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FAA grounds US Boeing 787 Dreamliners after second incident with Li-ion battery; GS Yuasa Lithium Power the manufacturer

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The AD was prompted by this second incident involving a lithium-ion battery. Boeing selected Thales , a leading provider of onboard and ground systems for the civil aerospace market, to provide the lithium-ion battery technology, along with other systems and components for the 787. Earlier post.).

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Valence Technology introduces new high-power Li-ion battery modules

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The new module is a complementary product offering to the existing U-Charge product line, which has been available since 2005. At the core of the P40-24 is Valence’s lithium iron magnesium phosphate (LiFeMgPO 4 ) cathode material, which has been deployed in more than 250,000 modules since Valence first commercialized the technology in 2005.

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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

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The polyhedra aid the eye in seeing the ions grouped as (green) Fe/Mg-enclosing octahedra and (yellow) phosphate tetrahedra. The (blue) oxygen ions are made very small to permit viewing of the arrangement of the other ions. a provider of lithium-ion batteries, modules and packs. Click to enlarge. ton trucks. “

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Dow and HPL Sign Li-ion Technology Transfer Agreement; Dow Kokam JV Acquires Assets of Kokam America

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HPL was spun out from Professor Graetzel’s laboratory at the EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland) in 2003 and is focused on the development of nano-structured metal oxide energy storage materials and novel electrolytes for use in next generation lithium ion batteries. in South Korea. Kokam Co.

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Li-S battery company OXIS Energy receives 2014 European Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation

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REVB is targeting improvements in energy density (400 Wh/kg) and cost ($250/kWh) resulting in a compound increase in the performance and safety of next generation electric vehicles. To achieve this, OXIS Energy plans to reduce the price of its battery technology to be on par with lithium-ion through large-scale production.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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The TCF was created by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to promote promising energy technologies. Low Cost Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing of Reusable Sorbents for Energy and Water Industries, $150,000 Qualification of SAS4A/SASSYS-1 for Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor Authorization and Licensing, $674,484 Advanced Reactor Concepts LLC, Chevy Chase, Md.

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Ener1 Partners With Russias Federal Grid Company to Develop Grid Energy Storage Opportunities

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Li-ion manufacturer Ener1, Inc. To fund the massive undertaking, FGC was given authority by the Russian federal government to increase prices it charges electricity generators by 51% in order to reflect with real world delivery costs.

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