University of San Diego researchers have discovered that carbon nanotubes don’t have to be perfect to do a better job. Prabhakar Bandaru, a professor in the UCSD Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have discovered …

Batteries, single purpose devices that most of us take for granted unless they need to be recharged or replaced, are an essential enabling technology for renewable energy and the sixth industrial revolution. With this week’s …

Researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden have discovered that a particular type of algae produces a substance that can be used to make inexpensive, non-toxic, simple-to-build, flexible, thin and durable batteries that, after optimization, are …

Two researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed battery cells capable of charging in under a minute, an amazing 100 times faster than a normal rechargable battery.
The breakthrough could revolutionize electric car …

Lead-Carbon batteries are a possible game changing energy storage technology. The Economist published an article about Axion Power International (AXPW.OB) titled “Lead-acid Batteries Recharged” and Sandia National Laboratories released a report detailing side-by-side testing of …

Wind power can be generated any time the wind is blowing at the same cost day and night. Because there’s no efficient way to store power when it’s generated but not needed, utilities and wind-power …

Just last week EEStor, the secretive battery company, was granted a US patent for their electric-energy storage unit, of which no one outside the company has seen so much as a working prototype. The patent …

Panasonic Corporation and Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. have agreed on the terms of Panasonic’s acquisition of Sanyo. Panasonic is launching a public tender offer at ¥131 per share of common stock and ¥1,310 per share …

Battery provider Southern California Edison (SCE) has demonstrated a lithium ion battery with a lifespan of more than 180,000 miles, a major milestone in advanced battery performance that opens the door to a new generation …

A new high voltage Li-ion battery system designed to improve the stability of power distribution grids has been developed by Saft and ABB. The new system combines dynamic energy storage provided by Saft’s 5.2 kV …