APS Brings Battery Storage to Rural Arizona
August 11, 2017 | News Brief | Arizona Public Service (APS) will install two battery storage systems in rural Punkin Center, Arizona, making it one…
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Argonne National Laboratory’s Continuous ALD Technology Licensed Exclusively to Forge Nano
July 9, 2017 | News Brief | Argonne National Laboratory has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Forge Nano to commercialize Argonne’s patented system…
Nissan to Sell Electric Battery Business to GSR Capital
August 8, 2017 | News Brief | Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. has entered into a definitive sale and purchase agreement with GSR Capital, a private…
The Looming Problem of Battery Waste in Wearables and How to Solve It
Jeffrey Ortega, Ph.D., Director of Research, ZPower
July 7, 2017 | According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans buy approximately three billion dry-cell batteries each year to power common household devices, including radios, toys, phones and computers. This volume creates nearly 180,000 tons of battery waste that is either recycled or ends up in landfills, where it can leach toxic chemicals into the ground and water supply. And while this number is staggering in and of itself, we live in a battery-powered world, and our need is only growing. Read more about The Looming Problem of Battery Waste in Wearables and How to Solve It …
