3 Capital Region companies receive grant for battery research

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NEW YORK - The NY State Energy Research and Development Authority awarded grants to eight companies for local battery research Monday.

Three Capital Region companies are among those selected to receive $250,000 to develop new energy-storage technologies.

The local companies are:

E2TAC in Albany, working to enhance lithium-ion capacitors that can be used on hybrid cars.
In Schenectady, GE energy storage is furthering development on their durathon batteries for use in cold temperatures.
Paper Battery Co. in Troy is creating a thin and flexible ultracapacitor to provide temporary backup power in computing applications.

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