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Hydro-Québec and Technifin form partnership to license lithium titanate spinel oxide (LTO) technologies for Li-ion battery applications

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In 1996, he was the first to propose the use of nano-scale LTO for lithium-ion batteries and hybrid supercapacitors.). A number of licences have recently been granted for patents within the IP pooled portfolio. Zaghib currently serves as Administrator of the energy storage and conversion unit at Hydro-Québec. It operates at 1.5

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Boulder Ionics raises $4.3M for high-throughput production of ionic liquid electrolytes for energy storage devices

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million financing and grant awards totaling almost $1 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF), US Air Force (USAF) and US Navy (USN), Boulder Ionics will demonstrate the use of ionic-liquid-based electrolytes in a range of devices from ultracapacitors and lithium-ion batteries to metal-air batteries. million Series A financing.