August 3, 2021

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Wilsonville

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Oregon

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United States

ESS Inc., a manufacturer of long-duration iron flow batteries for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications, was selected by TerraSol Energies, Inc., a developer and manager of turnkey solar and storage solutions for commercial customers, to deliver an ESS Energy Warehouse™ flow battery at a commercial facility in Pennsylvania. The Energy Warehouse™ system will be integrated with solar PV as part of a microgrid to reduce electricity demand charges and provide safe, sustainable backup power to Sycamore International, an Information Technology Asset Disposition (ITAD) company with a focus on data security. “Sycamore International is a highly discerning, environmentally conscious customer …

July 29, 2021

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Philadelphia

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PA

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United States

Stockwell Elastomerics announces the availability of a new brochure with sample packets demonstrating the performance properties of its closed cell silicone sponge products with T62 conductive coating for ESD protection. Test engineers, manufacturing engineers and technicians seeking a soft, resilient sponge gasket material that performs well in temperatures from -70°F to 300°F with ESD grounding properties benefit from these closed cell silicone sponge products. Until recently, closed cell silicone sponge was only available in a non-conductive condition, with electrical insulating properties that would hold a static charge and potentially damage sensitive electronics. Stockwell Elastomerics developed its T62 conductive surface coating …

July 27, 2021

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Honolulu

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HI

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United States

HONOLULU, HI (July 27, 2021) – The Electric Power Research Institute's (EPRI) Incubatenergy Labs program announced that Shifted Energy was selected as one of 20 startup companies that will conduct accelerated demonstrations of their technologies with utilities and EPRI as part of Incubatenergy Labs’ 2021 Cohort. The company will collaborate with Arizona utility Tucson Electric Power (TEP) to install intelligent load control switches on residential water heaters, leveraging machine learning to provide the utility with better load forecasting and load shaping. Shifted Energy was chosen from among more than 250 international startups by a panel of global utility and EPRI …

July 26, 2021

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Middletown

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PA

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United States

The newest QUINT DC/DC converters from Phoenix Contact feature conformal coating for protection in harsh environments. The converters have been approved for use in ATEX, IECEx, and Class I, Division 2 locations, so they can be used in hazardous locations around the globe. The conformal coating protects against dust and conductive debris, corrosive gases, and humidity, and it prevents failures due to creepage currents and electromechanical corrosion. It also reduces the risk of failure due to vibration and thermal shock. The DC/DC converters can amplify, isolate, and convert voltage, and they also allow for the creation of an independent supply …

July 21, 2021

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Menomonee Falls

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Wisconsin

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United States

Exponential Power, Inc., a leading provider of stored power solutions, named Ms. Cindy Leist as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Cindy will lead an operations staff focused on delivering reliability, advancing technology and providing an unmatched experience to customers. Before joining Exponential Power, Cindy managed the global operations team at United Wheels (Huffy Bicycles), achieving record-setting revenue, growth and volumes.  She has also held operational leadership roles at Revere Electric, Arrow Electronics and Richardson Electronics. Leveraging her accomplishments and deep experience, Cindy will guide the company in its commitment to delivering excellence while expanding its markets, service reach and …

July 21, 2021

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Louisville

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Kentucky

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United States

Virtual Peaker and Enel X Partner to Provide Smart Home Energy Solutions SnoPUD and MMWEC Among First Utility Customers Virtual Peaker, a cloud-based energy management platform, has partnered with Enel X, the Enel Group’s advanced energy services business line, to offer smart home energy solutions to utilities and their customers from coast to coast. The Virtual Peaker and Enel X teams have signed multi-device agreements to provide software and energy services for two innovative public utilities, Snohomish County PUD (SnoPUD) and Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC). “Software plays a critical and increasingly urgent role in transforming how we as …

July 20, 2021

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This addition to the product line pushes BSLBATT Lithium above 950 different models offered, making BSL Batteries the leading maker of lithium motive power solutions for material handling equipment in China. Huizhou, China – July 18, 2021 – Wisdom Industrial Power Co., Ltd. ("BSL Battery"), a developer, manufacturer and integrator of advanced lithium-ion industrial batteries for the material handling industry and industrial equipment, today Announced the launch of the next generation PALLET JACK Series lithium-ion battery pack. A standard lithium battery that gets you extraordinary results, said BSLBATT Battery Chief Engineer Hugo Chen. “designed to power end riders and center …

