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JULY 30, 2012

Balqon Corporation, a developer of heavy-duty electric vehicles, drive systems and lithium battery storage devices, has introduced high-capacity lithium-ion batteries as an alternative to the current industrial deep cycle lead acid batteries. HIQAP batteries include large format 1000 Ah and 700 Ah, 3.25

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

The US Department of Energy is awarding $620 million for projects around the country to demonstrate advanced Smart Grid technologies and integrated systems. The selected projects include advanced battery systems (including flow batteries), flywheels, and compressed air energy systems.

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APRIL 27, 2012

Boulder Ionics Corporation, a startup that has developed a novel, high-throughput, low-cost synthesis platform for producing ionic liquid electrolytes for use in advanced energy storage devices, completed a $4.3-million Iolyte-P2 (EMIM FSI) is a high-purity ionic liquid optimized for battery applications.

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MARCH 11, 2010

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will award $8 million to help develop or commercialize 19 advanced energy storage projects. million in cost-sharing by recipients for a total of $15.3 Ultralife Corporation. Next-generation lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. Murray, Jr.,

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JULY 17, 2020

Funded through the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), projects will conduct research in advanced batteries, electrification, and manufacturing in support of DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge. Enovix Corporation. Project description.

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APRIL 30, 2022

In 2021, Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) launched a call for proposals to support R&D projects for zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) manufacturing, systems, components, and batteries in Canada. The selected projects are: Advanced Manufacturing Process Innovations – Flex-Ion Battery Innovation Center. Palcan Energy Corporation.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Haldor Topsøe A/S, a global market leader in catalysis and related process technologies, recently acquired 18% of the shares in sodium-ion battery technology company Faradion Ltd, based in Sheffield, UK. Other partners in the investment included Finance Yorkshire’s Seedcorn Fund and Rising Stars Growth Fund II LP.

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APRIL 11, 2013

XGS), a manufacturer of graphene platelets, has launched silicon anode materials for Li-ion batteries, with immediate availability. The material displays significantly improved charge storage capacity—around 4x that of conventional anode materials—with good cycle life and high efficiencies. Batteries' Earlier post.).

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MAY 28, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 162 projects to receive about $26.6 Of these, 16 are vehicle-related, encompassing projects developing batteries, power electronics and improved combustion engine technology including on-board reformers, and two are specifically hydrogen fuel cell-related. US Hybrid Corporation.

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JULY 7, 2011

Liquid Metal Battery Corporation (LMBC), a Cambridge, Massachusetts company founded in 2010 to develop new forms of electric storage batteries that work in large, grid-scale applications, has secured the rights to key patent technology from MIT. Patents for all liquid metal battery inventions were licensed from MIT.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Researchers at MIT have improved a proposed liquid battery system that could enable renewable energy sources to compete with conventional power plants. The original system, which used magnesium for one of the battery’s electrodes and antimony for the other, required an operating temperature of 700 ?C. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

John Goodenough from the University of Texas as Austin, has found one of the most effective catalysts yet discovered for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) for use in water-splitting to produce hydrogen or in rechargeable metal-air batteries. The design of cost-effective, highly active catalysts for. pursuit of sustainable energy.

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MARCH 22, 2012

The newly funded projects are: Low Platinum PEM Fuel Cells. This project is led by Steven Holdcroft, Simon Fraser University, in partnership with Automotive Fuel Cell Corporation, Ballard Power Systems, Hyteon Inc., Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are being developed worldwide as clean energy conversion devices.

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

The California Energy Commission has awarded $1,585,490 to spur research on projects including a solid-state Li-ion battery system for grid-scale energy storage. Funds for the 13 projects come from the Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program. Commissioners approved $600,000 to Seeo Inc. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Georgia Tech Research Corporation. Ecolectro is developing alkaline exchange ionomers (AEIs) to enable low-cost fuel cell and electrolyzer technologies. Novel Polymer-enhanced Rechargeable Aluminum-Alkaline Battery Technology – $2,000,000. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc.

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JULY 18, 2016

Cadenza Innovation , a Li-ion battery startup founded in 2012 by Dr. Christina Lampe-Onnerud, former CEO and founder of Boston Power ( earlier post ), has raised more than $5 million in growth capital. Non-expanding cells and no cascading result in space effective and low cost module designs.

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Li-ion Boston Connecticut Power 150

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APRIL 30, 2010

ARPA-E’s first solicitation awarded $151 million to 37 projects aimed at transformational innovations in energy storage, biofuels, carbon capture, renewable power, building efficiency, vehicles, and other areas. Better Batteries - Batteries for Electrical Energy Storage in Transportation (BEEST).

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NOVEMBER 12, 2009

HPL was spun out from Professor Graetzel’s laboratory at the EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland) in 2003 and is focused on the development of nano-structured metal oxide energy storage materials and novel electrolytes for use in next generation lithium ion batteries. Capacity at 1C is 900 mAh.

