units in military and homeland security applications. [ 52 ] in december 2008, a patent application was filed by lockheed - martin that mentions eestor' s patent as a possible electrical energy storage unit. [ 53 ]
toronto, ontario - - (marketwire - may 21, 2009) - zenn motor company inc. (
zmc
or
the company
) (tsx venture: znn), a leading developer of zero emission transportation solutions and technologies, is pleased to announce that it has completed its due diligence on eestor, inc.' s (
eestor
) stated permittivity results of the manufacturing - grade chemicals to be used in eestor' s electrical energy storage units (eesu). the permittivity results were publicly announced by eestor in a press release dated april 22, 2009 which they subsequently updated in a press release on april 29, 2009 .
in july 2009 zenn motor company, as a result of the april 2009 permittivity tests, invested an additional $ 5 million in eestor, increasing its share of ownership to 10. 7% . a zenn press release indicates they were able to get a 10. 7% stake because other eestor investors did not increase their stake .
you’re right, rashiid …. . it is potentially good news & good to get an update on eestor. but the question still remains as to whether eestor is too good to be true. as lyle describes it above, eestor plans on “mass producing a new type of battery that would surpass lithium ion in every way. its far cheaper to produce, several times more energy dense, can be recharged in minutes and has a functionally unlimited lifetime. ” wow! i certainly hope they succeed !
i made my “against the flow, ” “what if it’s real” comment on one of the many earlier eestor posts. now, i’m just weary of the whole thing .
. the press release did not mention the voltage at which it was tested, so eestor' s uniquely high energy density claims remain to be demonstrated. [ sup ]
what can i say to all the skeptics. “on september 18, 2009 it was reported underwriters laboratories has received a request to certify eestor’s product. “we have received a request to certify eestor’s product, ” said priya l. tabaddor, phd, global energy services, underwriters laboratories, inc. [ 23 ] ” out of wikipedia .
we have received a request to certify eestor' s product ,
said priya l. tabaddor, phd, global energy services, underwriters laboratories, inc. ”
we now plan to increase our shareholder position in eestor to the fullest extent possible ,
stated ian clifford .
in addition to our exclusive automotive applications, our equity position in eestor gives our shareholders a stake in the many potential mass applications eestor can pursue, such as powering portable consumer electronics, improving the performance of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar generation, and increasing the efficiency and stability of power grids around the world .
should the other eestor shareholders exercise their maximum investment, the company' s additional investment would be limited to us $ 2, 000, 000. the company' s total minimum and maximum equity interest in eestor following the investment would be in the range of approximately 6. 2% to 10. 5% . details of the additional equity investment will be provided by the company when determined .
it’s been a long time coming, and many have already declared the company dead — or at least close to it. back in december 2010 greentech media posed the question: is the eestor saga finished? since then, those who aren’t eestor diehards have come to the conclusion that, yes, it’s pretty much over. of course, eestor was the major focus of a chapter in my book mad like tesla (to buy on amazon click here), so i have a personal interest in seeing things through to their true end. based on comments made yesterday by eestor - investor zenn motor co. at its annual general meeting, the dream still appears to be very much alive .
eestor' s dielectric shows capacitance rises with temperature and is insensitive to frequency. ferroelectric barium titanate capacitors lose capacitance with heat and their performance is very frequency dependent as shown :
“sho me the eestor” so it can be tested by a real lab. until then i’ll tape batteries to a toaster and tell the world i’ve solved the worlds energy problems .
i always think as many do here that the eestor company is likely a scam. however, ever since lockheed had signed on awhile ago, i keep having this nagging suspicion that eestor could be legit. i mean, you have to wonder, if eestor is truly a scam, then wouldn’t have lockheed been able to sniff that out by now? this is lockheed for pete’s sake, you know, the maker of the stealth bomber? someone needs to reconcile this for me before i can completely write them off .
[ / sup ] a zenn press release indicates they were able to get a 10. 7% stake because other eestor investors did not increase their stake. [ sup ]
eestor claims the eesu can store far more electrical energy than any other type of capacitor, and that it could be used to propel a small car for about 300 miles .
zenn has received $ 34 million from the equity markets in the past 3 years, and spent $ 10. 1 million of the proceeds on eestor ownership and technology rights .
i’d like to think that eestor is real (of course), but also that zenn’s true aim is to spread the new enabling reality as far and wide as possible .
if anyone knows of a web link that explains eestor’s affiliation with the divinity, it would strengthen my faith. if not…i guess that i’m mistaken and apologize for misleading anyone .
now, if i was assuming that eestor did verify their component and still asked if it still happened, then i am still begging the question, in the traditional sense .
eestor has publicly indicated an objective of delivering functional technology to zmc by the end of the calendar year. zmc is confident in their ability to meet that objective .
in february 2008, polarity inc, a maker of electronic voltage converters, filed a patent referencing eestor' s technology. polarity' s website stated they were awarded a contract in 2009 to supply eestor with a voltage converter to be used by zenn electric cars. in december 2009 zenn canceled plans for the car but plans to supply the drive train .
zenn motor company inc. has changed its name to
eestor corporation
to better reflect the focus and activities of the company. [ 58 ] the name change was approved by shareholders at the company' s annual and special meeting held on march 31, 2015. eestor corporation formerly (zenn motor company) publicly trades on the canadian exchanges as symbol esu [ 59 ] and on the us stock exchanges as otc stock symbol znnmf. [ 60 ] eestor corporation holds 71% equity while the other percent is held by privately .
eestor expects to achieve even greater levels of densification in the coming weeks. together with ongoing development of its binders, eestor is targeting test samples with near complete densification that will have operating voltages well in excess of 3000 volts (or 40 volts per micron). operational voltages of these magnitudes have been achieved on 70 micron layers with eestor' s 80% fill factor cmbt epoxy system. if operational voltages of this magnitude can be maintained or exceeded in a 70 micron layer with today' s dielectric constant of 16000, eestor will have a disruptive solid state grid energy storage solution. such a layer would outperform lead acid batteries of similar energy densities on lifetime, depth of discharge, and power in and out .
zenn motors (zmc), a canadian company that makes neighborhood electric vehicles, has partial ownership and an agreement with eestor to use the technology exclusively in vehicles under 3086 pounds .
as soon as eestor reaches its optimal constituent tuning of its latest layers it will complete the testing and certification with criteria labs. the tests and certification of these samples will include :
i would bet money that zenn will not have any eestor eesus to install in cars any time this year. (and i would very much want to lose the bet! )
eestor is a company based in cedar park , texas , united states that claims to have developed a solid state polymer capacitor for electricity storage . the company claims the device stores more energy than lithium-ion batteries at a lower cost than lead-acid batteries used in gasoline-powered cars . such a device would revolutionize the electric car industry . many experts believe these claims are not realistic and eestor has yet to publicly demonstrate these claims . the corporate slogan is " energy everywhere " . 
eestor is a company based in cedar park, texas, united states that claims to have developed a solid state polymer capacitor for electricity storage. the company claims the device stores more energy than lithium-ion batteries at a lower cost than lead-acid batteries used in gasoline-powered cars. such a device would revolutionize the electric car industry. many experts believe these claims are not realistic and eestor has yet to publicly demonstrate these claims. the corporate slogan is " energy everywhere ".
eestor is a company based in cedar park, texas, united states that claims to have developed a solid state polymer capacitor for electricity storage. the company claims the device stores more energy than lithium-ion batteries at a lower cost than lead-acid batteries used in gasoline-powered cars. such a device would revolutionize the electric car industry. many experts believe these claims are not realistic and eestor has yet to publicly demonstrate these claims. the corporate slogan is " energy everywhere ".