July 15, 2021

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San Leandro

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California

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United States

Electriq Power, Inc. (“Electriq”), a leading provider of intelligent and integrated home energy storage, management, and monitoring solutions, announces a major expansion of its executive team. Six new hires are joining the senior management team, with skills from a variety of sectors that will be integral to Electriq’s expansion. The new senior management team comes from major renewable energy companies, leading tech and consumer-facing companies, influential nonprofits, consulting firms, and the public sector. Five of the six new senior staff members are women, demonstrating Electriq’s commitment to diversity at the highest levels of the company. The hires include: Ozlem Fonda, …

July 8, 2021

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Tokyo

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Japan

Toyocolor Co., Ltd., the colorants and functional materials division of Japan’s Toyo Ink Group, today announced that it was tapped to supply the North American and European operations of SK Innovation, a South Korean lithium-ion (li-ion) battery manufacturer, with Toyocolor’s Lioaccum™ series of conductive carbon nanotube (CNT) dispersions. Lioaccum dispersions are used as the conductive additive in li-ion cathodes to help expand li-ion battery capacity of electric vehicles (EVs), for increased driving distances and faster charging performance. They will help power SK Innovation’s li-ion batteries installed in EVs manufactured by the Volkswagen Group and the Ford Motor Company. In recent …

July 1, 2021

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HuiZhou

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HuiZhou

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China

This week we had the opportunity to learn more about what is a solar battery or a battery to store solar energy. Today we want to dedicate this space to know a little more in-depth what types of solar batteries exist and what are the variables. Although today there are many ways to store energy, one of the most common is through a lead-acid battery also called a lead-acid battery, very common in conventional and electric vehicles. There are also other types of batteries such as lithium-ion (Li-Ion) of larger sizes that can replace lead in renewable energy systems. These …

June 29, 2021

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Midland

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Michigan

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United States

Dow introduces new silicone technologies that advance electric/hybrid vehicle performance, reliability and sustainability New DOWSIL™ products offer excellent thermal conductivity, easy processing and controlled volatility for demanding automotive electronics applications Dow (NYSE: Dow) introduced today three new silicone technologies for electric and hybrid-electric vehicle electronics applications. These innovative new products – DOWSIL™ TC-2035 CV Adhesive, DOWSIL™ TC-4551 CV Gap Filler and DOWSIL™ TC-4060 GB250 Thermal Gel – increase the already high value and versatility of Dow’s silicones portfolio to meet the evolving needs of automotive electrification. Advanced features of these DOWSIL™ products include reliable performance, high thermal conductivity, controlled volatility for …

June 29, 2021

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Ashburn

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VA

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United States

CPG, North America’s premier end-to-end data center technology partner, today unveiled upgrades to its cloud-based Insight for Batteries predictive analytics and monitoring platform, which now includes advanced machine learning algorithms that automate time to replace (TTR) predictions while supporting continued trend analysis, as well as critical alarm notifications that help mitigate the risk of load-loss. Built on the Microsoft Azure platform, CPG Insight for Batteries integrates with existing battery monitoring hardware from all leading manufacturers to provide an integrated presentation of battery asset performance and accurately predict the number of days until a replacement unit is needed. This allows for specific prioritization …

June 18, 2021

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San Diego

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California

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United States

Horizon Power, Western Australia’s regional and remote energy utility, and PXiSE Energy Solutions, developer of next-generation grid control technology, have collaborated on a first-of-its-kind hydrocarbon-free power grid that enabled a town to power itself entirely with fossil-free distributed energy resources (DERs). In the world’s first known instance of solar-plus-batteries supplying 100% of a community’s power, which has similar operational challenges of a large regional grid, the remote Western Australia town of Onslow was powered without the use of any fossil fuel or hydropower-based systems for 80 minutes. The landmark event serves as a successful demonstration of how advanced microgrid control …

June 14, 2021

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New York

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New York

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United States

BriteShot, an industry leader in LED lighting solutions and expert in COVID decontamination products, expands its product lineup with the new BritePower modular power system. This mobile and rugged energy delivery solution provides continuous power via hot-swappable lithium-ion manganese phosphate battery packs. With its small footprint and long lifecycle, BritePower packs provide energy for commercial applications, including film and entertainment as well as home use, offering reliable power supply for a range of applications. The BritePower modular power base system consists of a charger, a 4kW AC to DC inverter and one 2.5-kWh (kilowatt hours) battery pack. Multiple battery packs …

