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Apolo Gold & Energy Acquired 24% stake in JIANGXI EVERENERGY NEW MATERIAL

Apolo Gold & Energy Inc. ("Apolo" or the "Company"), a Nevada Corporation, is pleased to announce that it has acquired a 24% stake in JIANGXI EVERENERGY NEW MATERIAL CO., LTD.

26 Dec 2013

ABB Supply Fast Electric Vehicle Chargers for Danish Company CLEVER

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced today that it has been selected by the leading Danish electric-mobility operator CLEVER to supply 50 CCS (Combo) compatible DC fast chargers for CLEVER’s country-wide network.

18 Dec 2013

Global Lithium-Ion Battery Market Forecast to Grow at 17.9% CAGR over the Period 2012-2016

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Lithium-ion Battery Market 2012-2016" report to their offering.

30 Nov 2013

BYD Receives Coveted Awards for Industry Leading Innovation

BYD Company Ltd. has been awarded the 2013 WIPO – SIPO “Outstanding Patent Innovation and Industrial Design” medal. Presented by Francis Gurry, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), these awards recognize BYD as China’s most innovative company.

26 Nov 2013

Textured Lithium Cobalt Oxide Cathode Improves Charge-Discharge Performance of Li-ion Battery

The ever-increasing market for portable electronic devices such as laptops, cell phones and MP3 players has resulted in an equally heavy demand for secondary batteries -- more commonly known as rechargeable batteries -- Lithium-ion (Li-ion) being among the most popular.

20 Nov 2013

Berkeley Lab Researchers Demonstrate High-Performance, Long Cycle-Life Lithium-Sulfur Battery

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have demonstrated in the laboratory a lithium-sulfur (Li/S) battery that has more than twice the specific energy of lithium-ion batteries, and that lasts for more than 1,500 cycles of charge-discharge with minimal decay of the battery’s capacity. This is the longest cycle life reported so far for any lithium-sulfur battery.

20 Nov 2013

PowerGenix Signs Nickel-Zinc Product Evaluation Contract with HELLA

PowerGenix, the leading developer of high performance Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) batteries, today announced that it has signed a product evaluation contract with HELLA, a direct (tier 1) supplier to major automotive manufacturers worldwide.

21 Oct 2013

Wood Coated With Tin Holds Promise for Environmentally Friendly Batteries

The latest episode in the American Chemical Society’s (ACS’) award-winning Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions podcast series takes its inspiration from trees. It describes the development of a battery made from a sliver of wood coated with tin that shows promise for becoming a tiny, long-lasting, efficient and environmentally friendly energy source.

18 Oct 2013

UT Arlington Engineers Win ONR Grant to Improve Thermal Properties of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Two UT Arlington engineering faculty members have won a $152,077 Office of Naval Research grant to study the thermal properties of lithium-ion batteries and devise better designs for cooling and operating them safely on Navy ships and planes.

9 Oct 2013

Sumitomo Electric to Showcase Redox Flow Batteries and Superconducting Products at IGEM 2013

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. will exhibit at 4th International Greentech & Eco Products Exhibition & Conference Malaysia (IGEM) for the first time. Held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for four days from Thursday, October 10 to Sunday, October 13, 2013, IGEM is one of the largest environment- and energy-related general exhibitions in Southeast Asia.

7 Oct 2013