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Tesla keynote to open 34th International Battery Seminar; material sourcing for the Gigafactory

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Tesla’s Kurt Kelty will deliver one of the opening plenary keynotes at the 34th Annual International Battery Seminar & Exhibit 20-23 March 2017 in Florida. Kelty is responsible for the technical exchanges and commercial negotiations with each of the battery cell suppliers and early stage battery cell developers.

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24M to unveil novel dual electrolyte system for high energy density (>350 Wh/kg) batteries

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24M CTO Naoki Ota will present the Dual Electrolyte System at the International Battery Seminar & Exhibit in Fort Lauderdale, Florida later this month. This work has laid the foundation for the development of the Dual Electrolyte System, the initial testing of which will be discussed at the seminar. Earlier post.).

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XG Sciences silicon graphene anode material shows stability over 400 cycles with 600 mAh/gram

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We believe our latest material is the first commercially viable silicon and graphene based anode formulation to achieve this all important performance threshold. Doron Aurbach (Bar Ilan University) for a 3-day technical seminar on batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells and electric vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Tesla’s Elon Musk not attending Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in India: official

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Will he be attending the seminars on day two and day three?” “There were many elements of value chain, economic and commercial investment driven opportunities that were discussed between the Prime Minister and the leaders. “Musk is not expected. If he were to come, would he not attend the inaugural session?

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Freudenberg secures majority interest in Li-ion battery maker XALT Energy; full acquisition coming

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Now, increasing demands for lithium-ion battery technology that specifically targets commercial vehicles as well as marine and rail applications has prompted Freudenberg to acquire a more than 50% share of the battery manufacturer. Earlier post.) —Claus Moehlenkamp, CEO of Freudenberg Sealing Technologies.

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Xtrac Suggests Specialty Steels for F1 Gearboxes Could Support Performance Improvements, Lightweighting and Downsizing in Commercial Transmissions

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The seminar (Performance-Enhancing Technologies for Transmissions), which has been organized by the Aerospace Industries Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in the UK, aims to transfer expertise between different transport sectors. The seminar is being held on 14 October 2009 at AgustaWestland Helicopters in Yeovil.

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ACAL Energy to Show Prototype Liquid Cathode Fuel Cell Power Module at FC EXPO 2010

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The FlowCath powered module demonstrates a practical product prototype which could be commercialized in less than two years. He will speak on the first day in the exhibitors’ Product/Technology seminar. Earlier post.) The prototype, says ACAL, is considerably smaller than many people thought possible for a liquid cathode FC system.

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