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MARCH 30, 2012

Lithium polymer battery packs from Corvus Energy were recently installed in Europe’s first hybrid tugboat, the RotorTug RT Adriaan of KOTUG, an international maritime service provider headquartered in The Netherlands. This diesel-to-hybrid retrofit represents Europe’s first low emissions hybrid tugboat. Corvus uses Dow Kokam cells.

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Polymer Mariner Hybrid Lead Acid 218

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JUNE 21, 2016

Following in-vehicle usage, the BMW i3 battery retains most of its original capacity, thus continuing to offer years of emissions free power storage and expanding the sustainability concept beyond the individual vehicle life. In 2014, BMW integrated high-voltage batteries into a stationary storage system in Hamburg.

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Energy Storage BMW Energy Batteries 210

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AUGUST 13, 2010

Ford, Detroit Edison and Xtreme Power are teaming up to establish one of Michigan’s largest solar power generation systems and electric vehicle charging stations at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. Ford will work with Detroit Edison to install a 500 kW solar photovoltaic panel system at Michigan Assembly.

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Michigan Detroit Solar Power 186

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

In spring 2011, the plant will start to produce SCiB cells and modules for application in battery-powered electric vehicles (EV). Construction is scheduled to start in April 2010, with a completion date of October 2010. The company aims to achieve net sales of ¥200 billion (US$2.2 billion) from the SCiB business by fiscal year 2015.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Japan Production 186

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AUGUST 26, 2009

MHI and Kyushu Electric Power launched joint research and development into large-size batteries for electric power storage in 1988, and successfully developed compact batteries capable of supplying substantial power over long periods.

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Lithium Ion Recharge Mitsubishi Batteries 231

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APRIL 6, 2015

billion set in 2011. The increase reflected several influences, according to the report, including a boom in solar installations in China and Japan—totalling $74.9 billion, up 7% on the year but well below its all-time high reached in 2011. Biomass Fuels Power Generation Solar Wind' billion, up 39% from 2013.

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2014 Renewable 2013 Wind 150