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Valence Technology to Provide Li-ion Packs for 16 Hybrid School Buses

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Valence Technology will provide Li-ion battery packs for the new fleet of 16 hybrid-electric school buses built by Enova and Navistar intended for service in school districts across Wisconsin and Ohio.( Enova has been a Valence customer since 2006. Earlier post.)

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IBM Almaden Lab Exploring Lithium-Air Batteries for Next-Generation Energy Storage

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Leveraging expertise in materials science, nanotechnology, green chemistry and supercomputing, scientists at IBM Research’s Almaden lab in San Jose, California, are undertaking a multi-year research initiative around a grid-scale, efficient, affordable electrical energy storage network. Metal Anode Ah/g Theor. From Dobley et al.

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Panasonic Develops 1.5 kWh Li-ion Battery Module; Targeting Home Storage and Vehicle Applications

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kWh battery module from 18650-type (18 mm in diameter x 65 mm in length) lithium-ion battery cells to provide energy storage solutions for a wide range applications. A prototype will be shown at CEATEC JAPAN 2009 (Makuhari Messe, 6-10 October 2009) and New Energy Industry Fair Osaka (Intex Osaka, 7-9 October 2009).

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New Graphene Nanomaterial Could Result in More Fuel-Efficient Airplanes and Cars; Applications in Energy Storage

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A Michigan State University (MSU) researcher and his students have developed a nanomaterial—xGnP Exfoliated Graphite NanoPlatelets—that makes plastic stiffer, lighter and stronger and could result in more fuel-efficient airplanes and cars as well as more durable medical and sports equipment and enhanced energy storage systems.

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Vorbeck Materials and PNNL to Collaborate to Develop Graphene Product for Li-ion Battery Electrodes; Potential for Rapid Recharge

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in collaboration with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), will develop Li-ion battery electrodes using Vorbeck’s Vor-x functionalized graphene materials under a new cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA). Vorbeck Materials Corp., PNNL, in collaboration with Prof. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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GE Capital, NRG Energy and ConocoPhillips form $300M JV to fund emerging energy technology

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GE Capital, through its business units GE Energy Financial Services and GE Capital, Equity, is already an active energy technology venture and growth capital investor globally. Four of those companies have achieved successful initial public offerings: A123 Systems, Codexis , Orion Energy Systems and China High Speed Transmission.

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BMW MINI E Powered by AC Propulsion?

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The automotive and green electric vehicle blogosphere has been abuzz with talk of the BMW MINI E ever since July 9th, 2008, when AutoblogGreen published the rumor that 500 of the intriguing new electric cars would be released later this year in California. second li-ion powered tzero. AC Propulsion's 0-60mph in 3.6

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