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Sandia Labs Battery Abuse Testing Laboratory undergoing $4.2M renovation to enable testing of larger batteries for EVs and PHEVs

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The facility for battery testing was built in 1991, and has conducted thousands of scientific studies to evaluate the safety of batteries under a wide range of imaginable abuse scenarios that a battery might face in the real world. We’ll have the capability to test batteries in the 5- to 15-kilowatt-hour range, which we’ve never done before.

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Li-ion battery maker Boston-Power announces $125M in new financing; focus on and support from China

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Additionally, through its stimulus programs and local industrial policies, the Chinese government is providing a range of grants, low-interest loans and related financial and tax incentives. GSR Ventures has offices in Beijing and Silicon Valley.

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Underwriters Laboratories Named Exclusive Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory for The EV Project

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The company signed a memorandum of understanding with Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec), a wholly owned subsidiary of ECOtality, Inc. to test and certify eTec’s vehicle charging stations that will be used in the project.

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First fleet of 100 Mercedes-Benz Vito E-Cell electric vans covers 650,000 km in customer use; more model variants planned

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The areas of application are diverse: courier, express and package service providers (KEP, in German: Kurier-, Express- und Paketdienstleister); plant transportation in large corporations; service vehicles for plant maintenance, customer service, and assembly and internal transport within companies.

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GE to Open Sodium-Metal Halide Battery Plant in New York

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The announcement coincides with GE’s submission this week for federal stimulus dollars from the US Department of Energy. The initial investment in the factory will be $100 million. Sodium batteries are just the opposite…. The batteries will rely heavily on new materials, new manufacturing technologies and intelligent controls.

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Saskatchewan and Montana Partner on Major Carbon Capture and Storage Project

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The Government of Saskatchewan will provide up to C$50 million through Crown Investments Corporation and has requested funding of C$100 million from the federal government through its Clean Energy Fund.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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The stimulus package is designed to address the recession and in the short term people were anxiously awaiting two key components of the plan: clarification on the details behind “ grants in lieu of tax credits ” and awards of loan guarantees by the DOE from section 1705. Generally, tax equity investors expect a return in the 8-12% range.

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