The Batteriser is the first micro-thin, stainless steel sleeve that extends by up to 8 times a battery’s life, just by slipping the product into it. The key here is that most devices only tap a fraction of the energy a battery has, and the Batteriser taps into the remaining energy that is, usually, thrown • Read More »
Archives: Batteries
Solar Battery Revolution – Who Will Capture the Market?
July 29, 2015 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Batteries.By Guest Blogger Clive Rollison Given Deutsche Bank’s prediction that the solar energy market will reach $5 trillion by 2030, the continued growth of this successful industry depends on a viable solar battery. With Elon Musk’s Tesla, Mercedes-Benz and various startups, all challenging to create an effective solar battery, it only remains to be seen; • Read More »
Tesla Powerwall Technology – Assault on Batteries
July 10, 2015 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Batteries.A couple of months ago, Tesla Motors announced an ambitious new technology—the Tesla Powerwall, which is a battery that can power up homes. The idea is that houses could harvest and store energy generated by solar panels during the day and use it to power up at night or during a power outage. The • Read More »
Assault on Batteries – Knowledge is Power When Going Green
March 9, 2011 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Batteries.Are you looking for a way to store the power generated by your off-grid solar energy system, wind turbine system or are you just looking to replace the battery in your car? Getting the right battery for the right job is about more than finding out what the wattage and amps are. There are, in • Read More »
Mobion Fuel Cell by MTI Micro Is the Future of Green Batteries
December 14, 2010 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Batteries.The Mobion fuel cell developed by MTI Micro is a green solution to battery technology. In fact the Mobion Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) technology is much greener than batteries that use lithium for power plus the DMFC lasts hours longer in small electronic devices such as cell phones, laptops and digital cameras. Methanol, once • Read More »
MiniPak from Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies Means Power
June 16, 2010 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Batteries.Some people have theorized that the Hydrogen Economy would start in the small electronics marketplace and Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies has now done its part to make sure this dream is coming true. The Horizon MiniPak is a portable, reusable electronics charger that is based upon hydrogen technology. One simply inserts a HydroStik cartridge into • Read More »
Panasonic Lithium Ion Battery for Home Power Storage
December 30, 2009 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Batteries.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 • Read More »
From Detroit Automakers to Michigan Battery Makers?
August 12, 2009 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Batteries.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 • Read More »
Boldest Baddest Battery By IBM
July 7, 2009 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Batteries.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. • Read More »
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Phone Unleashed by Motorola and Angstrom
January 16, 2008 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Batteries.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 • Read More »