battery
April 26, 2013
Japan's transport minister said April 26 the government will allow Japanese airlines to resume flying grounded Boeing 787s once they complete installation of systems to reduce...
April 22, 2013
System Talks Inc. has begun marketing a portable solar panel unit complete with storage battery for household use, the Tokyo-based maker said April 20.
April 20, 2013
WASINGTON--U.S. regulators on April 19 approved a revamped battery system for Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliner, a crucial step in returning the high-tech jet to service after it was ...
April 18, 2013
U.S. regulators are close to approving a key document that could start the process of returning Boeing Co’s grounded 787 Dreamliner to service within weeks, according to...
March 26, 2013
NEW YORK--A Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner took to the sky on March 25 in a test flight aimed at showing that the plane's new lithium-ion battery system meets regulatory safety...
March 15, 2013
Boeing said March 15 it sees commercial flights of its grounded 787 jets resuming “within weeks” even though it has not pinpointed the cause of battery overheating.
February 22, 2013
Japanese authorities have identified the causes of fuel leaks and other problems with Boeing's 787 but are still investigating the more serious battery problem that forced an...
February 08, 2013
Panasonic Corp. announced Feb. 8 it has developed an energy recovery system that improves idle-stop technology used in automobiles.
February 05, 2013
An investigation into a lithium-ion battery that overheated on a Boeing 787 flight in Japan last month found evidence of the same type of “thermal runaway'' seen in a similar ...
January 31, 2013
All Nippon Airways Co., the launch airline for Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliner jet that has been grounded with undiagnosed battery problems, said it lost more than $15 million in...
January 30, 2013
U.S. regulators said on Jan. 30 they asked Boeing Co. to provide a full operating history of lithium-ion batteries used in its grounded 787 Dreamliners after Japan's All Nippon ...
January 25, 2013
A device seen as key to explaining why a Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner jet made an emergency landing in Japan last week is burnt and unlikely to provide safety inspectors with data...
January 25, 2013
Toyota Motor Corp. and BMW Group said Jan. 24 they will start joint research on "lithium-air batteries," which are expected to outperform the lithium-ion batteries currently...
January 24, 2013
WASHINGTON--The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board on Jan. 23 said its investigation into a fire on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Boston earlier this month had revealed...
January 23, 2013
A lithium ion battery on a Boeing 787 that overheated during an All Nippon Airways flight earlier this month, prompting an emergency landing, was not overcharged, Japan's...
January 23, 2013
WASHINGTON--A key U.S. Senate committee will hold a hearing in coming weeks to examine U.S. aviation safety oversight and the Federal Aviation Administration's decision to...
January 21, 2013
KYOTO--U.S. and Japanese aviation safety officials took their investigations into problems with Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner to the headquarters of the plane's battery maker on...
January 18, 2013
A team of experts from U.S. aviation authorities and Boeing Co arrived in Japan on Jan. 18 to inspect a 787 Dreamliner passenger jet that made an emergency landing on a...
January 18, 2013
High heat caused carbonization and deformities in a battery aboard a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft that made an emergency landing after smoke filled its body, the Japan...
October 04, 2012
Denso Corp. announced Oct. 4 its development of a new lithium-ion battery pack that further increases the fuel efficiency of vehicles equipped with "stop/start" systems, which...