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GE to Open Sodium-Metal Halide Battery Plant in New York

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GE says the planned facility will produce approximately 10 million sodium-metal halide cells each year—equivalent to 900 MWh of energy storage, or enough to support 1,000 GE hybrid locomotives. 1,000 kWh useable energy. The first application will be GE’s hybrid locomotive, which will be commercialized in 2010. Earlier post.).

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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. “In 25 years from now, millions of buildings … will be constructed to serve as both ‘power plants’ and habitats,&# says writer and economist Jeremy Rifkin, who has advised governments and corporations on tackling climate change and energy security. Finally there may be new energy storage that requires less lithium.

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