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EV maker CODA files for Chap. 11 bankruptcy; restructuring business around energy storage

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has filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware (Petition Nº 13-11153) to enable the reorganization of its business solely around energy storage based on its Li-ion battery systems. CODA diversified its business and formed CODA Energy two years ago.

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Aqueous Hybrid Ion battery company Aquion files for Chap. 11, targets sale of assets

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Aquion Energy Inc., the developer and manufacturer of Aqueous Hybrid Ion (AHI) batteries and energy storage systems ( earlier post ), filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court of the District of Delaware. Energy Technology , 3: 20–31.

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A123 Systems reaches agreement to sell substantially all assets to Wanxiang for $256.6M

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based provider of energy-enabled system solutions and energy storage products for commercial, industrial and government agency customers. The agreement was reached following an auction conducted under the supervision of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

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Maxwell supplying ultracaps to ABB for hybrid version of Philadelphia rail energy recuperation system

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If connection to the AC grid is not available, then the ENVILINE ESS (Energy Storage System) stores the surplus braking energy and feeds it to the power line to assist the acceleration of the train. —Jacques Poulin, ABB’s product manager for energy storage and rail.

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LG Chem charges Li-ion trade secrets theft, files Federal suit against SK Innovation

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Trade Commission and the United States District Court of Delaware. with a market-leading position in advanced batteries for grid-scale, residential storage and automotive applications. ion battery technology is the product of 23 years of experience in the. development and production of mobile batteries and large-format.

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Johnson Controls files petition to dissolve Li-ion battery JV with Saft

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JCI) has filed a petition with the Delaware Court of Chancery to dissolve Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions LLC (JCS), the automotive Li-ion battery joint venture between Johnson Controls and Saft. Johnson Controls, Inc. Earlier post.)

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New inexpensive catalyst for conversion of CO2 to CO could help with storage of renewable energy

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Researchers at the University of Delaware have developed an inexpensive bismuth?carbon The combination, suggests the team in paper published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society , could integrate into energy storage and distribution networks to provide a means for renewable energy storage.