And do you know that in 18 months, we will have the capacity to produce 20 percent of the advanced batteries around the world? (Applause.) And by 2015, we'll have the capacity to produce 40 percent of the batteries around the world.
Esther Takeuchi gave the world the batteries that make it possible to implant defibrillators and never have to take them out.
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And even if they do not replace batteries entirely, the world will surely be seeing more of them in applications which need that little bit of extra oomph from time to time.
When I came into office, advanced batteries, which are used, for example, in electric cars, we only accounted for 2 percent of the world market in advanced batteries.
Relatively well-off farmers who wanted the benefit of radio programs from the outside world could take batteries into town where they could be charged over a period of a couple of days, much as people journey to distant towns in Africa today to charge their cell phones at great expense.
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To take just one example, the United States used to make less than 2 percent of the world's advanced batteries for hybrid cars.
So as a result, next year -- next year, two years after the Recovery Act -- the United States will have the capacity to produce nearly 20 percent of the world's advanced batteries -- from less than 2 percent to 20 percent.
The Dreamliner is the first plane in the world to use the lithium ion batteries, which are lighter, hold more power and recharge more quickly.
The world is no stranger to flexible batteries, but they've almost always had to be made in thin sheets -- that doesn't amount to a long running time if you're powering anything more than a watch.
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The plane is the first in the world to use the lithium-ion batteries, which are lighter, hold more power and recharge more quickly.
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The plane is the first plane in the world to use the lithium-ion batteries, which are lighter, hold more power and recharge more quickly.
The Dreamliner 787 is the first plane in the world to use the lithium-ion batteries, which are lighter, hold more power and recharge more quickly.
Osaka Gas has already grabbed a big share of the world market for parts used in rechargeable lithium batteries, which are used in mobile phones.
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BYD, for example, is the world's largest maker of nickel-cadmium batteries, and India's Reliance Group makes more polyester fibre and yarn than anyone else.
The runner up award went to Zaya, led by Neil DSouza, which has developed an educational wifi router that operates for ten hours on batteries and is loaded with content for schools in the developing world where power and internet access are spotty.
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Cellphone maker Motorola is among the start-up's earliest backers and is the world's second-largest buyer of Li-ion batteries.
Boeing said it has deployed teams around the world to begin installing the new battery systems, while kits for parts and new batteries will be shipped immediately.
The Japanese transport ministry said All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines, the world's two largest Dreamliner operators, have already begun installing modified lithium ion batteries on their 787 jets.
The commitment from Singapore Airlines marks a fresh vote of confidence for the 787 after the aircraft was plagued earlier this year by overheating problems with its lithium-ion batteries, resulting in a four-month grounding of the 50 787-8 jets in world-wide service.
By the next day, All Nippon and Japan Airlines -- the world's two largest Dreamliner operators -- had already begun installing modified lithium ion batteries on their 787 jets.
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