energy storage
14 January 2009
FuelCell Energy has won a contract for Phase II of the US Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance Coal-Based Systems Cooperative Agreement.
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13 January 2009
Helbio, a subsidiary of Morphic Technologies, has received an order from the University of Milano for a bio-ethanol-fuelled Fuel Cell Power System.
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13 January 2009
MicroPlanet, an energy conservation company, has struck a deal with Ergon Energy for the distribution of its voltage management products across Australia.
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12 January 2009
BPL Global, a smart grid technology company, has teamed up with Brazilian company Choice, to co-market its newest software solution.
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12 January 2009
Graphene Energy has raised $500,000 seed investment from venture capital investors Quercus Trust and 21 Ventures. In addition, it also concluded licensing terms for graphene-based Ultracapacitor Technology from the University of Texas and The College of William and Mary in Virginia.
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12 January 2009
Fallbrook Technologies, a company focused on transmissions for engine and human powered devices, has completed the first close of a $25.4m funding round. NGEN III acted as lead investor, providing the fund with $10m. Robeco, the investment arm of Rabobank, supplied an extra $10m, with Windstone Capital Partners providing advisory support for the round.
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12 January 2009
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission has approved Duke Energy's revised cost estimate of $2.35bn for its clean coal gasification power plant under construction in southwest Indiana, US.
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9 January 2009
In President-elect Barack Obama's first press conference of 2009, he addressed the need to radically change the US economy by creating a more sustainable environment which would work towards creating at least three million jobs over the next few years.
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7 January 2009
A123Systems has submitted an application under the US Department of Energy's Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program to be eligible for a loan of $1.84bn to construct new lithium ion battery manufacturing facilities in the US.
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7 January 2009
BPL Global, a smart grid technology company, has signed a five-year modern grid contract in partnership with BPL Africa, with Ghana's national utility, Volta River Authority.
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7 January 2009
In a letter delivered today, 159 US businesses and organisations - joined by 61 individual activists - urged the members of the US Senate and the House of Representatives to focus on sustainable energy technologies and green jobs, but not nuclear power and fossil fuels, when it takes up consideration of the economic stimulus bill this week.
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7 January 2009
The Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association, the result of a merger between Canadian Hydrogen Association and Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Canada, has begun its operations.
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6 January 2009
President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to double US renewable energy production, in a recent speech broadcast on his www.change.gov website.
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6 January 2009
Renewable energy developer Octillion Corporation has appointed Dr Stuart Brown and Brian Hendrickson to the company's advisory board.
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6 January 2009
The GridWise Alliance estimates that up to 280,000 new jobs can be created through the deployment of smart grid technologies.
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6 January 2009
Mid-market private equity firm Argonaut Private Equity has purchased assets from natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy in a deal worth $412m.
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5 January 2009
The US Fuel Cell Council has called on Congress to take advantage of the federal laws already in place to accelerate green technology across the US, resulting in the creation of 24,000 jobs and a slow down in climate change.
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2 January 2009
Spanish energy company Enel, Enel Distribuzione and Terna have forged a deal for the sale of the total share capital of Enel Linee Alta Tensione (ELAT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Enel Distribuzione to Terna for €1.15m.
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29 December 2008
Energy storage company Beacon Power Corporation has finalised the sale of 8,966,000 units to three investors for $0.50 per unit.
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22 December 2008
Evonik Industries and Daimler are developing lithium-ion technology for battery cells and battery systems in Germany.
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