Tag Archives: battery
California Loves Battery-Backed Solar
California leads the nation in rooftop solar panels, which means it may soon start leading the nation in the technologies that integrate that solar into the grid — like batteries, if they can do it at the right price. That’s the test that Greensmith Energy Management Systems will be taking on a megawatt scale soon. [...]
In Desperation, A123 Raises $39M
Lithium-ion battery maker A123 Systems on Friday announced plans to raise about $39 million in cash to shore up its finances as it struggles to survive in the midst of a massive recall of its automotive batteries. But the company also warned that it only had cash to fund operations through the next four to [...]
FUTUREWATCH: The Paintable Battery
Battery technology keeps improving in terms of density and storage, but how about changing the very form in it which a battery is presented? This is what researchers at Rice University in Texas have done with the creation of a paintable battery solution that reinvents the whole concept. The rechargeable battery consists of spray-painted layers, [...]
A123 Systems Announces Battery Breakthrough
The promising but financially troubled A123 Systems lithium-ion battery maker was expected to announce today that it has made a significant advance in battery technology that will enable electric car batteries to last longer and cost less. A123 has been a leader in the race to develop improved batteries for electric cars and has received [...]
More Problems at A123 Systems
Lithium Ion battery maker A123 Systems (NASDAQ:AONE) recently said in its 8K filing with the SEC that many events have raised “substantial doubt on [its] ability to continue as a going concern.” Back on March 26, A123 started a project with an estimated cost of $51.6 million to replace battery modules and packs that contained [...]
Battery Breakthrough from NTS Works?
NTS Works Inc referring to company initials Neal Tate Saiki, originator of Zero Motorcycles Inc – the prominent electric motorcycle company has disclosed information related to the innovative electric vehicle (EV) battery technology. Post retirement from Zero Motorcycles last year, Neal founded a new company in California, based in Santa Cruz. This company centers around [...]
Liquid Metal Battery Breakthrough?
I’m always skeptical when I read a story about a promising new technology that might change the world, and this story on Treehugger, “Grid-Scale Metal Liquid Batteries Could Revolutionize Renewable Energy Use,” is not necessarily an exception. Still, it’s intriguing to think about the enormous possibilities if this were to come to pass. …the first [...]
Lithium Ion Battery Market: $50 Billion by 2020
The lithium ion battery market is set to grow tremendously in the coming years. According to Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, its recently updated global lithium ion battery study puts the market at nearly $9 billion by 2015, up from $1.5 billion. Growth could exceed $50 billion by 2020. “We still expect the global market for [...]
Ferrari’s New Hybrid Technology
Ferrari has filed a patent for hybrid technology, which will use a pair of electric motors and a pack of battery. It was Amedeo Felisa, Ferrari chief, who evoked cynical choler last month after reporting that the company has been working on hybrid technology for its V12 cars. The patented hybrid system will use two [...]
Johnson Controls Grabs $5.4M Battery Deal
The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC) has announced it’s awarded a $5.48-million lithium-ion battery technology development contract to Johnson Controls Inc. (NYSE:JCI) The $5.4 million will be used to aid in the process of developing JCI’s lithium-ion battery technology for plug-in hybrids vehicles. The award is co-funded by the DOE and includes a [...]
In Focus: Sodium-Ion Batteries
Li ion batteries have changed and revolutionized the world with their efficiency and compactness. But, what if we told you that there were more efficient options that will be available by the end of 2012 or even before that? Aquion Energy of Pittsburgh is synthesizing sodium ion batteries, and the good news is that not [...]
Kyocera’s PV Power Generation System
If you want a little solar charger for your smartphone or a solar bulb that will help you in the backyard, then many of those are available with new ones coming forth every day. But units like the ones Kyocera is offering are not going to be launched all too often and this Solar Power [...]