It seems straightforward, but it is only the improved efficiencies in solar cell and battery technologies, even over the last year, that has made this at all possible.
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Mr. MINTZER: These battery technologies, however, are little less mature.
Unlike lead acid or other advanced battery technologies, Nanophosphate EXT is designed to maintain long cycle life at extreme high temperatures and deliver high power at extreme low temperatures.
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Some people will certainly continue to find them ideal for their purposes, and they are likely to become more broadly appealing as battery technologies evolve to provide greater storage capacities.
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Nanophosphate EXT is based on A123's proprietary lithium iron phosphate battery technology, which offers high power, long cycle life, increased usable energy and excellent safety as compared to other available battery technologies.
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Apple just took its white-hot iPad and added the latest screen, battery and cellular technologies.
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He has also been a senior executive at Ford, Chrysler and BMW and was CEO of battery-maker Exide Technologies.
The need to engineer energy storage equipment that could work well with solar or wind power plants has prompted many private and public investments in battery and other storage technologies.
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The NTSB said a group of experts would meet in Arizona this week, where the battery charger is manufactured by Securaplane Technologies, to test and examine the part.
Likewise, Kodak took a costly black eye in the battery business from industry leaders Duracell and Eveready, and divested from its battery spin-off, Ultra Technologies, with another painful loss.
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As with our Lifeplayer MP3, it encapsulates known technologies (solar, battery, audio, radio, MP3) in products that are developed to meet the unique challenges of the environments and social contexts of their use.
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The new C-MAX Energi also has 60 more horsepower than the Prius plug-in hybrid considering full battery power, along with class-exclusive technologies such as hands-free liftgate and active park assist for easier parallel parking.
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"This novel electrode coating technique has applications for fuel cells in the newest generation of hybrid cars, photovoltaic cells, rechargeable batteries or battery production for a wide range of green technologies, " said the university's Dr. Adam Squires.
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It is funding Perry's project at United Technologies, as well as other flow battery concepts and other storage devices.
Electric powertrain, battery management and charging technology are regarded as key technologies in the development and production of electric cars.
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Sadoway points out that the lithium-ion battery is far more prone to burning up than these other technologies.
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He thinks he's overcome the battery problem with one developed by Reno's Altair Nano-technologies.
Founded in November 2008, Groupon has investments from venture capital firms such as Lightbank, Andreessen Horowitz and Battery Ventures, as well as Russian Internet investment firm Digital Sky Technologies.
"We are looking for lessons learned not just for the design and certification of the failed battery, but also for knowledge that can be applied to emerging technologies going forward, " Hersman said.
The idea is to come up with ways to put networking and communication technologies, including the use of Internet, into running a battery system.
And there are technologies out there that could eliminate all these deaths, particularly, battery electric vehicles where the electricity is provided by renewable energy such as wind and solar power.
He was visiting an advanced battery manufacturing plant in Holland, MI to highlight the key role that innovative technologies will play in the future of the U.S. auto industry.
The devices do not include electrical wiring or battery replacements, making it a likely candidate for powering remote sensor networks and medical-sensing technologies.
"The flow battery architecture has huge advantages, " says Michael Perry, project director of electrochemical systems at United Technologies' Research Center.
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