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MAY 31, 2013

Portland General Electric showcased its 5 MW lithium-ion energy storage system to the public today at the utility’s Salem Smart Power Center in South Salem, Ore. The energy storage facility is part of PGE’s contribution to the Battelle-led Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2011

will supply Li-ion battery and management systems to Swiss-based ABB under a newly signed long-term agreement. In October 2010, Southern California Edison (SCE) selected LG Chem, Ltd. In October 2010, Southern California Edison (SCE) selected LG Chem, Ltd. LG Chem Ltd. LG Chem did not disclose the size of the deal.

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

a consortium of businesses spearheaded by three “Southern Tier” companies, will establish Li-ion research and development and production operations at the Huron Campus in Endicott, Broome County. C&D Assembly (Groton) is supplying electronic board assembly and battery testing. Cuomo announced that Imperium3 New York, Inc.,

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MAY 23, 2016

In China, the development of alternative energy vehicles and the Li-ion battery sector are booming with the support of promotional policies from the Chinese government, according to new report from CCM , a leading market intelligence provider for China’s agriculture, chemicals, food & ingredients and life science markets.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2012

(MHI), jointly with SSE plc (formerly Scottish and Southern Energy plc), will begin an energy storage system demonstration project using the power grid in the UK’s Orkney Islands, which has a high proportion of renewable energy generation in relation to demand. In the project, Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe, Ltd.

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JUNE 15, 2015

Nissan Motor Company and Green Charge Networks, a provider of commercial energy storage, are partnering to deploy second-life Li-ion vehicle batteries for stationary commercial energy storage in the US and international markets. formed in 2010. General availability is targeted for Q4 2015.

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JULY 18, 2011

In its new report Energy Storage on the Grid (ESG), Pike Research forecasts that global spending in the ESG market will reach a little over $22 billion over the next 10 years. Energy storage on the grid is reaching a turning point. 2010 vs 2011 forecasts. Installed revenue by ESG technology, worldwide.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

Yaocai Bai and Yuzhang Li have received the 2023–2024 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowships for projects in green energy technology. Dr Bai is the focus area lead for the Advanced Resource Recovery research thrust in DOE’s ReCell Center for Advanced Battery Recycling. Yuzhang Li, University of California, Los Angeles.

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JULY 8, 2013

The working concept of I3 – /I – redox reaction in the aqueous Li-I 2 battery. A team from Japan’s RIKEN, led by Hye Ryung Byon, has developed a lithium-iodine (Li-I 2 ) battery system with a significantly higher energy density than conventional lithium-ion batteries. Zhao et al.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

China’s Guangdong Nuclear Power Corp (CGNPC) announced this week the results of the bidding for their largest high-power, high-capacity battery back-up stations to date, with BYD Ltd of Shenzhen winning the bid. A “National Energy Application Technology Research and Engineering demonstration project”, CGNPC plans to couple these 3.5

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AUGUST 4, 2014

CD-adapco announced the successful completion of a project to develop advanced Li-ion battery stimulation tools to enable faster design and development of advanced electric drive vehicle power systems. —Ahmad Pesaran, Energy Storage Group Manager in NREL’s Transportation and Hydrogen Systems Center.

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JUNE 16, 2010

Saft is unveiling Eurosatory 2010 a new Li-ion battery system concept designed specifically for starting and silent watch applications in armoured vehicles. The new Li-ion battery concept offers a high-performance alternative to conventional lead-acid batteries for armoured military vehicles.

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DECEMBER 18, 2012

Global automotive Li-Ion battery production capacity is outstripping demand five-to-one as automakers refocus on hybrids and away from full electric vehicles, according to Dr. Menahem Anderman’s recently released xEV Industry Insider Report. The associated Li-Ion automotive battery business will expand from $1.4

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

Honeywell announced it has landed a new partnership with Nexceris, the company that developed Li-ion Tamer lithium-ion gas detection solutions, in an attempt to increase electric vehicle safety. The sensors will detect gases produced from excessive temperatures in lithium-ion batteries.

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OCTOBER 6, 2012

The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany in New York has licensed a silicon/silicide nanostructured anode technology developed there for Li-ion batteries to spin-out company BESS Technologies. The branched, flexible nanowires relieve the stress of lithium ion insertion.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

(Con Edison)—one of the nation’s largest investor-owned energy companies. Green Charge Networks (GCN) is a smart grid, and energy storage and management technology company, with a particular expertise in electric vehicle charging. Installation is slated to begin in March of this year.

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MARCH 24, 2015

Bloomberg reports that the Volkswagen Group will decide by July how to proceed with solid state energy storage technology under development by Quantumscape ( earlier post) , citing Prof. The all solid-state system would enable high energy density, high power density, and reversibility of a lithium-air battery, according to the claims.

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MAY 2, 2010

Saft is providing the Li-ion (lithium-ion) battery technology for ABB’s new SVC (Static Var Compensator) Light with Energy Storage—its latest development within the FACTS (Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems) family. Hierarchy of the battery solution. Source: ABB. Source: ABB.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Following receipt of a $95 million grant from the US Department of Energy under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and successful negotiations between Saft, the state of Florida, and the city of Jacksonville, construction will soon begin in Jacksonville for a lithium-ion battery factory.

