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SEPTA, Constellation, and Viridity Energy to deploy 8.75MW energy storage system to capture and reuse subway train braking energy

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The network is designed to use stored energy to power trains as they accelerate from stations and can provide emergency generation for trains in the event of a power outage. Saft will provide the lithium-ion battery technology.

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California Congressional Delegation Backing Quallions Bid for DOE Li-ion Funding

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Quallion, the largest US manufacturer of customized high quality lithium ion batteries for medical, military, aerospace, and vehicle applications, submitted its proposal to the Department of Energy on 19 May. Quallion currently produces high volume medical and military batteries as well as custom-designed aerospace batteries.

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Quallion Seeking $9M from California Energy Commission in Cost Sharing for Li-Ion Battery Manufacturing Facility

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Quallion LLC has submitted a final proposal to the California Energy Commission for cost sharing on the expansion of the company’s California lithium-ion battery manufacturing facilities. exist in 24 states and the District of Columbia. Cell designs range from the world’s smallest conventional lithium ion cell (a cylindrical 1.8

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