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US agency reaches 'holy grail' of battery storage sought by Elon Musk and Gates
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of The Guardian (One of the UK's leading newspapers)


The Guardian (One of the UK's leading newspapers), March 3, 2016
Posted: March 7th, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/mar/03/us-agency...

A US government agency says it has attained the holy grail of energy the next-generation system of battery storage. Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (Arpa-E) a branch of the Department of Energy says it achieved its breakthrough technology in seven years. Ellen Williams, Arpa-Es director, said: We can create a totally new approach to battery technology, make it work, make it commercially viable, and get it out there. If thats the case, Arpa-E has come out ahead of Gates and Musk in the multi-billion-dollar race to build the next generation battery for power companies and home storage. The battery storage systems developed with Arpa-Es support are on the verge of transforming Americas electrical grid ... within the next five to 10 years, Williams said. She said projects funded by Arpa-E had the potential to transform utility-scale storage, and expand the use of micro-grids by the military and for disaster relief. Projects were also developing faster and more efficient super conductors. The companies incubated at Arpa-E have developed new designs for batteries, and new chemistries, which are rapidly bringing down the costs of energy storage, she said.

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