Web Directory

» AEP'S Appalachian Power Unit
   Use of commercial-scale energy storage technology.
   http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-19-2005/0004110726&EDATE=

» Ancient Inventions
   Describes the history and operation of the Baghdad Battery - (about 250 Before Common Era).
   http://www.unmuseum.org/bbattery.htm

» Battery
   Article from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_%28electricity%29

» Battery Breakthroughs Take Wireless Apps to New Level
   Compares emerging litium-ion technologies, and direct methanol fuel cells, for cell phones and laptops.
   http://www.electronicproducts.com/ShowPage.asp?SECTION=3700&PRIMID=&FileName=febtos1.feb2003

» Battery Education
   Discusses battery technology, uses, and technical elements, with a focus on iPods.
   http://www.batteryeducation.com

» Battery FAQ
   Gel versus sealed lead-acid (SLA), deep cycles, ratings.
   http://www.batterywholesale.com/batfaq.html

» Battery Knowledge Menu
   Battery construction and operation topics from Engineers Edge.
   http://www.engineersedge.com/battery/battery_knowledge_menu.shtml

» Battery Review
   Tested small (AA) rechargeable batteries and chargers in a controlled environment.
   http://www.batteryreview.co.uk

» Battery Technology Comparison
   Rechargeable. Compares AA cells, a few larger batteries, and supercapacitors.
   http://www.powerstream.com/Compare.htm

» Battery Tips
   Battery care and disposal information. FAQs, advertisements.
   http://www.lowcostbatteries.com/articles.asp?ID=117

» Battery University
   Analyzer and charger maker offers web version of book about batteries and how to charge them.
   http://www.batteryuniversity.com/

» Betavoltaic
   Provides information about betavoltaic technology, batteries, cells and power solutions.
   http://www.betavoltaic.co.uk

» Breakthrough Battery for Electric Cars?
   Toshiba claims new (Lithium Ion) battery can be recharged to 90 percent capacity in under five minutes.
   http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22240865/

» Chino Battery Energy Storage Power Plant
   Engineer-of-record report. Energy Citations Database entry describes the largest battery in the world. Abstract of 653 page document.
   http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=7085568

» Choosing and Using Nickel-Metal-Hydride (NiMH) Rechargeable Batteries
   Provides brief history of rechargeable batteries, characteristics, how to choose and store them, recharge methods, and memory effect information.
   http://www.stefanv.com/electronics/using_nimh.html

» Clean Battery Technologies
   Theory, research and development, and market-ready energy storage devices that improve the trend toward clean, renewable energy.
   http://freeenergynews.com/Directory/Battery/

» EuroPositron
   Start-up preparing to make aluminum batteries for electric vehicles. "Techniques Compared" graphs characters of different battery types.
   http://www.europositron.com

» Europositron Rechargeable Aluminum Batteries
   Wiki-style entry at PureEnergySystems site.
   http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Europositron_Rechargeable_Aluminum_Batteries

» High Capacity Electrical Storage & Power Conditioning Units
   Outlines Plurions Cerium Zinc flow battery.
   http://plurionsystems.com/

» How Stuff Works: Battery
   Illustrated explanation of battery function, types, and chemistry; related links. Good basic introduction to how batteries work.
   http://www.howstuffworks.com/battery.htm

» Hydrogen as a Secondary Fuel
   Large color photograph of the Hindenberg burning, with lecture notes on hydrogen for fuel cells. Large print, with an e-mail contact.
   http://zebu.uoregon.edu/1996/ph162/l11.html

» INL: Advanced Energy Storage Publications
   Publications on battery and capacitor technologies for vehicles from the Idaho National Laboratory (INL).
   http://avt.inl.gov/energy_storage_lib.shtml

» Integrated Publishing
   Collection of US Army documents related to the maintenance and operation of batteries and related equipment.
   http://www.tpub.com/content/batteries/

» Lead Acid Battery Technology Comparison
   Examines the differences between absorbed glass mat, gel, and flooded lead acid batteries in deep-cycle (marine, and RV) applications.
   http://www.vonwentzel.net/Battery

» Magnesium Battery Patents
   Compares Aurbach and Matsushita designs.
   http://www.zpenergy.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=902

» Materials for Large Size Batteries and Fuel Cells
   Page sells report which examines technologies and profiles companies involved. Forecasts markets.
   http://www.the-infoshop.com/study/bc9123_fuel_cell.html

» Modified Electric Scooters
   Lithium manganese batteries rock! Post and responders compare several cell types in practical applications.
   http://www.modifiedelectricscooters.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=36

» Multimode Battery Energy Storage System for Custom Power Applications
   Technical paper on system at Salt River Project.
   http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/1409/s14_18.pdf

» Ovonic NiMH Battery at EVS-17
   3,000 miles on $60 of electricity.
   http://www.poweronline.com/content/news/article.asp?DocID=%7B68774DBF-A4FE-11D4-8C70-009027DE0829%7D&VNETCOOKIE=NO

» Powerful Lithium Battery
   More powerful, longer-lasting lithium batteries on the horizon with Sandia-developed materials breakthrough. Silicon and graphite: a materials match made in battery heaven.
   http://www.sandia.gov/news-center/news-releases/2003/renew-energy-batt/betterlithium.html

» Premium Power Corporation
   Energy and Power Storage Solutions, makes flow batteries for storage and power quality assurance.
   http://www.premiumpower.com

» Sodium Sulfur and Lithium-Metal-Polymer Batteries Show Commercial Promise
   Cites 100kW x 7 hr AEP system. [EERE: News]
   http://www.eere.energy.gov/news/archive.cfm/pubDate=%7Bd%20'2002-10-23'%7D#6123

» Stanford's Nanowire Battery
   Page describes improvement to widely used cell type.
   http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/january9/nanowire-010908.html

» Telepower Australia
   Outside SEI in Japan, Telepower Australia has more experience and technical know-how with VRB than anyone else. Link to bibliography.
   http://www.telepower.com.au/Product.htm

» Utility Scale Batteries
   PESWiki entry from Pure Energy Systems. Includes ideas from readers.
   http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Utility_Scale_Batteries

» Why Do Large Battery Packs Fail Early?
   Resources for Design. Explains problems in batteries with many cells.
   http://www.powerstream.com/pack-control.htm