NOVELTY - An electrolyte comprising continuous meso- or nanoporous component and electrolyte phase, where the electrolyte phase comprises continuous conducting component.    USE - As an electrolyte useful in energy storage device, cell, battery, fuel cell or lithium-ion battery, laptop computer, mobile phone, hybrid electrical vehicle battery, emergency equipment device, propulsion system device or downhole energy supply (all claimed), electrochemical capacitor or super capacitor.    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte allows preparation of new class of multifunctional electrolyte which combines high electrochemical and mechanical performance. The synthesis provides device to create a uniform, highly ordered, bicontinuous (nano or meso) structure, with a high interfacial area. The electrolyte improves conductivity and mechanical properties. The production of an electrolyte comprising a continuous meso or nanoporous component and continuous polymer electrolyte phase simultaneously provides continuous phase for ionic conductivity and another continuous phase for mechanical robustness. In addition, the massively parallel, continuous interface area assists ionic conductivity by modifying the conformation of the electrolyte phase, without introducing the inefficiencies (e.g. redundant loops, dead spaces) of conventional particle-filled systems and assists in mechanical load transfer between the phases of the material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) production of electrolyte involving contacting continuous meso- or nanoporous component with electrolyte phase or forming continuous meso- or nanoporous component in the presence of electrolyte phase, where the electrolyte phase comprises conducting matrix;    (2) an energy storage device comprising a super capacitor having first and second electrode separated by electrolyte, where the electrolyte comprises continuous meso- or nanoporous component and electrolyte phase; and    (3) bicontinuous electrolyte comprising an interspersion of meso- or nanoporous component and ion conductor.