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Johnson Controls partners with Toshiba on new Li Titanate start-stop battery with SCiB cells

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Johnson Controls’ 12-V Lithium Titanate battery will power advanced start-stop vehicles. At the upcoming Detroit Auto Show, Johnson Controls will unveil a new 12V Lithium Titanate battery developed in collaboration with Toshiba for advanced start-stop applications. Click to enlarge.

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Solar Impulse 2 used Kokam Ultra High Energy NMC batteries in round-the-world solar flight

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This high energy density enables the Solar Impulse 2 to store more energy without increasing the plane’s weight or size. In addition, a few adjustments have been made to the engine housing, which shelters both the battery and engine: an air vent was added to let air flow into the battery’s cooling system.

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NYSERDA Commits $8M to Develop and Commercialize 19 New York Battery and Energy-Storage Technology Projects

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Also, the system can provide backup electricity during an outage and, during normal operation, allow customers to draw on the stored energy to reduce both their peak electric grid demand and the utility charges associated with peak demand. College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany. SUNY Binghamton.

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EV's and Indian Manufacturing: Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwaala | Visit to IIT Madras

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Tesla has done a lot of engineering work in the cylindrical cells area, but it is unlikely that others are going to follow suit. NMC batteries can store upto 300 Wh/kg, and 350 Wh/kg seems doable in the near future. LFP, in contrast, currently stores about 140 Wh/kg – with a theoretical storage upper ceiling of 160 Wh/kg.