World renowned materials research
Power Japan Plus is developing the dual carbon battery in partnership with Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan. Kyushu University is one of the top ranked material science and engineering research university in the world.
A battery utilizing a dual carbon design was first tested in the 1970s at another leading Japanese college, Kyoto University. Despite proving its potential, researches were not able to obtain an energy capacity high enough for commercial use.
The design was then shelved for almost forty years, until doctor Tatsumi Ishihara, an applied chemistry professor at Kyushu University, began researching new chemistries for a dual carbon battery more than 10 years ago. His breakthrough work yielded a battery that is not only suitable for commercial use , but is more advanced than any battery currently available. Professor Ishihara then joined with Dr. Kaname Takeya and Power Japan Plus to bring the dual carbon battery to commercial markets.
More information about Kyushu University can be found here: http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp
