NY-BEST Newsletter 11-29-2010

We had a very successful presence at Advanced Energy 2010 in New York City. In addition to a busy NY-BEST booth, 23 NY-BEST members exhibited, seven panel sessions were held on battery and energy storage anchored by 12 NY-BEST members, and attendees were able to see a new fuel cell powered forklift from Raymond Corporation. We are in the process of following up with new and prospective members and will welcome them in the next issue. Pictures from the conference can be found at: http://www.ny-best.org/gallery/advanced-energy-conference-2010-photos.

We also have a great new brochure promoting the benefits of NY-BEST membership. Feel free to forward this brochure to any partners that may be interested in joining. Thank you to the many NY-BEST members who provided testimonials for the brochure and other collateral materials. The link to the brochure can be found here: http://www.ny-best.org/sites/default/files/resources/NY-BEST_Membership_...

NY-BEST members received information in this newsletter about funding opportunities. Becoming a member is easy and economical. For 2010, the Board has set the membership fee at $500 to allow a broad membership base to build. Visit http://www.ny-best.org/MembershipForm for more information.

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Graphene Bandgap Opened by Vapor
RPI reports its researchers have discovered a simple method of opening a bandgap in graphene with water, holding implications for energy storage

From Farm to Market Without Using Roads

Hunts Point, the cooperative market that handles the bulk of produce and other agricultural items heading into New York City, gets 14,600 truck deliveries each day - 97% by truck. Under this proposal, hybrid refrigerated trailers could operate by battery, be filled by farmers in their fields, driven to the Port of Albany, and loaded onto barges. Customized Energy Solutions is working on a plan to use batteries produced by Altair Nanotechnologies to power the trailers while they're on the 17-hour barge trip down the Hudson. NYSERDA provided Customized Energy with an $85,000 award to study the feasibility.

GM’s Volt Has 10 Million Lines of Code
The Volt is more software and code than anything else. The car, which GM hopes will give it an edge on rivals, has 100 electronic controllers, 10 million lines of software code and its own IP address.

GM Envisions Refreshing EV Batteries

GM envisions replacing/refurbishing EV battery units.

Nine More Startups Charging the Super Grid
An update from the GreenBeat 2010 Conference which includes many new names in home energy storage including Ice Energy.

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BASF Breaks Ground on North America’s Largest Lithium-Ion Cathode Plant
With the aid of a $25 million grant from DOE and the company providing $25+ million, BASF’s facility in Elyria, OHIO, will undergo a $50 million renovation that will transform it into a li-ion cathode production mega plant.

Electric Car Tax Breaks: Will Battery Makers Benefit?

Government subsidies, GM vehicle purchase, what will help battery makers the most?

UL White Paper Examines Safety Issues of Li-ion batteries
This paper explores many of the issues and opportunities associated with the technology as well as current and recommended safety standards to address changes in the technology and use.

Powering the Electric Car Revolution
LG Chem plans to increase capacity to about 60 million cells annually by 2013.

Samsung Wins Battery Contract with Chrysler
SB LiMotive, a 50-50 joint venture between Samsung SDI and Bosch, has won a deal to supply hybrid car battery packs to Chrysler.

Nano-urchins as Anode Material for Greener Batteries
Nano sized sea urchins may have battery improvement benefits.

Granholm to Woo Battery Makers in South Korea
Jennifer Granholm will fly to South Korea on a three-day trade mission to encourage advance battery manufacturers to invest in Michigan.

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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 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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