Saft lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology will supply renewable energy storage for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s (SMUD) photovoltaic (PV) storage pilot program at Anatolia, Ill.
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Karzai urges Japanese firms to explore the lithium
Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged Japanese companies Friday to explore for mineral resources in his country, following a U.S. geological survey that found Afghanistan has untapped resources worth up to $3 trillion.
Continue readingRodinia Minerals starts exploration at Salar de Diablillos lithium project (Salta, Argentina)
Rodinia Minerals Inc. Sets New Work Program to Further Test High-Grade Lithium-Potash Horizons at Salar de Diablillos.
Continue readingExide Technologies Launches New Business Operation in South America
The new business entity will serve the industrial energy and transportation markets in South America with one of the world’s most comprehensive portfolios of electrical energy storage products.
Continue readingAngstron Materials and K2 Energy Solutions Selected by DOE to Develop Hybrid Nanomaterial for Lithium Ion-Batteries
Angstron Materials Inc., has teamed with K2 Energy Solutions to participate in a DOE research project for the development of hybrid nano graphene platelet-based high-capacity anodes for Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries.
Continue readingLithium-Ion Battery Maker Ener1 Inc., Partners With Russia’s Federal Grid Company to Develop Energy Storage
Battery Storage on Grid Expected to Play Vital Role in Urgent Multi-Billion-Dollar Overhaul of World’s Most Expansive Electricity System. Lithium-Ion Battery Maker Ener1 Inc., Partners With Russia’s Federal Grid.
Continue readingFrost & Sullivan Recognises Lithium Balance’s Development of an Inventive Battery Management System for Lithium Cells
Frost & Sullivan recognises LiTHIUM BALANCE Battery Management Systems A/S with the ‘2009 European Automotive Powertrain New Product Innovation Award’.
Continue readingAmeriLithium Receives $500,000 Draw Down on $10,000,000 Finance Agreement to Accelerate Domestic Exploration
The purpose of the $500,000 draw is to fund the Company’s next stages of Lithium exploration on its Nevada-based Paymaster Project.
Continue readingBoston-Power Selects Apriso for Manufacturing Execution
Boston-Power, Inc. is an award-winning provider of next-generation lithium-ion battery technology.
Continue readingAfghanistan, the ?Saudi Arabia of Lithium??
“The New York Times” says a team of U.S. geologists and Pentagon officials has discovered nearly $1 trillion worth of untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan.
Continue readingGlobal Hybrid Electric Vehicles Battery Market 2009 – 2013
A Hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) uses two or more distinct sources of energy to run the vehicle. The various sources can be fuel, battery, solar power, etc.
Continue readingRecord Efficiency for Lithium-Air Batteries
A catalyst developed by researchers at MIT makes rechargeable lithium-air batteries significantly more efficient–a step toward making these high-energy-density batteries practical for use in electric vehicles.
Continue readingPorous Power Announces Agreement with Chisso to Develop New Separators for the Japanese Lithium-Ion Battery Market
U.S.-based Porous Power Technologies, LLC and Japan-based Chisso Corporation are teaming to produce new variants of the award-winning SYMMETRIX® battery separators for use in electric cars batteries.
Continue readingJOGMEC to Invest $4,000,000 in American Lithium Minerals’ Borate Hills Project
American Lithium Minerals announces that Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) has agreed to invest $4,000,000 in the Borate Hills Project to be a Joint Venture Partner in the Project.
Continue readingAxion Power(TM) to Work With Norfolk Southern on Battery-Driven Locomotive Project
Axion Power International Inc (OTC Bulletin Board: AXPW) announced today that it will launch a development program with Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC).
Continue readingAmeriLithium Reports Very Positive First Stage Exploration Results on Nevada Lithium Project
AmeriLithium Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: AMEL; “AmeriLithium” or “the Company”) is pleased to report that its gravity survey of Paymaster Canyon, Nevada, has been successfully completed.
Continue readingA123 Systems to make lithium ion batteries for Navistar electric vehicles
A123 Systems (Nasdaq: AONE) announced a production agreement with Navistar, Inc. to supply lithium ion battery systems for electric vehicles (EVs) for the Navistar-ModecModec EV Alliance, LLC.
Continue readingGlobal Consumer Batteries Market to Exceed $33.0 Billion by 2015
The world market for consumer batteries is projected to exceed $33.0 billion by the year 2015. Improved economic conditions and growth in industrial production in the coming years would encourage global demand.
Continue readingWildcat Discovery Technologies Evaluates Graphene Nanoplatelets for XG Sciences
Wildcat Discovery Technologies, a technology company using combinatorial methods to rapidly synthesize and evaluate new battery materials, has completed a project for XG Sciences.
Continue readingLithium One and Korea Resources Corporation Announce Development JV at Sal de Vida Lithium Brine Project, Argentina
Lithium One announce that it has executed a JV establishing an earn-in joint venture with Korea Resource Corporation (“KORES”) to develop the Company’s Sal de Vida Lithium Brine Project in Argentina (the “Project”).
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