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Energy storage nears its day in the sun | Environment | Reuters

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:53:19 -0000

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MONACO (Reuters) - Energy storage is an unglamorous pillar of an expected revolution to clean up the world's energy supply but will soon vie for investors attention with more alluring sources of energy like solar panels, manufacturers say.

Tags: battery storage

Posted by: bennett

The Energy Blog: Chinese "GreenGen" Power Plant with CCS

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:23:04 -0000

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"GreenGen," the first near-zero emissions coal-fueled power plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS) which is under development in China. . . .

Tags: carbon green power storage

Posted by: ingenheiro

Super-Charging Lithium Batteries

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:20:22 -0000

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Last month, Stanford University materials scientists unveiled a nanowire electrode that could more than triple lithium batteries' energy storage capacity and improve their safety.

Tags: safety storage

Posted by: ingenheiro

Ener1: (Lithium-ion) Batteries in Think Vehicles by End of '08

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:51:06 -0000

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"We have already announced a commercial contract with Think Electric Vehicle in Norway," Charles Gassenheimer, chairman of Ener1, Inc. (OTCBB: ENEI) added, referring to a $70 million development and supply agreement signed in October. "It's the largest electric vehicle company in Europe. You will see our batteries in their cars by the end of 2008.

Tags: electric storage vehicles

Posted by: ingenheiro

First Hybrid Car To Use Lithium-Ion Battery : MetaEfficient

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:15:55 -0000

Tags: storage technology

Posted by: ingenheiro

Exxon: Film May Lead to Car Battery that is Lighter and Safer

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:22:13 -0000

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xxonMobil Chemical and ExxonMobil's Japanese affiliate, > Tonen Chemical > have developed a thin film separator for use in lithium-ion batteries, that would enable production of batteries like those found in cell phones and laptops, to power cars and trucks. These new film technologies are expected to significantly enhance the power, safety and reliability of lithium-ion batteries, thereby helping speed the adoption of these smaller and lighter batteries into the next wave of lower-emission vehicles. >

Tags: developments storage

Posted by: ingenheiro

Google invests in renewable energy

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:26:27 -0000

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What is urgently needed for renewables to compete head to head with coal is not just lower capacity costs--since their fuel is free--but a low-cost way to store up their output and deliver it to the grid when it's needed.

Tags: google renewables storage

Posted by: ingenheiro

Google plans service to store users' data: report | Reuters

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:36:50 -0000

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a service that would enable users to store data from their personal hard drives on its computers

The newspaper also said Google plans to provide some free storage, with additional storage allotments available for a fee.

Tags: google storage

Posted by: ingenheiro