Posts Tagged ‘battery’

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    Small Batteries Mean Big Sales – Report
    The small is new big for the electric car market when it comes to battery-packs, according to a new report provided by Lux Research. The overall market for energy storage technologies that power electric cars is set to grow from $13 billion in 2011 to $30 billion in 2016, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18%. But, while prominent plug-in passenger cars like the...
    by at April 13th, 2011 at 06:04 am
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    DOE Offers $17m Loan for Li-Ion Based Grid Storage System
    The U.S. Department of energy has offered AES Energy Storage, LLC a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee for $17.1 million to support the construction of a 20 megawatt (MW) energy storage system using advanced lithium-ion batteries. The AES project, located in Johnson City, New York, will help provide a more stable and efficient electrical grid for the state’s...
    by at August 2nd, 2010 at 01:08 pm
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    Hitachi Invents Technology to Double Lithium-Ion Battery Life
    Hitachi has invented a technology that is able to double the lifespan of lithium-ion batteries – a change that could have a major impact on electric car market. The maximum life of a lithium-ion battery today is up to 5 years and Hitachi claims the new batteries can last up to 10 years without needing to be replaced. The method that Hitachi uses will extend the life...
    by at April 7th, 2010 at 10:04 am
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    MIT Researchers Develop Lighter And More Powerful Lithium-Air Battery
    Lithium-air batteries could play a large role in the incoming wave of electric cars with the potential of providing energy densities up to three times that of the conventional lithium-ion batteries that currently exists. A team of researchers at MIT has announced that they’ve made significant progress on a technology that could lead to commercial development of lighter...
    by at April 6th, 2010 at 09:04 am
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    Stanford Develops Lithium-Sulfur Battery With High Specific Energy
    Researchers at Stanford University have developed an electrode that can be used to make more longer-lasting lithium-sulfur batteries. In 2007, the same team led by materials science professor Yi Cui, developed silicon nanowire anode that could hold 10 times as much charge as conventional lithium-ion batteries. By combining the new cathode with the previously developed...
    by at March 15th, 2010 at 05:03 am
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    Nissan Leaf Electric Car
    The Nissan Leaf is an electric car announced by Nissan in last August at Nissan’s Yokohama headquarters. Designed as a four-to-five seat hatchback, Nissan says the Leaf is not just for use as a specialty urban runabout, but rather, it was designed as an everyday vehicle – a “real car” whose 160-kilometer+ (100 mile) all-electric range meets the needs of 70% of...
    by at January 27th, 2010 at 06:01 am