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U.S. Army looking to Use Rechargable batteries in Field Operations

Protonex Technology Corporation a leading provider of advanced fuel cell power systems today announces that, as anticipated in its results announcement of 13 January 2010, it has received a $1.85 million (£1.13M) contract award from the U.S. Army CECOM, as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, to develop and deliver advanced [...]

Revolutionary New Nanowire battery can hold 10 times the charge of existing lithium-ion battery

Stanford researchers have found a way to use silicon nanowires to reinvent the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that power laptops, iPods, video cameras, cell phones, and countless other devices.

The new technology, developed through research led by Yi Cui, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, produces 10 times the amount of electricity of existing lithium-ion, known [...]

G.E. to Expand Advanced Battery Production in New York State

GE Transportation announced this month that it has received advanced manufacturing credits for the construction of a manufacturing facility to develop next generation energy storage systems and create new high-tech manufacturing jobs in the United States. The tax credit of $25.5 million is part of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and will be [...]

Researchers Discover Organic Alternative to the Lithium Ion Battery?

hawaii.edu

Unwanted blooms of Cladophora algae throughout the Baltic and in other parts of the world are not entirely without a positive side. A group of researchers at the Ångström Laboratory at Uppsala University have discovered that the distinctive cellulose nanostructure of these algae can serve as an effective coating substrate for use in environmentally [...]

Electric Transmission Texas Signs Contract for Largest Utility-scale Battery in the U.S.

Electric Transmission Texas LLC (ETT) has completed a contract with NGK-Locke, Inc. for a state-of-the-art, sodium-sulfur 4-megawatt NAS® battery system, which will be installed in Presidio, Texas. ETT is a joint venture between American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) and MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company (MidAmerican).

The NAS battery will be the first in Texas and the largest [...]

Dupont & Smart Fuel Cell AG Receive Order from US Army for M-25 Fuel Cell Development

DuPont and SFC Smart Fuel Cell AG today announced that they have received a follow-up order from the U.S. Army for the development of the M-25 fuel cell – a small, lightweight, portable power supply that can extend soldier mission times to 72 hours or more. The project cost is approximately $3 million.

The M-25 is [...]

Solar Energy Grid Integration System Funded by D.O.E. $11.8 million

 

NREL

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu announced today the investment of up to $11.8 million—$5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—for five projects designed to advance the next stage of development of solar energy grid integration systems (SEGIS).

The selections announced today are part of DOE’s continuing work to help assure [...]