People living off the grid have done this for years. The will use wind or solar power and then store the extra electricity as either hydrogen or inside lead acid batteries for later use. Now, Panasonic has developed a home lithium ion battery that will rival all others for massive storage of home electricity.
Panasonic is [...]
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On August 5, the Obama Administration awarded a $2.4 billion grant for development of advanced battery technology. Michigan will be one of the largest recipients of this money gaining an approximate 50-percent share of the federal bucks.
Companies like A123Systems, Compact Power, KD Advanced Battery Group, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler will all get a slice [...]
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IBM, yes, the computer company is fed up with the lagging green economy. That is why they have decided to build the boldest battery yet that will put lithium ion to shame.
The next generation battery by IBM is said to be able to store 10X the power that today’s top lithium ions can handle. Now, [...]
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A hydrogen fuel cell phone has been unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas by Motorola and Angstrom Power Incorporated. Angstrom’s Micro Hydrogen fuel cell was used inside a MOTOSLVR L7 cell phone to demonstrate that no modifications to the dimensions of the phone needed to be made.
The micro hydrogen fuel cell [...]
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Researchers at Stanford University have discovered a new way to extend the life of a lithium-ion laptop battery from 2 hours per charge to 20 hours using nanowire technology. This breakthrough technology is based upon a tiny thicket of silicon nanowires that measure about 1/1000 the thickness of a sheet of paper.
Typically, lithium-ion batteries carry [...]
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