Football-field-sized installation is coupled to huge wind and solar generation with BYD peak shaving and load leveling smart grid technology.
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Battery giant LG is major addition to list of customers for Süd-Chemie. The inclusion of LiFePO4 technology to the LG Chem portfolio promises to bring the technology to new markets.
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Joint venture between Chinese Thunder Sky and Russian RUSNANO to produce large prismatic cells in Liotech facility.
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Agreement includes patent sharing and sublicensing between A123 and LiFePO4+C.
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New innovation claimed to increase cycle life from 2000 to 5400 cycles for Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries.
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In an previous article, LiFePO4-info.com wrote about research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign which could drastically improve charge/discharge rates for batteries. Yesterday the university announced it has entered into a licensing agreement with Xerion Advance Battery Corp giving Xerion exclusive rights to bring the technology to market.
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Sony announced they are considering expanding their LiFePO4 battery module business from backup applications to electric and hybrid vehicles.
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Freely available commentary by Eric Kriss published July 2011 touches on the complex relationship between factories and companies in China involved in LiFePO4 battery production as well as cost and production capacity estimates. Extensive appendices including 230 pages of documentation, data sheets and illustrations also available.
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Armand estimates that failure rates could be as high as 1 in 10,000 with potentially lethal effects for the battery types used in GM and Renault (Nissan) EVs and hybrids. Armand suggests LiFePO4 as only truly safe alternative due to inherently more robust composition.
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Boxter EV prototypes utilize 29 kWh LiFePO4 packs made from 20Ah cells with the potential for over 300 HP peak power output. With 100+ mile range and impressive acceleration, the top-down all-electric Boxter testing should be great fun.
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NASA finds LiFePO4 batteries are safe and reliable enough for multi-year missions in extreme environments encountered by automated robotic lander.
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96V 80Ah LiFePO4 battery pack powers new sports bikes over 100 mph with up to 75 mile range.
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30 hp Aquawatt is most powerful electric outboard available.
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Canadian company Dazmo Batteries introduces a new rechargeable battery pack using LiFePO4 lithium iron phosphate cells for video production rental houses and broadcasters.
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On Earth Day, 2011, the first LiFePO4-powered Wheego LiFe Whip was delivered to an Atlanta couple.
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On march 20, the online edition of the journal Nature Nanotechnology published research from the University of Illinois’s Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory. The group developed a 3D nano struture for battery cathodes to enable rapid charge batteries. A group at MIT produced similar research using graphine to achieve rapid charge capability in Lithium-Ion batteries. In contrast, the group...
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The Flux Power lithium iron phosphate packs offer 10 year/3000 cycle lifetime with up to three times the range of the stock battery pack. Packs include integrated BMS, state-of-charge indicator, current sensor and are compatible with stock built-in charger.
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5 year, $250 million deal will provide lithium-iron-phosphate packs tailored for Mia microbus EVs to be sold in Europe. 8kWh packs include integrated BMS, temperature control and software tools and provide range of 55 miles with freeway speeds up to 68 mph.
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Maryland-based Genovation CEO states "K2's green, energy-dense, and safe lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery packs are perfect for our needs." Development of the electric vehicle continues.
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Oregon based Ryno Motors introduced a stylish one-wheeled electric cycle capable of up to 20 mph and 30 miles range using LiFePO4 batteries. The 36V 32Ah battery has a lock and carrying handle for removal from the cycle. The micro-cycle appears to use an active balancing method similar to a Segway although it...
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