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JANUARY 6, 2011

and the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) have reached a non-exclusive worldwide licensing agreement to use Argonne’s patented composite cathode material for advanced lithium-ion batteries. Argonne also licensed the cathode technology to LG Chem for use in battery cells.

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OCTOBER 21, 2010

Contour Energy Systems, Inc. has acquired a carbon nanotube technology that can significantly improve the power capability of lithium-ion batteries, through an exclusive technology licensing agreement with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Simon Jones, director of research and development at Contour Energy Systems.

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DECEMBER 28, 2009

billion Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 (H.R. 3326) ( earlier post ) which provides FY 2010 appropriations for Department of Defense (DOD) military programs. million target Li-ion and advanced battery technology development and manufacturing. On 19 December, President Obama signed into law the $636.3-billion

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JUNE 24, 2010

Sony has developed an energy storage module using lithium-ion rechargeable batteries made with olivine-type lithium iron phosphate as the cathode material. Sample shipments of the new module are scheduled to begin from June, 2010. Sample shipments of the new module are scheduled to begin from June, 2010.

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JUNE 22, 2015

Stealth-mode battery start-up 24M has introduced its new semi-solid lithium-ion cell. Together, our inventions achieve what lithium-ion has yet to do—meet the ultra-low cost targets of the grid and transportation industries. By 2020 our battery costs will be less than $100 a kilowatt-hour (kWh). Earlier post.).

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MARCH 6, 2012

As cycle life still needs to be improved for automotive applications (USABC long-term goals for EV batteries call for 1,000 cycles at 80% DOD and 10 years, earlier post ), the advanced batteries with their attractive energy densities may emerge earlier in critical portable power applications. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Solar Flow-R system distributes solar energy to light electric vehicle batteries and utility consumers. The Paris Motor Show saw the debut of a solar energy storage system to support light electric vehicle battery swaps and charging. V, 30 Ah) high energy lithium-ion battery pack.

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AUGUST 20, 2012

kWh Li-ion packs for use in XL’s aftermarket hybrid conversion system. Johnson Controls’ Meadowbrook facility, which received a $299-million grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, produces complete Lithium-ion battery cells and systems for hybrid and electric vehicles. XL Hybrids, Inc.,

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

SB LiMotive, the Samsung SDI-Bosch Li-ion 50:50 joint venture formed in 2008 ( earlier post ) has been working on developing automotive lithium-ion energy-storage systems, including various sizes of cell, entire battery systems, and battery management systems, as well as its production capacity.

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JUNE 28, 2010

Tarascon’s view of the battery landscape for the next few decades. Jean-Marie Tarascon of the Laboratoire réactivité et chimie des solides (LRCS) at Université de Picardie Jules Verne, CNRS proposes a two-fold increase in energy density over the next 30 years, most likely coming from the Li–air system.

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JANUARY 20, 2016

Pellion Technologies, a startup commercializing magnesium-ion battery technology ( earlier post ), announced an investment by Motorola Solutions. Because magnesium is divalent, it can displace double the charge per ion (i.e., Mg 2+ rather than Li + ). Earlier post.) Doe, Ruoban Han, Jaehee Hwang, Andrew J.

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OCTOBER 5, 2015

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a collaborative organization of FCA US LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, recently awarded $1.64 million contract to NOHMs (Nano Organic Hybrid Materials) Technologies in Rochester, New York, for the development of electrolytes for automotive lithium-ion battery applications.

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AUGUST 6, 2010

Ener1 has signed up two new customers for its Li-ion batteries: Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Toro. Hyundai Heavy Industries in Korea will receive Li-ion battery packs for electric buses; the packs are similar configurations as packs currently in operation in California with AC Transit. million and 136.0

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NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Sanyo Li-ion systems for power storage (left) and light electric vehicle (right) applications. has developed two new lithium-ion battery systems and will begin mass production of the new products in March 2010. Sanyo Li-ion Systems. Battery capacity. Tags: Batteries.

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JUNE 25, 2010

Li-ion battery manufacturer Boston-Power, Inc. Energy density: 180 Wh/L. Boston-Power’s battery technology platform is based on a flat, oval-shaped prismatic cell design with external dimensions equivalent to two conventional 18650 lithium-ion cells. Tags: Batteries. Boston-Power Swing 4400.

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MAY 14, 2014

Start-up Power Japan Plus announced plans to commercialize a dual-carbon battery technology, which it calls the Ryden dual carbon battery. Dual-carbon (also called dual-graphite) batteries were first introduced by McCullough and his colleagues at Dow Chemical in a 1989 patent, and were subsequently studied by Carlin et al.

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OCTOBER 9, 2013

A123 Systems LLC, a developer and manufacturer of Nanophosphate lithium iron phosphate batteries and systems, has outlined its new organizational structure and strategic focus as a member of the Wanxiang Group, which acquired nearly all of A123’s businesses last January. Bud Collins remains president of A123 Energy Solutions.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Duke Energy and Tokyo-based ITOCHU Corp. signed an agreement to collaborate on advanced energy technologies, starting with the evaluation and testing of second-life applications for electric vehicle batteries. Duke Energy and ITOCHU believe batteries that become unsuitable for use in EVs could live on in other applications.

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