lithium-ion batteries

DOE grants to Michigan companies could help create up to 40,000 new jobs by 2020

August 27, 2009 -- LANSING - Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today visited Eaton Corporation in Galesburg to highlight the company's key role in a $45.4 million advanced-battery award by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to the South Coast Air Quality Management District. Michigan led the nation earlier this month with the announcement of 12 awards totaling more than $1.35 billion in federal grants for advanced-battery and electric-vehicle manufacturing and development.

Funding for the competitive grants comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The projects are estimated to create 6,800 jobs in the next 18 months and up to 40,000 jobs by 2020.    » read more »

IBM Research Explores Battery Technologies to Further Electric Vehicle Adoption and Make Energy Grids More Efficient

SAN FRANCISCO - 23 Jun 2009 -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) will gather many of the top minds in science, industry and technology to explore the next frontier of electrical energy storage and advanced battery systems - key technologies that will power smarter energy grids, support widespread use of electric cars, and more - at its annual Almaden Institute in San Jose, California, on August 26 and 27.    » read more »

Will accelerate the domestic development of advanced battery technology and lead GM's network of existing battery labs in Honeoye Falls, N.Y.; Warren, Mich.; and Mainz-Kastel, Germany

2009-06-08 -- WARREN, Mich. - General Motors expanded its significant battery research and development capabilities today by opening the largest and most technologically advanced battery lab in the United States on its Technical Center campus here.

The new Global Battery Systems Lab will lead GM's global advanced battery engineering resources and expedite the introduction of electrically driven vehicles, including the Chevrolet Volt, as well as plug-in hybrid and hybrid-electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles.    » read more »

BASF proposes construction of lithium-ion battery material production plant in Elyria, Ohio

ARGONNE, Ill., and FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (June 3, 2009) – The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and BASF, the world's largest chemical company, have signed a world-wide licensing agreement to mass produce and market Argonne's patented composite cathode materials to manufacturers of advanced lithium-ion batteries.

The patented cathode materials licensed to BASF are part of a large and diverse suite of lithium-ion battery inventions and patents developed at Argonne with funding from DOE's Vehicle Technologies Program.    » read more »

May 28, 2009 -- LANSING - Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today said that Michigan is uniquely positioned to lead the nation in finding solutions that will lead to the United States' energy independence, with a revamped auto industry being an integral part of that solution. The governor's remarks came during her address to the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce's annual policy conference on Mackinac Island.    » read more »

12 May 2009 -- ERIE, Pa. -- GE Transportation, a unit of the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced today the next step in its commitment to develop leading hybrid technology. The Company announced plans to build a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant for advanced storage batteries.

The new battery business will be a part of GE Transportation and will serve customers in the rail, marine, mining, telecommunications and utility sectors. As the leading producer of diesel-electric locomotives, GE has a rich history of delivering breakthrough technologies that are today commonplace in the rail industry.    » read more »

HOUSTON -- ExxonMobil Chemical continues to extend its technology leadership with the development of two new grades of V series co-extruded battery separator films. These new developmental grades will help make lithium-ion batteries (LIB) safer than ever before for hybrid and electric vehicles, power tools and electronic devices including laptop computers.    » read more »

May 7, 2009 -- LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. -- Missouri Governor Jay Nixon toured the production facility at Kokam America in Lee's Summit this morning to urge the Missouri Senate to take urgent action to pass the administration's emergency jobs bill. The bill, which has passed several times in the Missouri House of Representatives, would provide vital resources to help high-tech, next-generation companies expand and create jobs.

Kokam America is a growing manufacturer of cutting-edge lithium battery projects, which are used in applications such as computers, emergency response vehicles and U.S. military fighter jets. The company's U.S. headquarters are in Lee's Summit.    » read more »

Companies investing $1.7 billion

April 14, 2009 -- LANSING - Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today announced that Michigan's aggressive effort to grow the advanced-battery industry and the jobs it will create has resulted in four companies announcing plans to invest more than $1.7 billion to launch advanced-battery manufacturing facilities in Michigan. The projects that will create 6,683 new jobs in Michigan were awarded state refundable tax credits that will help the companies in their quest for some of the $2 billion in federal grants for advanced-battery research and development.

The four projects announced today are: Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions LLC, LG Chem-Compact Power Inc., KD Advanced Battery Group LLC, and A123Systems Inc.    » read more »

National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Batteries Selects Kentucky as Site for Proposed Domestic Battery Manufacturing and Headquarters Facility; Hardin County’s Glendale site chosen for potential investment in excess of $600 million, nearly 2,000 new jobs

April 13, 2009 -- FRANKFORT, Ky.—Underscoring his commitment to positioning the Commonwealth as the center of the nation’s automotive industry of the future, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear today announced Kentucky has been selected as the site for a proposed domestic battery manufacturing and headquarters facility.    » read more »