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What's New? Robots are becoming a reality in our daily life Power Sources Conference July 7-10 Philadelphia, PA Solar 2008 May 3-8, San Diego, CA Global Lithium Battery Market to Reach Demand for batteries in China Capacity, the Key to Battery Runtime Are the Hybrid Cars Here to Stay? Lithium-ion Batteries...Unsafe at any Altitude? How to increase runtime of your cellphone Batteries... Helping to Cut the Cords at CES Atraverda receives 2007 Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation. EnerSys supplies Sears Holdings with DieHardR Platinum batteries. CIDETEC-IK4 and University of Texas sign agreement to collaborate on research and development of new composite materials for Lithium-ion batteries. Researchers from Oxford University’s Department of Physics study sodium cobaltate to create longer lasting batteries. Degussa AG of Germany develops lightweight Lithium-ion batteries. St. Andrews’ researchers in the U.K. develop technique to improve lifetime of lithium rechargeable batteries and reduce overheating problems. The Telecommunications Research Institute of Korea develops a Critical Temperature Switch. JAKKS Pacific, Inc. voluntarily recalls 245,000 battery packs. Lenovo recalls 2005 batteries for laptops. Greatbatch announces its first battery model to incorporate nanoSVOTM (Silver Vanadium Oxide). Oak Ridge Micro-Energy (OKME) finds success in initial development of new low-voltage prototype battery. Micro Fuel Cell Market for Consumer Portable Devices EEStor looks to “replace the electrochemical battery” with its battery-ultracapacitor hybrid.
Volt Charges Up the Crowd in Detroit Why Plug-In Cars Won't Jam The Grid A Tall Glass of Juice Lithium Supply May Not Be Sufficient for Electric Car Battery Production, Study Finds Self-Assembling Batteries Laptop Battery Standard Gets a Reboot What’s Going On In The IEEE Battery Standards Group? Can alternative energy spur job growth? To Be Almost Human Or Not To Be, That Is The Question No Ultracaps In Electric Cars Yet, But Maybe There Should Be
Battery Fuel Gauges: Accuracy is the Game Single-Cell Li-Ion Systems Spawn Compatible ICs China’s R & D Spending Growth World Stationary Sealed Lead-acid (SLA) Battery Markets GP Batteries announced unaudited third quarter results (Dec. 31, 2006) with a fall in revenues. Probably the biggest challenge plug-in hybrids have is the cost and weight of the batteries. Clarion Corporation, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, recalls 2,500 Lithium-ion batteries Avestor, a Canadian company which developed Lithium-Metal-Polymer battery technology, discontinued operation in November 2006. BBC Research reports that the U.S. lithium battery material market was over $2 billion in 2003
December Issue Contents * How will the recall shape the future of lithium-ion? * Engine on a chip promises to best the battery * The Cell phone, Perhaps the Ultimate Portable Communication Device? * Nanobatteries – Away with Exploding Batteries * World News * Portals - Safer Lithium-ion and medical device recalls * Meetings
November Issue Contents * Battery-powered Asimo to be Highlighted Again at CES 2007. Honda's humanoid continues to 'evolve' with Nickel-metal hydride for food. What can he do, and what will he be doing. p. 2 * Humanoids - A Future Technical Domain for consumer electronics. From the DOD to the home, humanioid personal assistants (HPA) while still experimantal are bing positioned to serve. p. 3-6 * World News From Lithium-ion safety to business to PV efficiency. p. 6-7 * Hybrid Electric Vehicles. What are the expectations for the future? PP. 7-10 * An Alternative to Gasoline/Battery Hybrids? Is gas/battery the only answer? p. 10-12 * Global battery Growth Facts, Figures and forecasts Highlighting China. pp. 13-15 * Meetings. P. 16
October Issue Contents * Is Lithium Ion Safe? by Isidor Buchmann. pp. 2-4 * In Halting and Decreasing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Legislation and Judiciary Decisions Could make a Difference. pp. 4-8 * Toby's Canine column. p. 8 * Energy Equties... Energizer's Formula for Success. pp.9-15 * Meetings. p. 16
September Issue Contents The September Issue cover story is a 6.5 page overview of the status of current photovoltaics and the revolutionary impact quantum dot materials may make on the future of this necessary, but limited technology. A second story is the 3.5 page compilation of all the factors which have been involved with the Dell and Apple battery recalls. Continuing BD's focus on related companies, a four page Energy Equities story covering the details of Ultralife Batteries is included.
August Issue Contents The cover shows a 'street ready' version of the Toyota Prius modified to function as a plug in hybrid with Saphion (R) Lithium-ion batteries by Valence Technology, Inc. The related 4.5 page Energy Equities story describes the current status of Valence Technologies. A second 6.5 page story covers the Solar 2006 conference attended by BD's Editors and focuses on the global warming problem and sloutions. Story three (3 pages) covers safety advancements for Lithium-ion batteries implemented by Quallion LLC. The status of related meetings is included.
Batteries Power Sources for the Military The Safety of Lithium-based Chemistry Gets Primary Attention Highlighting Implementations of Battery Chemistry Improvements of the Military and NASA Reserve Batteries, New Possibilities for Old Applications Lithium Primary Continues to Evolve Metal Air Batteries, Half a Fuel Cell? Energizer promotes AA batteries to charge cell phones. Power Technology receives patent to it core battery technology. Research and Markets anticipates thin film battery markets to reach 10 billion units by 2012. Boston Scientific recalls some pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) in late June 2006. Eagle Picher receives contract to develop next generation military batteries with State-of-Charge Indicator (SOCI). Hewlett-Packard (HP) recalls digital cameras due to fire hazard. Battery Backup Uses Delay To Avoid Glitches Fuel Cells Plug Power shareholders approve a $217 Million Investment, a 35 percent stake in the company, from Interros and Norilsk Nickel of Russia on June 29, 2006. The International Electrochemical Commission (IEC) publishes safety specifications for small fuel cells. Photovoltaic Sanyo adds multi-crystal silicon-based wafers to its product offering. German Renewable Energy Law Costs & Prices Miscellaneous International Energy Outlook (IEO) 2006 Oil Consumption and CO2 Emissions - both Rising Bubble Power (other sources of nuclear energy) SuperCharged
Batteries Battery Council International (BCI) A Leader with Positive Response to Change Celebrates 118th Convention Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. successfully competes safety testing cycle for its Lithium Titanium Oxide negative electrode (nLTO) material. ANSI (American National Standards Institute) and the National Electrical Manufacturers’ Association (NEMA) announces initiative referencing the battery industry’s commitment to eliminate added mercury in button cells. Laptop Batteries Can Catch Fire UNSAFE AT ANY AIRSPEED Simulate Lithium Batteries With A NiMH Gel EnerSys purchases Alliant Techsystems’ lithium battery unit. Ultralife Batteries, Inc. acquires ABLE New Energy Co., Ltd. Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide acquires 19.9% stake in Advanced Lithium Power (ALP), Inc. in Canada Fuel Cells Samsung signs deal with MTI MicoFuel Cells. Miscellaneous Carbon Nanotubes boost ultracapacitor storage density