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Statement from Battery Council International on New DOE “Long Duration Storage Shot” Program

Today DOE Secretary Jennifer Granholm announced the U.S. DOE’s new goals to reduce the cost of grid-scale,...

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July 14, 2021

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Lead Battery Industry Releases Innovation Roadmap to Strengthen U.S. Energy Sector Infrastructure

As lawmakers work to strengthen infrastructure within the energy sector, batteries have emerged as a critical...

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July 14, 2021

On National Battery Day We Recognize the Importance of Lead Batteries Throughout the Pandemic and...

Lead batteries have been essential to surviving COVID-19. And, they’ll play a critical role in our...

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February 17, 2021

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National Battery Day Is February 18 – A Time to Recognize Lead Batteries’ Role in Pandemic...

On February 18 – National Battery Day – we celebrate lead batteries’ continued resilience and...

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February 16, 2021

California’s Wildfire Season Nears: Legislature Must Act Now to Protect Communities Throughout...

Our guest blogger, Roger Miksad, executive vice president of Battery Council International, recently authored...

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May 26, 2020

Failure is Not an Option: Telecom Trusts Lead Batteries for Reliable Service During Crises

In a world reliant on mobile phones, a service interruption can be more than an inconvenience. It can be...

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May 18, 2020

Thank You to Our Workers! Lead Battery Industry Ensures “Essential Service” During COVID-19...

COVID-19 has disrupted – if not completely halted – our lives in profound ways. While some of us can work...

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March 30, 2020

Data Centers Trust Lead Batteries to Protect Data “Tsunami” in Progress

What began as a data trickle a few decades ago has grown into a full-fledged data tsunami. Consider this:...

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March 3, 2020

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Venkat Srinivasan from the Argonne Collaborative Center

The lead acid battery ... is legendary. We can recycle 95+ percent of [these] batteries all across the world. It's a very safe chemistry, ... [and] we understand how to use it very, very well.

Dr. Venkat Srinivasan, Director, Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science