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WE'RE LEARNING RESEARCH LABS
IN HOLLAND AND ANN ARBOR WILL
BECOME PART OF A NEW ADVANCED
BATTERY RESEARCH PROGRAM. 24
HOUR NEWS 8S SUSAN SAMPLES IS
LIVE IN STUDIO CONTROL WITH
WHAT WE'RE HEARING--SUSAN.
THE US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY IS
EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE TODAY A
120-MILLION DOLLAR GRANT TO
THE ARGONNE NATIONAL
LABORATORY IN CHICAGO.
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PART OF THAT RESEARCH WILL
TAKE PLACE IN HOLLAND WHERE
TWO MAJOR ADVANCED BATTERY
PLANTS ARE ALREADY LOCATED---
JOHNSON CONTROLS AND LG CHEM.
ARGONNE IS PARTNERING WITH
LAKESHORE ADVANTAGE, JOHNSON
CONTROLS, THE UNIVERSITY OF
MICHIGAN AND MICHIGAN TECH.THE
RESEARCH IS AIMED AT LEARNING
FROM THE COMMERCIAL SIDE AND
SPEEDING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY
INTO PRODUCTION.THE RESEARCH
MAY EXTEND TO USES BEYOND
ELECTRIC CAR BATTERIES.
US SENATOR DEBBIE STABENOW AND
ENERGY SECRETARY STEVEN CHU
ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE THE
ANNOUNCEMENT IN A CONFERENCE
CALL THIS AFTERNOON. WE'LL BE
ON THAT CALL.IN STUDIO
HOUR NEWS 8.