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Haldor Topsøe acquires 18% of Na-ion battery company Faradion Ltd

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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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PNNL: single-crystal nickel-rich cathode holds promise for next-generation Li-ion batteries

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Nickel offers relatively low cost, wide availability and low toxicity compared to other key battery materials, such as cobalt. The PNNL researchers have developed a process to grow high-performance crystals in molten salts—sodium chloride, common table salt—at high temperature.

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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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The project will be implemented by a unique Texas not-for-profit corporation created to research, develop and implement smart grid clean energy systems. DOE funding $10,403,570, total project value including cost share $24,656,485). NSTAR Electric & Gas Corporation (MA). New York State Electric & Gas Corporation.

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ARPA-E awards $43M to 19 energy storage projects to advance electric vehicle and grid technologies

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Eaton Corporation. Eaton Corporation is developing a power control system to. more cost-effective solution for commercial vehicles. These awards are part of the larger Department-wide Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. Advanced Sodium Battery. Systems, Inc.

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

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In July, the DOE announced that ARPA-E had received approximately 3,500 submissions for the approximately $150 million available as part of the first Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0000065) released 27 April 2009. Of the lead recipients, 43% are small businesses, 35% are educational institutions, and 19% are large corporations.

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ARPA-E awards $55M to 18 projects in two new programs: TERRA for transportation energy and GENSETS for distributed generation

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The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $55 million in funding for 18 innovative projects as part of ARPA-E’s two newest programs: Transportation Energy Resources from Renewable Agriculture (TERRA) and GENerators for Small Electrical and Thermal Systems (GENSETS). Infinia Technology Corporation.