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Altairnano to supply 10 MW Energy Storage System to INE in El Salvador

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(INE), one of El Salvador’s largest electric generation utilities, to provide a turnkey 10 MM ALTI-ESS advanced li-ion battery system for frequency control. The ALTI-ESS uses Altairnano’s patented lithium-titanate battery chemistry for its energy storage system, which has been in commercial operation for approximately two years.

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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. TARDEC will test two of EnerDel’s battery chemistries. Click to enlarge.

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Researchers Develop Higher Performance Li-Ion Electrode Materials Using Ultracentrifugal Processing

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Researchers at the Naoi Laboratory at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology have used an in situ sol-gel process induced by ultra-centrifugal mechanical agitation to add an active material inside carbon for use as electrode materials in lithium-ion batteries to improve performance. Resources. Ishimoto, and K.

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

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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. but a 4.3V, the life of the battery is poor. Co 15 Al 0.05 O 2 ) cell. Click to enlarge.

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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. An Altairnano battery solution provides the ability to run only one turbine at a more efficient capacity.

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Altair Nanotechnologies Pursuing ARRA Funding for Grid Modernization

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In November 2008, Altairnano announced that its one megawatt (MW), 250 kWh battery storage system met requirements to participate in the PJM Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) control area. So far these have been combined with positive electrodes from common lithium ion batteries. Earlier post.)

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