Extremely Power Dense Bipolar Nickel-Metal Hydride Energy Storage System Navy STTR FY2004 Sol No.: Navy STTR FY2004 Topic No.: N04-T009 Topic Title: Extremely Power Dense Bipolar Nickel-Metal Hydride Energy Storage System Proposal No.: N045-009-0245 Firm: Electro Energy, Inc. 30 Shelter Rock Road Danbury, Connecticut 06810 Contact: Mike Eskra Phone: (203) 797-2699 Web Site: www.electroenergyinc.com Abstract: The project focuses on the development of an extremely power dense bipolar nickel-metal hydride energy storage system for the Rotary Electromagnetic Launcher (REML). The program centers on optimizing the design of EEI's bipolar battery using very thin electrode materials. The performance goals for the battery are to achieve power densities over 8 kW/L. This would represent a complete power system which would occupy about 10-20% of the target volume of 70 cubic feet, and would represent a 3-4x improvement over current state-of-the-art nickel metal hydride technology. Benefits: Ultra-high power battery technology may positively impact such applications as hybrid electric vehicles, automobile starting and ignition, power tools, various defense related applications, and utility peak shaving. Return