Strontium ruthenates with the perovskite type structure ABO3 have been shown to exhibit attractive capacitive properties. Doping on the A site with La lead to typical capacitance values of 21 F/g. These materials were synthesized by coprecipitating metal hydroxides from a stoichiometric salt solution and subsequent firing at 800 °C in air. In this paper we present a new procedure to synthesize the materials which are crystalline and nevertheless show appreciable capacitances in contrast to ruthenium dioxide material, which only works in a hydrated amorphous structure. The process basically consists in a pyrolysis of concentrated metal salt solutions of the respective chlorides and nitrates at 500 °C for several minutes. Excess soluble phases are removed by washing out with water. X-ray diffraction experiments revealed similar phase purity and crystallinity as known from the coprecipitated materials. However the measured capacitances of undoped perovskites reached high values of 200 F/g exceeding twenty times the value of respective coprecipitated materials. First experiments on doping the materials promise further progress. The new synthesis route introduces a higher surface area by leaving cavities from leached soluble phases and bulk defects into the crystal structure. The first effect increases the number of active sites in contact with the electrolyte while the latter enhances the protonie conduction which is necessary to keep the charge balance within the material during cycling.