The energetic and adsorptive performance metrics obtained from GR-AC electrodes were compared with BPL 4 x 6 electrodes as reference with the aim to identify the influence of electrode hot-pressing on SSA performance. BPL carbon exhibits a lower BET surface area (1023 m 2 g -1 ), smaller micropore volume (0.27 cm 3 g -1 ), and narrower pore size distribution compared to GR-AC (Figure ). The resistance of 1 mm thick BPL electrodes used in this study is higher (∼32 Ω.cm 2 ) than the 0.7 mm thick electrodes used in previous studies (∼12 Ω.cm 2 ), due to increased resistor length (Table and Figure ). This also suggests that the lower resistance of the GR-AC electrodes compared to BPL is due to their more conductive pore walls, and that the activated carbon resistance can be improved by pore wall engineering.