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Saft launches industrial production at Jacksonville Li-ion battery plant

Green Car Congress

This high-volume production facility will build advanced lithium-ion cells and batteries for energy storage for renewable energy, smart grid support, broadband back-up power, transportation and defense. million federal grant from the Department of Energy under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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Sodium batteries from Michigan to challenge lithium’s grip – ET Auto

Baua Electric

But as dominant as they’ve become, there are other ways to build a battery. Natron’s facility in Holland, Michigan, is funded in part by a nearly USD 20 million federal grant. For some uses, such as the high-capacity batteries that back up solar power plants or support the electric grid, physical size doesn’t matter much.

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