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Mitsubishi Heavy to Enter Lithium-ion Secondary (Rechargeable) Battery Business

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(MHI) has decided to build a commercial production verification plant in Nagasaki Prefecture and launch its operation by autumn 2010 in a move toward the company’s full-scale entry into the lithium-ion secondary (rechargeable) battery market.

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IBM and EKZ partner to make plug-in charging more convenient with new smartphone application

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With this project we can show how electric vehicles can create a balance between supply and demand for smarter energy grids. —Franken, head of the Energy Distribution department of EKZ and executive management member.

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CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

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rechargeable battery?technology?that that boosts the energy capacity via nanotechnology-enabled self-assembly of functional nanocomponents, reducing?the the cost of energy storage?by Innovasion Labs PINC, Inc. is developing a?rechargeable technology?that by at least 10 times.

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Elcora acquires vanadium sites in quest to further position in battery technologies

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Elcora’s methodology in processing, along with mining and battery experience, creates an opportunity to leverage battery metals and minerals critical to energy storage applications. Vanadium’s role in the growing energy grid storage will increase over the coming years. Therefore, the need for energy storage is crucial.

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Three Battery-Electric Opel Merivas to Participate in MeRegioMobil Research Project; Vehicle-to-Grid Integration

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The research project has the goal of integrating electrical vehicles as mobile energy storage units in the future intelligent power grid (smart grid). The demonstration will also explore the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capability of the car via the bi-directional charging system when the car is not in use and the driver permits it.

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The Essential Guide to EV Smart Charging and Smart Energy Management

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The USEF delivers a single common standard to ensure that smart energy products and implementations easily integrate to create a more sustainable, green energy market. Implementing USEF enables large-scale deployment of smart energy grids.