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ICAO to develop safe Li-ion battery shipment packaging

Fri, 05/15/2015 - 10:05 -- Paul Crompton
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The International Civil Aviation Organization’s dangerous Goods Panel is to develop a safer packaging standard for lithium-ion batteries.

The panel has agreed to assemble a team of specialists to come up with a new, safer packaging standard before the next meeting in October.

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Graphite Capacitor to offer Kwh at fifth of Li-ion price

Fri, 05/15/2015 - 10:03 -- Paul Crompton
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Sunvault Energy and Edison Power Company have created what they claim to be the world’s largest supercapacitor.

At 10,000 Farads there is no other graphene supercapacitor built to this size in the world, the companies’ claim.

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MoU brings four firms together for commercial Li-ion BESS

Wed, 05/13/2015 - 10:01 -- Paul Crompton
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The first commercially available lithium-ion based Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is being produced by a U.S. company.

Korean firm LG Chem’s lithium-ion batteries will be combined with software from U.S. start-up Growing Energy Labs Inca and invertors by Ideal Power in electrical equipment disitributor Gexpro’s BESS.

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Li-ion firm merged after buy-out

Tue, 05/12/2015 - 11:22 -- Paul Crompton
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Lithium-ion battery pack manufacturer Palladium Energy is being merged with ICCNexergy after both companies were bought by a private-equity firm.

Headquartered in the Chicago area with a working name of ICCNexergy+Palladium, it will eventually be rebranded and renamed.

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Australia pits Li-ion against Pb-A in energy storage tests

Tue, 05/12/2015 - 11:20 -- Paul Crompton
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Six major lithium-ion brands are to be tested against lead-acid battery technology in an Australian based energy storage trial.

IT Power (ITP) will carry out the trial examine whether lithium-ion batteries could enhance electricity grids and increase the use of renewable energy.

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BCI calls for Pb-A and Li-ion recycling system

Mon, 05/11/2015 - 10:33 -- Paul Crompton
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A method for identifying recycled lithium-ion batteries must be introduced to stop fires and explosions at secondary lead smelters, Battery Council International members were told during its annual conference.

With more than 99% of lead-acid batteries recycled the danger comes when they are mixed with lithium-ion batteries and put through the plant’s crushers.

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