BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Colorado-based Porous Power Technologies, LLC, named last year as "Best Early Venture" in a U.S. Department of Energy competition, won a new honor this week. AlwaysOn named Porous Power as category winner in Energy Storage on the 2009 GoingGreen 100 Top Private Companies list.

According to AlwaysOn, this list "recognizes the top private greentech companies that are creating new business opportunities and transforming the world's largest industries to improve sustainability."

Porous Power is revolutionizing the lithium-ion battery industry by paving the way for mass production of more affordable batteries for electric vehicles and a number of other challenging energy storage applications. "The cost of batteries has been a barrier to widespread adoption of electric cars," explains Tim Feaver, Porous Power's CEO. "Our unique separators cut substantial cost from the battery manufacturing process. We are excited to receive this GoingGreen 100 honor as recognition for these important technology advances."

Porous Power's highly acclaimed Symmetrix(TM) HPX battery separators also...

• Double the life and high-power capacity of lithium-ion batteries.
• Minimize heat generation in batteries so more energy is available for application use, and batteries operate at a safer, cooler temperature.
• Allow batteries to charge 50% faster than equivalent batteries with traditional separators.

For more information on Porous Power Technologies, LLC or Symmetrix(TM) battery separators, contact Bernie Perry at 720-890-4888 or bperry@porouspower.com.

Porous Power Technologies, LLC (www.porouspower.com) specializes in making energy portable--by harnessing energy from any source (oil, coal, nuclear, wave, solar, wind, etc.) into long-lasting, cost-effective, high performance batteries for electric vehicles and other applications.

Porous Power Technologies, LLC

Bernie Perry, 720-890-4888

bperry@porouspower.com

Source: Porous Power Technologies, LLC

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