Peter Dinham
Sunday, 16 August 2009 10:15
Science -
Energy
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Dr Wonhas said he was pleased to see an
Australian-developed technology achieving success in the international
arena, and the Department of Energy grant marked a significant
endorsement of UltraBattery by the US Government.
“UltraBattery is an exciting product that could
significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector
and CSIRO is thrilled to be working closely with East Penn to develop
the technology in North America.
“The collaboration and UltraBattery’s ongoing success reinforces the
valuable link between quality research and commercial development.”
Dr Wonhas said the UltraBattery technology was not yet licensed in
Australia for automotive applications and the CSIRO was accepting
expressions of interest for manufacture and distribution of the
technology in this region.
According to Dr Wonhas, the UltraBattery technology also has
applications for renewable energy storage from wind and solar, and
CSIRO was part of a technology start-up that would develop and
commercialise battery-based storage solutions for these energy sources.