GE charges up its battery strategy with NY sodium plant

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Just weeks after investing in lithium-ion battery firm A123, GE announces plans for new $100m sodium cell battery plant in Upstate New York

General Electric (GE) provided a further boost to New York State's burgeoning battery industry yesterday with the announcement it is to build a $100m manufacturing facility in Upstate New York to make...

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