U.S. government subsidies of fuel cell R & D competition for public enterprises

Following the extension of industrial semiconductor, FPD, Solar, LED, the next may be the fuel cell. Its rather difficult to predict the big market, because apart from the cars, scooters, there are now a large number of emergency lighting systems are used lead-acid batteries VGP-BPS13 , VGP-BPS13A/B , VGP-BPS13B/B  , so the future prospects of fuel cell market, a lot.
To promote the United States as fuel cell electric vehicles (fuelcell) the main producing countries, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will spend 2.4 billion U.S. dollars grant-related technology research and development enterprises, and this policy has given rise to a high degree of interest in the industry, as of last week’s deadline to apply for recipient, A total of 165 enterprises to apply for grants.
According to the U.S. investment management institutions AllianceBernstein in 2008 forecasts, the world is still lead-acid batteries car batteries (lead-acidbattery)-based, 1-year market size of about nine billion U.S. dollars, but by 2030, is expected to significantly scale jumped to more than 1,500 billion U.S. dollars.
Have to apply for the U.S. government subsidy of fuel cell R & D companies, including General Motors (GM), Dow Chemical (DowChemical), supplier of automotive electronic components JohnsonControls, as well as by the singular (GE) investment in the establishment of the laptop battery  manufacturers A123System.
In addition to individual enterprises, Michigan, Kentucky and Massachusetts, also in cooperation with the battery industry, the U.S. government to apply for grants. List of grants announced by the end of July will be the fastest, most expect the U.S. government will designate Michigan Livonia, Indiana Indianapolis (Indianapolis), as well as Kentucky Glendale, as the future development of the United States the main stronghold of car batteries.
Although the electric vehicle battery technology was not mature needle in a large number of production is still nowhere in sight, but the state governments and enterprises have been eager to believe that investment will not only enhance their employability, and even can make up for the decline of the traditional automobile industry after the result of unemployment.
Kentucky as the Government has pledged to grant 110 million U.S. dollars R & D technology, but also promised to provide 1,550 acres of land. Intends to A123System automotive industry in the United States near the city of Detroit, Livonia, the construction of 600 million U.S. dollars investment in lithium sony battery  factory. A123System battery production in the mainland, in addition to General Motors also said it would cooperate with the company for GM’s plan to launch the Volt electric vehicle to provide the VGP-BSP13/S  battery.
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