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Lithium battery regulations
Ever since the 2009 editions of RID/ADR/ADN and ICAO technical instructions, demand for information about Lithium battery hazards has been high. This was particularly the case with respect to manufacturers and shippers, who the regulations affected. The regulations introduced a reclassification and separate UN numbers for Lithium metal batteries (non-rechargeable) and Lithium-ion batteries ...
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All-electric Transit Bus Testing to Begin in Canada, Powered by MHI Lithium-ion Rechargeable Batteries
Tokyo, June 4, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - An all-electric, battery-powered prototype demonstration bus under joint development by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), the government of Manitoba, local companies and a Canadian college has been completed and was unveiled in Manitoba, Canada. The 40-foot "E-Bus" is powered by lithium-ion rechargeable battery packs developed by MHI that offer ...
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Larson Electronics releases a New Rechargeable HID Spotlight with a Green Lens for the Avid Hunters
Larson Electronics unveils a new green 35 watt HID handheld spotlight with an optional seven or five inch lens. This spotlight is fitted with a green lens and produces a light beam capable of reaching distances over 1,900 feet in length. The RL-85-HID-GREEN from Larson Electronics is a lightweight, ultra rugged, ergonomic handheld spotlight that operates on 12 or 24 volts DC via a 16’ ...
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Group14 Enters Production to Power the Next Generation of Smartphones for ATL
Group14 Technologies, a global manufacturer and supplier of advanced silicon battery technology, today announced it has begun commercial delivery of SCC55™ to Amperex Technology Limited (ATL), the world's leading producer and innovator of lithium-ion batteries for consumer electronics applications to power the next generation of smartphones and beyond. The first smartphones with Group14's ...
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MHI to Introduce Large-capacity Lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage System to Power Grid of Orkney Islands in UK, Jointly with SSE
Tokyo, Nov 22, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), jointly with SSE plc (formerly Scottish and Southern Energy plc), will begin an energy storage system demonstration project using the power grid in the UK's Orkney Islands, which has a high proportion of renewable energy generation in relation to demand. The project aims at demonstrating power supply stabilization in ...
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MHI Develops Japan`s First Easy-to-move Cargo Container-type Large-capacity Energy Storage System, Using Lithium-ion Rechargeable Battery
Tokyo, June 16, 2011 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., (MHI), has developed Japan's first cargo container-type large-capacity energy storage system that uses a lithium-ion rechargeable battery. The system is capable of providing power of up to one megawatts (MW), and its mobility makes the system suitable for a wide range of applications, including emergency use. The actual ...
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Real-time tracking shows how batteries degrade
How disposable lithium batteries degrade during normal use has been tracked in real-time by a UCL-led team, including the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), using sophisticated 3D imaging, giving a new way to non-invasively monitor performance loss and guide the development of more effective commercial battery designs. The team recently used the same technique to show how rechargeable ...
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Advance Battery Technology by Attending Next Generation Batteries Conference and Reading Reports Covering Breakthroughs in New Battery Chemistry
The lithium-ion "Li-ion" battery business (most of the batteries covered in this report) is growing very rapidly to tens of billions of dollars yearly. Representing a significant step beyond conventional lead-acid technology, lithium-ion battery use is expanding well beyond e-readers, tablets, laptops and mobile phones to vehicles, primarily hybrid electric and pure electric vehicles. ...
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Next Generation Batteries Event to Feature New Frontiers in Power, Safety, and Life, Distinguished Faculty Speakers
Industry leaders from around the world will convene in Boston, MA for the Knowledge Foundation's 2nd Next Generation Batteries 2013 conference which will take place at the Hilton Boston Back Bay on April 30 – May 1. One of the many anticipated presentations will include Mujeeb Ijaz, of A123 Systems as he presents "New Frontiers in Power, Safety, and Life" "New Frontiers in Power, Safety, ...
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Solar-power plane airborne on historic round-the-world trip
With its wings stretched wide to catch the sun's energy, a Swiss-made solar-powered aircraft took off from Abu Dhabi just after daybreak Monday in a historic first attempt to fly around the world without a drop of fossil fuel. Solar Impulse founder André Borschberg was at the controls of the single-seat aircraft when it lumbered into the air at the Al Bateen Executive Airport. Borschberg ...
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SunPower Joins Solar Impulse Project as Official Supplier
SAN JOSE, Calif. and LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR), a Silicon Valley manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced that the company is providing solar cells to the Solar Impulse project. The Solar Impulse team has produced a prototype (HB-SIA) solar airplane that, for the first time in ...
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Mayor bloomberg announces progress in city`s efforts to reduce emissions through use of electric cars and other alternative fuel vehicles
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced three developments in the City’s use of alternative fuel vehicles, part of the PlaNYC effort to reduce the amount of carbon emitted by municipal government 30 percent by 2017 and to reduce the entire City’s carbon emissions 30 percent by the year 2030. The Mayor announced that the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) will use two new hybrid electric diesel ...
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Global Rechargeable Batteries Industry
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Rechargeable Batteries Industry http://www.reportlinker.com/p092504/Global-Rechargeable-Batteries-Industry.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Battery This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Rechargeable Batteries in US$ Million by the following Battery ...
By ReportLinker
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EcoMedia teams up with energizer to launch `The Energizer Positivity Project` on CBS.com
EcoMedia and Energizer today announced the launch of a new environmentally-focused program on CBS.com called "The Energizer Positivity Project." The site features green-focused tips, behind-the-scenes videos detailing green initiatives among CBS's offices and shows, and invites users to vote on a "green" project they think is most worthy of receiving an Energizer-sponsored EcoAd grant. Together, ...
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BrightSource Launches Next Generation Solar Field Technologies
BrightSource Energy, Inc., a leading concentrating solar power technology (CSP) company today announced advanced solar field technologies currently being deployed at the 121 megawatt (MW) Ashalim Solar Thermal Power Station located in Israel’s Negev Desert. The fourth generation of BrightSource’s solar field technologies features improvements to the heliostats, solar field ...
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Lack of expertise blamed for Bolivia`s lithium delays
Delays in Bolivia's efforts to capitalise on its rich lithium supplies are being partly blamed on a lack of relevant scientific expertise in the country. Strong global demand for lithium carbonate in rechargeable batteries for mobile phones and laptops has tripled its price in less than a decade to around US$6,000 per tonne. But a pilot plant due to start producing lithium carbonate for ...
By SciDev.Net
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Pomegranate-inspired battery design doubles stored energy
A new pomegranate-inspired design is the basis of a longer-lasting lithium-ion battery created by US researchers. They designed a battery with an anode made from ‘silicon pomegranates’, which doubles the amount of energy that can be stored compared to a standard carbon anode. Lithium-ion batteries are the rechargeable batteries that many of us use to charge our phones, tablets and ...
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Larson Electronics' Magnalight.com Announces Release of Solar Powered LED Beacon
Magnalight.com announced today the release of a solar powered Class 1 rated LED beacon that offers maintenance free operation and 30 different strobing flash patterns. Powered by a 14.3 volt lithium poly battery and recharged via an included solar panel assembly, the SPLED-CL1B-M Class 1 LED beacon is visible for over a mile and can run for over 5 hours on a full charge. This LED beacon is ...
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