Some analysts worry that all the incentive-fueled battery investment will lead to a potential battery glut.
As a result of an in-flight, Boeing 787 battery incident earlier today in Japan, the FAA will issue an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) to address a potential battery fire risk in the 787 and require operators to temporarily cease operations.
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"Working with internal and external experts in battery technology, we have proposed a comprehensive set of solutions designed to significantly minimize the potential for battery failure while ensuring that no battery event affects the continued safe operation of the airplane, " said Conner.
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Considering the cheap CO2 monitor that I purchased years ago now sits in my garage, without a battery, the interconnected potential of this one makes it appealing.
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Despite Saadi's gloomy outlook, potential answers to the battery problem are beginning to take shape in laboratories.
Power Technology is on the verge of producing what it claims is a revolutionary lightweight lead-acid battery but has yet to find any potential customers.
The maximum electric load potential of the high-voltage battery is 480 kW, which is an absolute best value in the automotive sector.
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Boeing must now find a way to reduce the potential for heat propagating throughout the battery, perhaps by moving the cells further apart or adding more heat sensors.
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The Japanese findings come after the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said over the weekend that the battery in the Boston fire had not been overcharged, eliminating a relatively simple potential cause but adding new complexity to the investigation.
Jason Matlof, a partner at venture capital firm Battery Ventures who invests in clean tech companies, says that clean tech manufacturing holds great growth potential for manufacturers like Jabil Circuit, Celestica and Flextronics.
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