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Bill Gates backs storage innovator

US energy storage technologist Aquion Energy has landed $35m in new funding from investors including Microsoft founder Bill Gates to push its “environmentally benign” aqueous hybrid ion (AHI) battery to commercial roll-out.

Software tycoon Gates is one of the Aquion backers
Software tycoon Gates is one of the Aquion backers
  • Darius Snieckus in Bristol
Published 4 April 2013, 11:29Updated 26 September 2016, 14:17