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We’re results driven, with proven records of success. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e30cb8ec3452b4534df4c16/t/5e3c6b651f6bba2804dd64e8/1582662424610/Load+Lock+NIST+Machine+2020+02+06.png Home - Experimental Research Since 2014, GBL has grown from a company with a theoretical solution for energy storage into a company with a prototype that provides real world proof of our energy storage solution. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e30cb8ec3452b4534df4c16/t/5e461b4aba064718d71cc765/1581711431265/iStock-489735770.jpg Home - Developing World Leading Energy Storage and Thin Film Capacitors With our state of the art capacitor-based technology, we are prepared to unseat traditional capacitors in high speed electronics and batteries as the default energy storage solution worldwide. https://www.greatballoflight.com/about daily 0.75 2020-03-05 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e30cb8ec3452b4534df4c16/t/5e3c9e64d783c504e449b30c/1581192760079/Ron+McNeil.png About Us - Ronald McNeil, Chairman and CEO Fortune 100 President and Executive Vice President Founder of The McNeil Group and The McNeil Foundation Known for Corporate and Entrepreneurial Leadership as well as Operational Excellence https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e30cb8ec3452b4534df4c16/t/5e3c9e89aa605f07bc05abc2/1581207134415/Kevin+Brown.png About Us - Kevin Brown, PhD, CTO Technology Leader, Visionary, Team Builder, Coding Theorist, Systems and Electromagnetic Device Designer and Novel Technology Developer Technical and Executive Leadership across multiple domains Never a stranger to a brilliant idea https://www.greatballoflight.com/contact-us daily 0.75 2020-02-14 https://www.greatballoflight.com/technology daily 0.75 2020-03-05 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e30cb8ec3452b4534df4c16/t/5e44baa5305b0a2d3780360a/1581562543857/GBL+Web+Applications+Clock+2020+02+12.png Technology - The Time is Now New applications are dependent on much faster cycle times. GBL speeds up the application clock on the order of 100,000 times for storage. GBL speeds up the application clock, 1/f, for power and mixed signal capacitors on the order of 10 to 1,000 times. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e30cb8ec3452b4534df4c16/t/5e4606410bd7ed452a1c3a19/1583422062566/Screen+Shot+2020-02-13+at+9.29.59+PM.png Technology - Energy Storage The future will require a new path to energy storage. Mobility of the future requires power densities unachievable with chemical storage. GBL’s high energy density, extreme power density electrostatic capacitors provide an entirely new path in mobility. The Ragone Chart tells the story loud and clear. GBL’s storage technology is the path to the future. Ultra fast, ultra efficient and unlimited charge cycling. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e30cb8ec3452b4534df4c16/t/5e44de2100a1ff2aa975b785/1581571629245/Screen+Shot+2020-02-13+at+12.25.00+AM.png Technology - Motive Dense energy storage is fundamental to e-mobility, driver automation, and other motive advancements. High Energy density and near instantaneous charge removes primary limitations of BEV while dramatically lowering cost through fractional installed energy, unlimited life and near 100 percent operational availability. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e30cb8ec3452b4534df4c16/t/5e44de416063c26a2e6f009a/1581571660291/Screen+Shot+2020-02-13+at+12.25.23+AM.png Technology - Grid Power GBL dielectrics will reduce the cost of short to medium term (MW rated) energy storage by whole number factors. High power density increases power rating per kW-h over battery storage by an order of magnitude while decreasing cost per KW-h for long term storage by factor >3 over 30 year life and with no State Of Charge (SOC) restrictions. High density capacitors make micro burst transmission and control feasible. Grid-to-motive will be economically feasible with GBL energy storage. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e30cb8ec3452b4534df4c16/t/5e44de5e6063c26a2e6f0841/1581571685822/Screen+Shot+2020-02-13+at+12.25.49+AM.png Technology - Space High specific density and power density provide cost, size and weight reductions for power conversion, pulse power and Solid State Amplifiers. The absence of SOC restrictions expands eclipse operation for a given installed energy. Reduced temperature dependence lessens impact on thermal design considerations. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e30cb8ec3452b4534df4c16/t/5e44de847793df7ffe3d6b15/1581571735807/Screen+Shot+2020-02-13+at+12.26.27+AM.png Technology - Fusion Reactors Proposed fusion reactors require the power equivalent of a small city to start. Our high power density for storage uniquely supports efficient inertial containment strategies for fusion reactors, pulsed energy strategies and economical reactor starts. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e30cb8ec3452b4534df4c16/t/5e44d8902ec53a0670b1b8ec/1581570204053/Screen+Shot+2020-02-12+at+11.59.39+PM.png Technology - Precision Electronics High Speed Electronics - GBL’s Thin Film Capacitor technology is a drop-in replacement, today, for industry standard Tantalum capacitors without the necessity for using rare earth materials. 5G - These devices are fundamental to autonomous driving, the Internet of Things and other advancements. Our tunable and high density, temperature tolerant, thin film capacitors can significantly reduce the size and cost, while increasing the reliability of power conversion and air interface components within 5G devices. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e30cb8ec3452b4534df4c16/t/5e44d8de346011686f3ba73f/1581570288218/Screen+Shot+2020-02-13+at+12.00.30+AM.png Technology - Space The rapid growth of large constellation small satellites is dependent on cost effective, High Reliability components. Radiation and heat tolerance are strong requirements for space component viability. Our thin film capacitors will provide significantly better radiation tolerance along with size and cost reductions for power conversion, pulse power, and SSAs. GBL capacitors will also enable alternative thermal designs, charging methodologies and eclipse operations for a given installed energy. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e30cb8ec3452b4534df4c16/t/5e44d93c931e4e1798306e6c/1581570373413/Screen+Shot+2020-02-13+at+12.00.04+AM.png Technology - AI, Power and Manufacturing Artificial Intelligence will accelerate the advancement of manufacturing, energy efficiency and product development among other things. Our miniaturized, temperature tolerant, thin film capacitors will significantly reduce the cost and size of servos, PC electronics as well as energy containment for small signal components. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e30cb8ec3452b4534df4c16/t/5e44d915217b2302ef5c19c4/1581570339499/Screen+Shot+2020-02-12+at+11.56.22+PM.png Technology - Quantum Computing In order to measure and perform quantum algorithms on qbits, quantum computers require strong charge confinement and precision transport. Our thin film capacitors will be an enabler for the analog control circuits that will be required to perform operations with qbits. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e30cb8ec3452b4534df4c16/t/5e3c997c40dffa2c041d8edd/1581711559468/GBL+Website+Picture+Large+Wafer+2020+02+06.png Technology GBL principal scientists have over 35 years of developmental and operational expertise in Plasma and Vacuum technology, and have been granted numerous patents. The process used for our research and prototyping is highly scalable. GBL has identified rapid automated testing methodologies to support high rate production and device integration. Our deposition technology goes beyond other deposition processes to address unique speed, accuracy and defect issues associated with current State Of The Art technologies. Mega-factory economics will be demonstrable at fractional size and cost scale.