Remove Recharge Remove Supplies Remove Zinc Air
article thumbnail

Montana Company Licenses Lawrence Livermore Zinc Air Fuel Cell Technology

Green Car Congress

based Zinc Air, Inc. ZAI) has obtained exclusive rights from LLNL for the mechanically rechargeable zinc air fuel cell (US Patent 5,434,020) invented by John Cooper, a retired LLNL chemist, who is on the ZAI technical Board of Advisors. Worldwide resources of zinc total more than 1.8 Kalispell, Mont.-based

Zinc Air 207
article thumbnail

Zinc-Air Battery Company ReVolt Applying for $30M in Recovery Act Funds; Targeting EV Applications

Green Car Congress

Revolt’s zinc-air technology offers up to three times the energy density on a volumetric basis and twice on a gravimetric basis of lithium-ion, according to the company. In July, ReVolt and BASF entered a joint-development agreement to speed the development and commercialization of ReVolt’s rechargeable zinc-air battery system.

Zinc Air 210
article thumbnail

ReVolt Technology and BASF in Joint Development Agreement for Zinc-Air Battery System

Green Car Congress

ReVolt Technology Ltd, a technology company which has developed a rechargeable zinc-air battery ( earlier post ), and BASF have entered a joint-development agreement to speed the development and commercialization of ReVolt’s rechargeable zinc-air battery system. Click to enlarge. million in ReVolt.

Zinc Air 150
article thumbnail

Volkswagen and Varta Microbattery Ltd. to Collaborate on Next-Generation Li-ion Systems for Electric Drive Vehicles

Green Car Congress

However, the company’s focus to date has been more on supply of miniature battery technologies for mobile communication, medical and electronic equipment. On the rechargeable (secondary) cell side, Varta produces NiMH button, NiMH cylindrical, Lithium polymer, Lithium button, Lithium cylindrical and Lithium prismatic cells.

Li-ion 255
article thumbnail

ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

Green Car Congress

The team will genetically engineer the microorganism to demonstrate that they can efficiently reduce ammonia that can be generated electrochemically from nitrite, or supplied from waste water streams, to fix carbon dioxide. This project will use the chemolithoautotrophic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria N. Sion Power Corporation. BASF, LBNL, PNNL).

Carbon 249
article thumbnail

Revolt and BASF join forces for battery system

Green Cars News

BASF and Revolt Technology are ready to combine their expertise in an effort to speed the development and commercialisation of Revolt’s rechargeable zinc-air battery system. It will supply key component materials and jointly developed subsystem elements for the rechargeable batteries’ development.

article thumbnail

Revolt makes bid for $30million grant

Green Cars News

Switzerland based ReVolt Technology, a spin-off from Norway’s SINTEF, is developing rechargeable zinc-air batteries and wants $30million in grants from the US Department of Energy to accelerate their commercialisation for both energy storage and electric vehicle applications. Regular readers at TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk

Grant 32