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New batteries and mining techniques shine at the annual energy showcase Nearly 400 exhibitors representing the boldest energy innovations in the United States came together last week at the annual ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit. The conference, hosted in Dallas by the U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E), showcased the agency’s bets on early-stage energy technologies that

The startup, which makes batteries designed to perform better in extreme heat and cold, also has Lockheed Martin, LG, Taiyo Nippon Sanso and Shell as backers. Porsche Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of sports car producer Porsche, invested an undisclosed amount in advanced lithium-ion battery developer South 8 Technologies today. San Diego-based South 8

Battery tech firms South 8 Technologies and NanoGraf are collaborating to develop higher-capacity, safer and lighter batteries for the US Army. Under a $6.4-million subcontract with NanoGraf, South 8 will develop a high-rate injection system for its LiGas electrolyte to bolster domestic production of cylindrical lithium-ion batteries. Today’s soldiers lug around massive amounts of Li-ion

The $6.4 million contract aims to improve safety for American soldiers as well as fortify the supply chain and U.S. national security. Today’s soldiers carry a heavy load, literally and figuratively. In addition to the challenges that come with keeping the U.S. and its interests safe around the world, the modern soldier adds anywhere between

The energy transition, from fossil fuels-based energy sources of power to one based on a combination of renewable sources and electricity storage, is well underway. Signs of the transition, like the all-electric Tesla Model Y becoming the world’s best-selling car last year, abound.  A Market Hot for Temperature Resistance: South 8 is developing a solution to