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Category: Batteries

Rolls-Royce to power Vertical Aerospace’s urban air mobility (UAM) aircraft

March 10, 2021 Chris Stonor Batteries, Business Partnerships

By Chris Stonor A Rolls-Royce electrical power system is to be integrated into the piloted Vertical Aerospace eVTOL aircraft, which will carry up to four

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Rolls-Royce: Interview with Gabriele Teofili, Program Manager eVTOL about company’s approach to UAM

February 3, 2021 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports, Batteries

(First published on Rolls-Royce Website) The race to develop air transport that could cruise across the city skies is on and Rolls-Royce is planning to

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Honeywell purchases drone fuel cell supplier Ballard

October 16, 2020 Chris Stonor Batteries

Honeywell has bought the Southborough, Massachusetts-based Ballard Unmanned Systems (BUS), a company that develops and supplies hydrogen fuel cell power systems to drone developers, for

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US Army seeks to develop autonomous drone charging system during flight

October 8, 2020 Chris Stonor Batteries

The battery charge length is a primary problem facing the development of the drone industry, reports ubergizmo.com. The difficulty being, a vast majority of drones

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UK’s Vertical Aerospace given government grant to accelerate battery research

September 25, 2020 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Air taxis and personal transports, Batteries

The UK’s Vertical Aerospace reports it has received investment from the UK Government, through the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) Programme, to fund the development of

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Tesla battery researchers point to enabling electric aircraft with next-generation battery cells

August 14, 2020 Chris Stonor Batteries

Tesla battery researchers are suggesting enabling electric aircraft with new next-generation battery cells, reports electrek.co.  Jeff Dahn, head of Tesla’s battery research team, has published

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StoreDot demonstrates world’s first 5-minute charge of a commercial drone

July 30, 2020 Chris Stonor Batteries

One year ago battery pioneer, Storedot, achieved a world first with its partner BP by ultra-fast charging (UFC) a two-wheeled electric vehicle in just 5

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California start-up CEO says “new form of battery cell will revolutionise” eVTOL craft

June 1, 2020 Chris Stonor Batteries

A Californian company says its new “turbo air-cooled” fuel cell design can deliver three times the power and four times the lifespan of a regular

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Airbus partners with Amprius to develop high-energy-density battery technology

November 12, 2019 Michael Willoughby Batteries

by Michael Willoughby Airbus Defence and Space has partnered with U.S. based Amprius’s current equity funding. This financing will further boost the development of new

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