“You are leading the way in showing how manufacturing jobs are coming right back here to the United States of America. Our goal has never been to create a government program, but rather to unleash private-sector growth. And we’re seeing results.”- President Barack Obama
President Obama was in Michigan last week to tout the groundbreaking [...]
Boston-Power, Inc., the rapidly growing provider of next-generation Lithium-ion batteries, recently announced $60 million in Series E funding co-led by existing investors Foundation Asset Management (FAM) and Oak Investment Partners. Already counted among the world’s most well-financed companies in energy storage and clean technology, Boston-Power has attracted an astonishing $185 million in investment since being [...]
According to NASA, twelve batteries have been replaced on one of the four solar arrays of the International Space Station.
Six of the 375-pound batteries were replaced last July, with four more going in on May 19th. This past Friday, astronauts Mike Good and Garrett Reisman installed the last of the twelve batteries, taking a total [...]
Computer-giant Hewlett-Packard Co. has announced that they’ve extended a recall of notebook computer batteries after it was found they had the tendency to overheat. It’s important to note, however, that this was not the result of any specific incident.
The affected battery packs were distributed worldwide in a few notebook computers manufactured between August 2007 [...]
Electronics leader Toshiba is moving along with its plans to develop lithium-ion batteries for numerous automakers as demand for more environment-friendly cars grows.
With the demand for electronics companies to supply automakers battery systems for electronic and hybrid cars increasing rapidly, it’s expected that the current output of rechargeable batteries will increase five-fold over the [...]
The mere thought of 10 hr. battery life on a laptop will bring a smile to almost anyone’s face. Apple of course is well aware of this, which is why it has apparently created the latest version of their MacBook with the same lengthy amount of battery life as the recently released MacBook Pro.
It wasn’t all that long ago that International Battery was proudly announcing a deal with NASA that included providing a battery prototype that will serve as backup power in support of the space shuttle program. Just months after such a significant transaction. International Battery is now announcing that raising $35 million in financing for [...]
Better Place is pressing forward with their plans to revolutionize the battery-powered vehicle industry. In what can only be considered as a huge step in the right direction, the brainchild of Shai Agassi recently launched the Tokyo Electric Taxi Project in Japan.
Forget 3, 4, or even 5 day battery life for cellular phones. If Intel delivers on a new promise, it could mean as much as ten days of standby on smartphones, as well as two days of audio playback.
As noted by xIntelecom, An Atom-based platform, known as ‘Moorestown’, has been announced by the firm, [...]
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced awards of more than $34 million in research grants aimed at developing better batteries for electric vehicles.
First-generation batteries for electrified cars and trucks are expensive, although prices will decline as manufacturing volume increases. At recent U.S. prices per kilowatt-hour of energy storage capacity, the battery packs add about [...]
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