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On January 4th, NY-BESTTM was incorporated as an independent non-profit corporation. This accomplishment resulted from the hard work of many working group volunteers and partners during the past year. Details for the first annual meeting, which will occur in early March in Albany, are under development and will be sent to members as soon as they are available. At this meeting, members will elect a board of directors for NY-BEST, adopt bylaws, receive working group updates, and discuss future NY-BEST priorities.
The password-protected, members-only portion of the NY-BEST web site will be launched soon. All members will receive log-in instructions to access this site which will include a testing capabilities database and profiles of board candidates.
We also extend a welcome to NY-BEST’s newest members: Alfred University, EnRG, Hoffman Warnick LLC, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, The Paper Battery Company, and Xactiv.
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USABC - GM, Chrysler, Ford - Looking for Help on Four Advanced Automotive Battery Projects
Seeking proposals for advanced automotive battery projects related to HEV, EV, and PHEV.
Eisenhower Transportation Fellowships
The Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship Program, through the U.S. DOT, provides funding for pursuit of Masters or Doctorate Degrees in transportation related disciplines; $900,000 is expected to be available with 76 awards anticipated.
For more Funding Opportunities click here.
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Ultralife Corporation Presents at Needham Growth Stock Conference
Ultralife Corporation (NASDAQ:ULBI) presented at the Needham Growth Stock Conference on January 13 in Florida.
GE Battery Plant Receives Extra Jolt
GE received a $25 million tax credit for its new battery plant in Schenectady. The credit is part of the 2009 ARRA and will help refurbish an existing GE facility.
NY-BEST Member Primet Benefits from DOD Funding
The FY 2010 Defense Appropriations Bill includes funding for technology development at several New York companies including $6.4 million to Primet Precision Materials. Funding will allow Primet to advance its composite nickel-manganese-cobalt and other lithium-ion battery technologies through a partnership with Applied Materials, Cornell University and Binghamton University.
NIST Awards Two New York Projects with Ties to Smart Grid and Energy Storage
GE Global Research in Niskayuna will receive $1.5 million to develop measurement techniques for interfaces in metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors allowing rapid routing of renewable energy from the source to customers. General Motors in Honeoye Falls will receive $1.3 million to apply neutron detectors that can view the inner workings of fuel cells with 10 times improved resolution and assess degradation of lithium-based battery capacity and power.
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Top 10 Cleantech Universities in the U.S. for 2010
Cleantech identified NY-BEST member Cornell University as #8 of U.S. institutions best suited to take advantage of the cleantech industry – based on a pipeline of collaboration of businesses, universities, state initiatives, investors and research dollars.
EV Market Projections for New York
According to recent market research by McKinsey, electric vehicles – comprising both both full electric cars and plug-in hybrids – could account for 16% of new cars sales in New York by 2015, amounting to 70,000 vehicles on the streets.
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Ford to Bring Electric Vehicle Battery Design In-House
Ford is investing $450 million in production facilities to build hybrids, electric vehicles, and electric vehicle batteries in house.
Digital Quantum Batteries to Outperform Lithium-Ion
The new concept is heavily reliant on quantum effects. Plans call for several billion nanoscale capacitors being placed together in the same battery. The team says that quantum effects – the peculiar interactions that appear between particles at the atomic scale and lower – would then ensure a much more effective energy storage and retrieval system.
DoE to Develop Li-Air Batteries
Researchers at Argonne National Lab are working to develop commercially viable Li-air batteries. The technology has the potential to store almost as much energy as a tank of gasoline, and could have a capacity for energy storage that is five to 10 times greater than that of Li-ion batteries.
Panasonic’s New Home Battery Could Store A Week’s-Worth of Electricity
Panasonic’s new home battery is a massive lithium-ion storage battery capable of powering an average home for up to a week. The announcement is hastened by Panasonic’s acquisition of a more than 50% stake in Sanyo.
Boston Consulting Group's Batteries for Electric Cars Study
A new study by the Boston Consulting Group says major advances in electric vehicle batteries is not likely before 2020 due to limitations of battery storage capacity compared to their price points.
Battery’s Secret Two Innovations Key to New Battery
The small PowerPlane battery holds potential as a building block for bigger batteries for power tools, renewable-energy storage and electric vehicles. The buried-anode lithium ion battery hinges on two key innovations: a thin film solid electrolyte using a glass called lithium phosphate oxynitride developed by Oak Ridge National Lab and a process-engineering breakthrough at NREL.
For more news from beyond New York State click here.
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This news update is provided as a service to members and interested parties of the New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology Consortium. NY-BEST, currently operating under the auspices of NYSERDA, is an industry-led coalition working to build a vibrant, world-class, advanced battery and energy storage sector in New York State.
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