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Exide and Leclanché launch Li-ion battery JV in India

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Exide Industries Ltd, India’s largest manufacturer of lead acid storage batteries and power storage solutions provider, and Switzerland-based Li-ion battery manufacturer Leclanché SA announced a joint venture to build lithium-ion batteries and provide energy storage systems for India’s electric vehicle market and grid-based applications.

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Nissan and Endesa collaborating to deliver vehicle-to-grid systems to market

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Nissan and Endesa, an Enel Group subsidiary, signed an agreement at the Geneva International Motor Show pledging to work together to deliver a mass-market V2G system and an innovative business model designed to leverage this technology. Designing and evaluating potential affordable energy and mobility pack offers.

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Ohio Third Frontier Advanced Energy Program Recommends Nearly $7.2M in Funding for 6 Projects; 3 Li-ion Awards

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Beckett will investigate implementing lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology into a variety of distributed power storage appliances. For use in both the utility and military markets, the product offering will also be applicable to the civilian off-grid storage market that pairs renewable energy generation with power storage.

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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. Different that shale oil—i.e.,

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Enabling Electric Vehicle Charging in Condominiums

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Understandably, existing budget priorities such as property improvement upgrades, building renovations, and capital maintenance expenditures could take first precedence in annual budget decisions. It’s time to get technical: does the building have enough electricity to charge EVs? How to Enable EV Charging in Condominiums.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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The projects selected are grouped into 10 areas: Energy Storage (6 projects). Renewable Power (4 projects). Building Efficiency (3 projects). ENERGY STORAGE. Electronville: High-Amperage Energy Storage Device-Energy Storage for the Neighborhood. Advanced Power Semiconductor and Packaging.

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Coda Automotive to Bring China-Built Electric Mid-size Sedan to California Market in 2010; New JV with Lishen for Automotive Li-ion Systems

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Ltd., ( Lishen ) for lithium-ion batteries used in the Coda, announced the establishment of a global joint venture with Lishen to design, manufacture and sell transportation and utility power storage battery systems. Additionally, the company, which has an existing long-term sourcing contract with Tianjin Lishen Battery Joint-Stock Co.,

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