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Office of Naval Research Awards Altair Nanotechnologies $3.8M Contract for Second Phase of Shipboard UPS System

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This award is for the continued research and design of Altairnano’s large-scale nano lithium titanate energy-storage systems for possible use as a 500 kW uninterruptible power supply (UPS) on Navy ships. Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. was awarded a $3.8 million contract award from the Office of Naval Research (ONR).

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EnerDel to Develop Batteries for Series Hybrid XM1124 Humvee

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Automotive lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel, Inc. million contract to design and build high-performance lithium-ion battery systems for the hybrid version of the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV or Humvee), the XM1124 Humvee. Cutaway of the XM1124. Source: Brudnak et al. Click to enlarge. has received a $1.29

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Altair Nanotechnologies Pursuing ARRA Funding for Grid Modernization

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act includes an Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability program designed to accelerate the modernization of the US electricity grid. So far these have been combined with positive electrodes from common lithium ion batteries. Earlier post.). The program will provide up to $4.5

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Update on Select Argonne Lab Activity with HEV and PHEV Li-ion Batteries

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New titanate system for HEVs. The manganese spinel system, Amine said, has excellent power capability—much better than any other existing lithium-ion system—allowing the possibility of designing small batteries, which could lead to significant cost reduction. Co 15 Al 0.05 O 2 ) cell.

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