Latest Clean Technology News
Beacon Power Installs Flywheel Energy Storage System At California Wind Farm
Beacon Power has installed and connected a Smart Energy 25 (Gen 4) flywheel energy storage system at a wind farm in Tehachapi, California. The system is part of a wind power/flywheel demonstration project being carried out for the California Energy Commission.
Published: 15-Mar-2010
Ice, Austin Energy Team Up For Distributed Energy Storage Pilot Project
Ice Energy, a provider of advanced energy storage for the electric utility industry, has installed a distributed energy storage pilot project, in conjunction with Austin Energy, at the South Austin Recreational Center, located in South-Central Austin.
Published: 12-Mar-2010
A123 To Develop Lithium Ion Battery Systems For Navistar EV
A123 Systems, a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate lithium ion batteries and systems, has signed an agreement to develop lithium ion battery systems for electric vehicles for Navistar Modec Electric Vehicle Alliance, a joint venture between Navistar and Modec.
Published: 11-Mar-2010
Balqon Introduces New Battery Management System
Balqon, a developer and manufacturer of zero emissions heavy-duty electric vehicles for Class 7 and Class 8 applications, has introduced a new Battery Management System (BMS) designed to prolong battery cycle life of large format lithium-ion batteries used in heavy-duty electric trucks and tractors.
Published: 03-Mar-2010
Kemet Bags Contract From DOE For Electrolytic Capacitors
Kemet, a manufacturer of electrolytic capacitors, has bagged a $31.7m contract from the US Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory. As a part of the contract Kemet will produce film and aluminum electrolytic capacitors within the US to support alternative energy products and emerging green technologies such as hybrid electric drive vehicles.
Published: 03-Mar-2010
Voith Selects Maxwell Ultracapacitor Modules For Hybrid Transit Bus Drive Systems
Maxwell Technologies (Maxwell) has said that Voith Turbo (Voith), a producer of heavy vehicle drive systems, has selected Maxwell's 125-volt Boostcap ultracapacitor modules for braking energy recuperation and torque assist in low-emission hybrid-electric transit bus drive systems.
Published: 03-Mar-2010
Discover Energy, Optimum Partner On Lithium Battery Technologies
Discover Energy, a clean and green stored energy solutions, has formalized its eight year partnership with Optimum Battery in the commercialization of advance battery technologies including Lithium technologies.
Published: 02-Mar-2010
GM Partners With Apriso, HP For Chevrolet Volt Battery Assembly Operations
Apriso and HP have said that General Motors has selected and is implementing an Apriso product to expand visibility into and control over battery manufacturing and supply chain operations.
Published: 02-Mar-2010
Energy Storage & Power Names Robert Kraft As New President, CEO
Energy Storage & Power (ES&P) has appointed Robert Kraft as its new president and CEO, effective March 8, 2010. He replaces Stephen Byrd, who left the company in January.
Published: 26-Feb-2010
Maxwell Technologies Unveils K2 Series Large Cell Boostcap Ultracapacitors
Maxwell Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of energy storage and power delivery systems, has introduced its new K2 Series large cell Boostcap ultracapacitors.
Published: 26-Feb-2010