June 10, 2021

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Chicago

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IL

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United States

CHICAGO, June 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To help us better embrace our electric future, NanoGraf, an advanced battery material company, today announced it has enabled the highest energy density 18650 cylindrical lithium-ion cell in the world – one that provides a 28 percent longer run time than traditional cell chemistries. Aided by funding from the U.S. Department of Defense and others, NanoGraf’s team of scientists, technologists, and engineers today unveiled an 800 watt-hour per liter (Wh/L) silicon-anode based cell that provides compelling benefits for virtually any application – from consumer electronics to electric vehicle batteries to the batteries that power the equipment …

June 3, 2021

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Philadelphia

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Pennsylvania

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United States

Stockwell Elastomerics announces the availability of gaskets fabricated from .010 inch and .020 inch thick Rogers BISCO® HT-6000 series silicone rubber with .002 inch thick 3M™ Adhesive Transfer Tape 9667MP acrylic adhesive laminated to one side. Designers seeking a very thin, resilient gasket with an adhesive backing benefit from these low durometer silicones cast to a tight thickness tolerance. Until now, these thin gauge silicone materials have not been available from the manufacturer with an adhesive backing. Ultra-thin silicone gaskets can now be provided with .002 inch thick 200MP series 3M9667MP acrylic adhesive with a 78# moisture proof release liner for ease …

May 31, 2021

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London

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London

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United Kingdom

Sodium-ion batteries offer the UK an opportunity to take a lead in sustainable battery market The Faraday Institution has released a report “Sodium-ion Batteries: Inexpensive and Sustainable Energy Storage” which informs that sodium-ion batteries are an emerging battery technology with promising cost, safety, sustainability and performance advantages over current commercialised lithium-ion batteries. Faradion, a UK based company and a world leader in the field, welcomes the report as well as the announcement from Chinese battery manufacturer CATL that it will start manufacturing sodium-ion batteries later this year. The announcement underscores the importance of sodium-ion technology as an integral part of a world beyond lithium. …

May 25, 2021

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Bally

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Pennsylvania

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United States

Bally Ribbon Mills (BRM), an industry leader in the design, development, and manufacture of highly specialized engineered woven fabrics, announces it is bringing to commercialization a variety of smart textile products – those that incorporate electronics or other actuation mechanisms into traditional fiber technology. Working with developers or fabricators making products for OEMs, BRM is using its proprietary E-WEBBINGS® e-textile product base as the foundation layer to which electronic intercommunicative technology is integrated directly.  BRM’s recent work includes using LED lights to provide illumination embedded within a textile; embedding fiber optics technology that measures mechanical/thermal stress applied to a fiber …

May 21, 2021

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Hingham

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MA

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United States

Russelectric, A Siemens Business and manufacturer of distributed energy and microgrid control systems for mission critical commercial facilities for 50 years, has added electrical vehicle charging capabilities at its Hingham, Massachusetts, facility. In 2017, Russelectric installed a renewable, hybrid microgrid at its Hingham location, consisting of grid power, a solar photovoltaic power generation system, an energy storage system, and a diesel generator.  The microgrid was designed to serve as both a source of renewable and emergency back-up power for the facility, and as a research and development platform to explore and demonstrate customer solutions. Recently, two VersiCharge™ charging stations were …

May 21, 2021

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Ross-on-wye

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Herefordshire

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United Kingdom

ATHENS [May 20th 2021] – Systems Sunlight, a global leader within the energy storage sector announces plans to invest $150 million into the development of the US battery sector over the next two years through a series of mergers and acquisitions. The first stage of this investment includes the launch of the company’s first subsidiary and assembly hub within the United States. Having worked with local distributors across the US for the last nine years, the launch will aid Sunlight to better service existing and future customers and grow the US’ lead and lithium battery market with the introduction of new battery applications. Following an investment of $10 million, the new subsidiary has a total floor plan of 105,000 square feet and an annual capacity of over 2 GWh in lithium and lead technologies. As a result, SUNLIGHT Battery USA is now the company’s …