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Aquion Energy is a Pittsburgh-based company that manufactures sodium ion batteries and energy storage systems. The company claims to provide a low-cost way to store large amounts of energy (e.g. for an electricity grid) through thousands of battery cycles, and a non-HAZMAT end product that is made from widely available material inputs and which operates safely and reliably in a wide range of temperatures and operating environments. == History == The company was founded in 2008 by Professor Jay Whitacre, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, and Ted Wiley, setting up research and development offices in Lawrenceville, where it produced pilot-stage batteries. The company claims to have raised funding from Kleiner Perkins, Foundation Capital, Bill Gates, Nick and Jobey Pritzker, Bright Capital, and Advanced Technology Ventures, among others. The company was the corporate winner in the energy category at the 2011 World Technology Awards. In 2015, the company announced that it would supply batteries for a Hawaii microgrid to serve as backup for a 176-kilowatt solar panel array. The system will store 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity. In April 2015 they announced they have been Cradle to Cradle Certified. to Bronze level〔http://www.eco-business.com/press-releases/wenergy-global-wins-bid-to-light-up-bicycle-track-around-bangkok-international-airport〕 It was also reported they were reducing headcount In September '15 Whitacre won the Lemelson–MIT Prize 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aquion Energy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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