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JULY 10, 2019

Integrated Power Block Heat Exchanger/Thermal Energy Storage System for CSP Plants, $348,000 CFOAM LLC, Triadelphia, W. Quanex Building Products Corporation, Houston, Texas SCP SYS LLC, San Francisco, Calif. Solar Energy Industries Association, Washington, D.C. Dominion Energy, Richmond, Va. Amesbury, Mass.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will develop a new process that enables low-cost, domestic manufacturing of magnesium. This project will develop a novel low cost route to carbon fiber using a lignin/PAN hybrid precursor and carbon fiber conversion technologies leading to high performance, low-cost carbon fiber. Amprius, Inc.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

The awardees went through a rigorous process including a review with CalSEED’s curated technical advisory committee, who volunteered their time and expertise to select the most promising future clean energy technologies. rechargeable battery?technology? the cost of energy storage?by Innovasion Labs PINC, Inc.

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DECEMBER 19, 2009

Under terms of the agreement, Delphi will supply Allison with key hybrid drive system electronic components and energy storage systems to be used in its hybrid propulsion systems for medium-duty commercial trucks and buses. Since 2000, Delphi has been issued more than 100 patents in power electronics and advanced energy systems.

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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.

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

The following small businesses, researchers, and energy entrepreneurs received the latest funding: Nad Karim of DCBpower in Palo Alto will receive $95,000 to research a dual chemistry battery system that has the potential to increase by 50% the range of electric vehicles over conventional fuel vehicles.

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AUGUST 2, 2012

The US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has selected 19 new projects to receive a total of $43 million to develop breakthrough energy storage technologies and support promising small businesses. Advanced Management And Protection Of Energy-Storage Devices (AMPED).

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

VTO supports a broad technology portfolio aimed at developing and deploying advanced highway transportation technologies to reduce petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, while meeting or exceeding vehicle performance and cost expectations. Some specific goals include: Cutting battery costs from their current $500/kWh to $125/kWh.

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JANUARY 23, 2012

Sectioned Mg||Sb liquid metal battery operated at 700 °C showing the three stratified liquid phases upon cooling to room temperature. Large-scale energy storage is poised to play a critical role in enhancing the stability, security, and reliability of tomorrow’s electrical power grid, including the support of intermittent renewable resources.

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MIT Molten Salt Batteries Battery 301

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

ARPA-E’s first funding opportunity, “OPEN 2009,” was issued three years ago and was similarly an open call for transformational energy technology solutions. sunlight through low-cost, plastic light-guiding sheets and then. expensive facilities that use significant amounts of energy. Turbo-POx For Ultra Low-Cost Gasoline.

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JUNE 26, 2021

To date, the TCF has funded more than 380 projects by unlocking more than $170 million in funding from more than 300 private sector partners, including automotive manufacturers, energy storage companies, utilities, bioenergy companies, solar providers, and aerospace companies. Northrup Grumman Corporation (Elkton, Maryland).

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Energy Laboratory, SuperPower, Tai-Yang. High Performance, Low Cost Superconducting Wires and Coils. for High Power Wind Generators The University of Houston will develop a new, low-cost. yield a several-fold reduction in wire costs, making. Corporation, Columbia. Electron Energy. Corporation).

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FEBRUARY 10, 2015

The Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) last month showcased three hybrid electric concept vehicles resulting from its R&D program that demonstrate the real-world potential of lead-carbon batteries in 48V architectures. their high recyclability rate. their high recyclability rate.

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JULY 21, 2016

During past eight years the number of plug-in electric vehicle models has increased from one to more than 20, battery costs have decreased 70%, and the number of electric vehicle charging stations has increased from less than 500 in 2008 to more than 16,000 today—a 40-fold increase. Electric vehicle coalition.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Fleet vehicle depots will need to incorporate not only charging stations, but energy management systems, and possibly energy storage and on-site generation. Everything from transmission lines and substations, all the way to clean energy supply to make sure the data centers were clean. Neha Palmer: It’s definitely growing.

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JUNE 19, 2014

The US Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) is awarding $33 million to 13 new projects aimed at developing transformational fuel cell technologies for low-cost distributed power generation. Georgia Tech Research Corporation. Category III: Liquid Fuel-Producing Intermediate Temperature Fuel Cells.

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Of the lead recipients, 43% are small businesses, 35% are educational institutions, and 19% are large corporations. The projects selected are grouped into 10 areas: Energy Storage (6 projects). Biomass Energy (5 projects). Conventional Energy (1 project). ENERGY STORAGE. Carbon Capture (5 projects).

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DECEMBER 18, 2009

Selected projects range from unmanned, hovering aircraft for inspecting bridges to a high-speed sorting system for recycling aerospace metals to nanomaterials for advanced batteries, including two projects specifically developing advanced electrode materials for Li-ion batteries. Amprius, Inc.,

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AUGUST 23, 2017

Eaton Corporation. Eaton Corporation and its project team will develop and validate a wireless-power-based computer server supply that enables distribution of medium voltage (AC or DC) throughout a data center and converts it to the 48 VDC used by computer servers. Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. Marquette University.

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