Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2010

US-based lithium-ion battery producer EnerDel is partnering with the real estate arm of Japan’s industrial trading giant, ITOCHU Corporation, to develop and produce the advanced battery systems for a residential smart grid energy storage project to be installed in a major apartment building near Tokyo. Earlier post.).

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Grid Lithium Ion Batteries Battery 218

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Large-format lithium-ion battery maker Ener1, Inc. Last month, the company was chosen to supply the batteries that will power a DOE-funded smart grid energy storage project by Portland General Electric (PGE) that will help manage peak demand and smooth the variations in power from renewable sources like wind and solar.

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Lithium Ion Fisker Mazda Batteries 170

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Automotive lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel is entering the utility-scale energy storage market, supplying batteries for one of the 16 new smart grid regional demonstration projects recently awarded funding by the US DOE. Earlier post.)

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Energy Storage Market Energy Grid 210

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The discovery came when MIT researchers Byoungwoo Kang and Gerbrand Ceder found out how to get a common lithium compound to release and take up lithium ions in a matter of seconds. by RSS or sign up by email. by RSS or sign up by email. About Gas 2.0 on It’s On! is a Green Options Media Production.

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MIT Gas-Electric Gas Electric Cars 45

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Not to be outdone, on Tuesday the Norwegian electric car startup, Think, was in Portland being wooed by the state as one of 8 potential places to site their first car manufacturing facility in the United States. According to Nissan, the company plans to introduce its upcoming electric car in Oregon in late 2010. In the U.S.

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