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Battery startup Eos Energy is raising another $30M
Startup Eos Energy, which has been building a low-cost grid battery using air and zinc, is ending out the year by going back…
Read MoreAt a big solar show, batteries take center stage
While solar companies descend on San Francisco this week, it's the batteries that everyone's talking about.…
Read MoreClean storage: These scientists are making an organic, water-based battery for the power grid
Should energy storage be as clean as the renewable energy that it will be paired with?…
Read MoreA Japanese startup unveils a long-lasting and safer battery made from carbon
Introducing the dual-carbon battery from a brand new startup out of Japan.…
Read MoreHow to keep your iOS devices charged up while on the go
Looking for a quick charge, here are some of the best remote charging options you can carry with you.…
Read MoreA hurdle for Tesla and SolarCity’s grid batteries: Utilities
Are the combination of solar panels and grid batteries so powerful that they're causing utilities to block them? Or are the utilities just moving slowly?…
Read MoreMore Galaxy S5 rumors: New 2900mAh Li-ion battery with rapid charging
The Galaxy S5 is rumored to feature a larger, higher-res display than its predecessor, so why not a higher-capacity, fast-charging battery to go with it?…
Read More2014 could be a big year for next-gen batteries
Look for the next generation of batteries, particularly for the power grid, to come out this year from some interesting startups.…
Read MoreEos Energy to soon crank out zinc-air batteries
Next-gen, low cost power grid batteries are emerging to help make the power grid more efficient, cleaner and more resilient. Eos Energy is the latest startup to begin the move to crank up manufacturing.…
Read MoreA new power grid battery emerges with a deal from Siemens
A new type of low cost power grid battery, backed by Bill Gates and VCs like Kleiner Perkins, uses basic materials and has an important deal with power grid giant Siemens.…
Read MoreHow to increase your iPhone’s battery life on iOS 7
An iOS 7 device with everything turned on can run down your battery faster than the same device running iOS 6. To avoid having to charge your iPhone so much, iOS 7 requires you to select which features are important to you.…
Read MoreHow to improve your smartphone’s battery life
Do you find yourself stopping in coffee shops just to charge your phone? These 10 tips will help you make it through the day on just one charge.…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy Note 3 reported to use huge 3450mAh battery
A new report tips a 3450mAh battery for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 -- the largest battery for a Samsung phone yet.…
Read MoreThe first 3D-printed battery is as tiny as a grain of sand
The tiny interlocking combs of specialized ink could power human implants, drones and cameras. Each microbattery is thinner than a human hair.…
Read MoreThe reviews are in: Everybody loves the new MacBook Air’s battery
Apple said the new MacBook has the longest battery life of any of its notebooks. Well, according to the first users, that claim is true. Here's a roundup of the best Air reviews.…
Read MoreNew TI chips speed charge times and extend battery life for smartphones, tablets
New Texas Instruments chipsets won't help your device run longer on a single charge, but they will allow for 30 percent faster recharging. And the Li-Ion battery in your mobile device will last longer over the device lifetime.…
Read MoreAmprius has built a lithium ion battery that can last 25% longer than today’s batteries
Venture capital-backed lithium ion battery startup Amprius is finally moving into commercial production, with an announcement that it has OEM partners in place, and will start making its second-gen batteries later this year.…
Read MoreBill Gates, investors, back sodium battery startup Aquion Energy
Battery startup Aquion Energy is raising another round of $35 million from Bill Gates and other new and existing investors. The company has been planning to build a factory in Pennsylvania that can produce its low cost power grid batteries.…
Read MoreBattery university to open its doors this summer
A battery accelerator program and San Jose State University will start offering classes on battery technology and business starting this Summer. California has emerged as a leader in battery innovation.…
Read MoreA safer next-gen battery is used with solar panels for the first time
A startup called Seeo, backed by Vinod Khosla and Google.org, has created a safer lithium ion battery that's being trialled with a solar panel system developed by SunEdison. Batteries can provide much needed energy storage systems for solar.…
Read MoreBattery startup Leyden Energy raises $10M for its next-gen lithium ion batteries
There's still some venture capital money out there for next-generation lithium ion batteries. Startup Leyden Energy has raised $10 million to continue to commercialize its tech for tablets and start-stop vehicle technology.…
Read MoreA new battery that could revolutionize wearables
A young battery startup called Imprint Energy has designed a new type of battery that uses zinc and can be screen printed. It's innovation could enable entirely new types of wearable electronics.…
Read MoreDon’t even think about it: 5 things that won’t work for cleantech in 2013
Boom -- the numbers for cleantech VC investing in 2012 are out and they ain't pretty. A cleantech cliff of sorts has arrived and represents an end of an era. If you still want to be in the space in 2013, here's 5 things you should avoid.…
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