Energy Research Project for Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, and Green Energy Technologies

1. Asia Weekly: Three VC moves in clean transport
(Feed Articles / CleanTech - Energy News Feed)

More than $92M goes to car sharing, lithium-ion batteries, and clean transportation this week, while a China-focused venture fund announces the final close of its $250M fund. ...

2. Chinese polysilicon maker renews IPO plans, Braemar leads round in lighting firm
(Feed Articles / CleanTech - Energy News Feed)

Of eight deals we spotted in the past week, the cleantech sector picked up funding in solar, lithium-ion batteries, and data center energy resource management. ...

3. Batteries Are the Shocking Truth about Electric Cars
(Feed Articles / ENN - Environmental Science and Technology)

President Barack Obama flew to Holland, Mich., recently to attend groundbreaking ceremonies for a new lithium-ion battery plant, which the White House advertised as an example of federal stimulus grants ...

4. Batteries Are the Shocking Truth about Electric Cars
(Feed Articles / ENN - Energy Research News)

President Barack Obama flew to Holland, Mich., recently to attend groundbreaking ceremonies for a new lithium-ion battery plant, which the White House advertised as an example of federal stimulus grants ...

5. Batteries Are the Shocking Truth about Electric Cars
(Feed Articles / ENN - Top Environmental Stories)

President Barack Obama flew to Holland, Mich., recently to attend groundbreaking ceremonies for a new lithium-ion battery plant, which the White House advertised as an example of federal stimulus grants ...

6. All charged up
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

... says Rodgers. That’s the kind of data the MIT team was collecting in an attempt to prove the potential for this technology. Rodgers says that the chemistry used in lithium-ion batteries made by the MIT ...

7. New Battery Warranty for Chevy Volt Owners
(Feed Articles / Alternative Energy News Top Stories)

The Chevrolet Volt is giving its extended range electric vehicle customers a great deal with an eight year/100,000 mile (whichever comes first) warranty for its lithium-ion battery. The battery pack ...

8. Vice President Joe Biden Hits Pay Dirt in Michigan
(Feed Articles / ENN - Energy Research News)

... for this battery project is part of the $2.4 billion announced last August to develop next-generation electric vehicles using the lithium polymer battery, a "breakthrough" technology which is a key component ...

9. Vice President Joe Biden Hits Pay Dirt in Michigan
(Feed Articles / ENN - Environmental Science and Technology)

... for this battery project is part of the $2.4 billion announced last August to develop next-generation electric vehicles using the lithium polymer battery, a "breakthrough" technology which is a key component ...

10. Vice President Joe Biden Hits Pay Dirt in Michigan
(Feed Articles / ENN - Top Environmental Stories)

... for this battery project is part of the $2.4 billion announced last August to develop next-generation electric vehicles using the lithium polymer battery, a "breakthrough" technology which is a key component ...

11. Heliocentris Developing Energy Management System for Fuel Cell/Battery Hybrid
(Feed Articles / FuelCell - Top News on Fuel Cells)

Heliocentris Fuel Cells is developing an energy management system that will be used to hybridise modern lithium-ion batteries with fuel ... ...

12. Enhancing the power of batteries
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

... — up to tenfold — in the amount of power it could deliver from a given weight of material, compared to a conventional lithium-ion battery. Such electrodes might find applications in small portable devices, ...

13. Mira EV Travels 1000km on Single Charge
(Feed Articles / Alternative Energy News Top Stories)

Mira EV has created a world record with completing 1000 km run on a single battery charge non-stop, powered by Sanyo’s lithium-ion battery systems. This experiment took place on the world’s longest ...

14. Mobile Power System for Cars and Boats from Clayton Power
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

A new mobile power system based on lithium ion battery technology, allows simultaneous use of 12VDC / 24VDC and 230VAC, more efficient than ever before. ...

15. Nissan Breaks Ground on its U.S. Battery Plant for the All-Electric Leaf
(Feed Articles / EERE - Energy Research News)

... recently broke ground for the factory that will produce lithium-ion batteries for the Leaf. ...

16. Fuel Cell UAV Launched in Taiwan
(Feed Articles / FuelCell - Top News on Fuel Cells)

Asia's first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) powered by a fuel cell and lithium battery hybrid has made its maiden flight in southern ... ...

17. Thermotron 'Charges' Up Equipment for Automotive Lithium-Ion Battery
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

18. Biofuels, batteries and ABB’s $1B smart grid play
(Feed Articles / CleanTech - Energy News Feed)

A Khosla-backed company converting biomass to biofuels and large format, rechargeable lithium-ion battery tech attracts VC investment, among 33 deals we spotted in the past seven days. ...

19. MIT Working on More Powerful, Lightweight Batteries
(Feed Articles / Alternative Energy News Top Stories)

A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is working on lithium-air batteries that could help in generating more powerful, lightweight batteries than available currently. ...

20. Busting 10 myths about electric vehicles
(Feed Articles / CleanTech - Energy News Feed)

Richard Canny of Scandinavian EV maker Think Global aims to set the record straight on issues such as pollution, limited range, inefficient batteries, and lithium shortages. ...

21. Lithium Ion Battery Pack from Clayton Power
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

The lithium ion battery pack from Clayton Power makes it easy to bring all the power you need whenever you go off-grid. We deliver complete power systems and we provide easy access to the next generation ...

22. Inside cleantech Asia: Japan gives mixed resource signals
(Feed Articles / CleanTech - Energy News Feed)

In the last seven days, Toyota declines a rare earth project opportunity, while Japan tries to secure Bolivia's lithium deposits and Japanese corporations unveil cleantech advances. ...

23. A step toward lighter batteries
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

... and engineering, says that many groups have been pursuing work on lithium-air batteries, a technology that has great potential for achieving great gains in energy density. But there has been a lack of ...

24. Mobile power solution with lithium battery technology.
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

The new lithium battery box is designed by Clayton Power and comes in different sizes depending on the need for mobile power. ...

25. Action needed to save climate, create jobs
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

...  Bingaman added that "China is moving ahead very aggressively," and the United States needs to act soon to reverse the present tide. For example, while lithium-ion battery technology was developed in this ...

26. Big power from tiny wires
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

... system now puts out energy, in proportion to its weight, about 100 times greater than an equivalent weight of lithium-ion battery. The amount of power released, he says, is much greater than that predicted ...

27. New report: A cleantech resource crisis?
(Feed Articles / CleanTech - Energy News Feed)

The cleantech community needs to be aware of rare earth element (REE) and lithium availability, and whether supply and demand issues might thwart a cleantech revolution. ...

28. Backstage look at how EnerDel batteries come ‘alive’
(Feed Articles / CleanTech - Energy News Feed)

The Indiana-based lithium-ion battery maker is expected to begin production March 1 to help Norway’s Think meets its backlog of EV demand. ...

29. GM Builds its First Lithium-Ion Battery Pack for the Chevrolet Volt
(Feed Articles / EERE - Energy Research News)

General Motors Corporation (GM) has manufactured the first battery pack for its Chevy Volt in Michigan, marking a milestone on the path to production of the extended-range electric vehicle later this ...

30. Volvo’s C30 EV slated for low volume production in Q1 2011
(Feed Articles / CleanTech - Energy News Feed)

The Swedish company’s first pure EV, featuring Indiana-based EnerDel’s lithium-ion battery packs, went through its first round of crash testing last week. ...