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01/08/2009
A123 Seeks $1.84 Billion to Make Electric Car Batteries in U.S. (Bloomberg)
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- A123Systems , a General Electric Co. - backed maker of lithium-ion batteries, is applying for $1.84 billion in federal loans to build the first large-scale U.S. plants to supply rechargeable hybrids and electric cars.
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01/07/2009
Fuji Alkaline Batteries Are Environmental to the Max (MobileMag)
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, it's easy to get caught up in the largest flat panel TVs and the most impressive netbooks, but all of these great toys require power in the form of batteries.
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01/08/2009
Tip of the week: Keep batteries charged over winter (The Idaho Statesman)
Battery tenders keep your motorcycle, ATV, boat, RV or other machine charged over the cold months of winter when they sit dormant and the batteries slowly drain.
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01/08/2009
State poised to be first to make lithium-ion car batteries (Niles Daily Star)
LANSING - Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today lauded the announcement by A123 Systems that it is applying for $1.84 billion in federal loans to build the nation's first commercial-scale lithium-ion advanced storage systems manufacturing plant in Michigan.
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01/08/2009
NY Gov targets clean energy, health despite deficit (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
New York state should fight obesity, help more residents get health insurance and revive the upstate economy with a research consortium for hybrid car batteries and energy storage, Governor David Paterson proposed on Wednesday.
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01/07/2009
Learning More About Levitation (Time Magazine)
Harvard and NIH scientists levitate nanoparticles, opening the door for the development medical devices, batteries and electrical switches with levitating parts
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01/08/2009
Michigan plant to power hybrids (Detroit Free Press)
In a welcome sign for Michigan's beleaguered auto industry that also promises alternative-energy jobs for the state, a Massachusetts research firm leading work on new batteries for electric vehicles on Wednesday announced plans to build a factory in southeast Michigan.
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01/08/2009
Sakar Rolls Out 3 New Vivitar Cameras & Digital SLR Lens Series (Broadcast Newsroom)
LAS VEGAS , Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Sakar International today unveiled a new line of Vivitar products including digital, underwater and video cameras as well as digital SLR camera lenses and a battery charger that accommodates over 300 different camera and other lithium ion batteries.
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01/08/2009
Mass. battery maker seeks US loan for plants (Boston Globe)
A123 Systems Inc., the Watertown high-tech company that hopes to manufacture batteries for electric and hybrid cars, said yesterday it applied for $1.84 billion in federal loans from the US Department of Energy to build several new manufacturing plants in the United States. The first plant would be located in Michigan, but some facilities could be built in Massachusetts.
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01/08/2009
Auto battery maker seeks $1.8B for Mich. plant (Detroit News)
A Massachusetts-based battery company asked for a $1.8 billion government loan to build a factory in southeast Michigan to produce lithium-ion batteries for hybrids and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
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  • Ancient Inventions - Describes the history and operation of the Baghdad Battery - (about 250 Before Common Era).
  • Battery Education - discusses battery technology, uses, and technical elements, with a focus on iPods.
  • Battery (electricity) - reader-changeable article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  • Battery FAQ - Gel versus Sealed Lead-Acid (SLA), deep cycles, ratings.
  • Battery Knowledge Menu - Battery construction and operation topics from Engineers Edge.
  • Battery Review - tested small (AA) rechargeable batteries and chargers in a controlled environment.
  • Battery Technology Comparison - Rechargeable. Compares AA cells, a few larger batteries, and supercapacitors.
  • Battery Tips - Battery care and disposal information. FAQs, advertisements.
  • Battery University - Analyzer and charger maker offers web version of book about batteries and how to charge them.
  • Chino Battery Energy Storage Power Plant - Engineer-of-record report. Energy Citations Database entry describes the largest battery in the world. Abstract of 653 page document.
  • Clean Battery Technologies - Theory, research and development, and market-ready energy storage devices that improve the trend toward clean, renewable energy.
  • EuroPositron - Start-up preparing to make aluminum batteries for electric vehicles.
  • Europositron Rechargeable Aluminum Batteries - Wiki-style entry at PureEnergySystems site.
  • High Capacity Electrical Storage & Power Conditioning Units - outlines Plurions Cerium Zinc flow battery.
  • How Stuff Works: Battery - Illustrated explanation of battery function, types, and chemistry; related links. Good basic introduction to how batteries work.
  • Hydrogen as a Secondary Fuel - Large color photograph of the Hindenberg burning, with lecture notes on Hydrogen for Fuel Cells. Large Print, with an e-mail contact
  • INL: Advanced Energy Storage Publications - Publications on battery and capacitor technologies for vehicles from the Idaho National Laboratory (INL).
  • Integrated Publishing - Collection of US Army documents related to the maintenance and operation of batteries and related equipment.
  • Lead Acid Battery Technology Comparison - Examines the differences between absorbed glass mat, gel, and flooded lead acid batteries in deep-cycle (marine, and RV) applications.
  • Magnesium battery patents - Compares Aurbach and Matsushita designs.
  • Materials for Large Size Batteries and Fuel Cells - Page sells report which examines technologies and profiles companies involved. Forecasts markets.
  • Multimode Battery Energy Storage System For Custom Power Applications - Four-page technical paper on system at Salt River Project. 200kW x 45 minutes. [PDF]
  • Premium Power Corporation - Energy and Power Storage Solutions, makes flow batteries for storage and power quality assurance.
  • Telepower Australia Commercialisation Page - Outside SEI in Japan, Telepower Australia has more experience and technical know-how with VRB than anyone else. Link to bibliography.
  • Utility Scale Batteries - PESWiki entry from Pure Energy Systems. Includes ideas from readers.
  • Why do large battery packs fail early? - Resources for Design. Explains problems in batteries with many cells.
  • Stanford's nanowire battery holds 10 times the charge of existing ones - Page describes improvement to widely used cell type. (December 18, 2007)
  • Breakthrough battery for electric cars? - Toshiba claims new (Lithium Ion) battery can be recharged to 90 percent capacity in under five minutes. (December 13, 2007)
  • Modified Electric Scooters - Lithium manganese batteries rock! Post and responders compare several cell types in practical applications. (May 3, 2007)
  • AEP'S Appalachian Power Unit to Install First U.S. Use of Commercial-Scale Energy Storage Technology - [PRNewswire] (September 19, 2005)
  • Powerful lithium battery - More powerful, longer-lasting lithium batteries on the horizon with Sandia-developed materials breakthrough. Silicon and graphite: a materials match made in battery heaven. (March 6, 2003)
  • Battery breakthroughs take wireless apps to new level - Compares emerging litium-ion technologies, and direct methanol fuel cells, for cell phones and laptops. (February 15, 2003)
  • Sodium Sulfur and Lithium-Metal-Polymer Batteries Show Commercial Promise - cites 100kW x 7 hr AEP system [EERE: News] (October 3, 2002)
  • Ovonic NiMH battery at EVS-17 - 3,000 miles on $60 of electricity (October 18, 2000)

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