Boston-Power is a company we have been following for a while due to their great technology in improving Batteries. Today I got an press release from them stating that HP has a new Long Life battery that now standard is included in the HP Pavilion dv8 series in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

The HP Long Life Battery in the US is available as a configurable option in the v4, dv6 and the HDX18.

THis HP Long Life Battery is based on Boston-Power’s Sonata next-generation lithium-ion battery cells, HP’s Long Life Battery (formerly named the Enviro Series) delivers like-new performance for 1,000 charge/recharge cycles. That’s three to five times longer than conventional batteries.

It is great to see that HP is taking the step to include Longer Lasting and Longer Life batteries in their line. Who will follow the green trail?

Read the full press release below

Boston-Power’s Sonata Batteries Power New HP Pavilion dv8

Newly Announced HP Model is a Full HD Entertainment Notebook PC with a Visually Captivating Exterior and a Battery That Lives Up to

Three Times Longer Than Conventional Batteries

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. – October 14, 2009 – Boston-Power, Inc., the rapidly growing provider of next-generation lithium-ion batteries, today announced that its award-winning Sonata battery will ship with the new HP Pavilion dv8 Entertainment Notebook PC. The new model is among an impressive array of products being unveiled by HP this week in Geneva, Switzerland.

The HP Pavilion dv8 boasts a stunning 18.4-inch, full high-definition, ultra-widescreen, ultra BrightView display with built-in TV tuner, Blu-ray disk reader and subwoofer that delivers home theatre-quality audio and video for an outstanding entertainment experience. Strikingly crafted, the scratch-proof liquid metallic surface in the chic HP Espresso Imprint pattern will add a touch of style to any room of the house.

Notably, the HP Pavilion dv8 includes the revolutionary HP Long Life Battery, powered by Sonata cells from Boston-Power, which supports more than 1,000 recharges, an improvement of three to five times over conventional lithium-ion batteries. Not only does the HP Long Life Battery offer better performance, but it is better for the environment as the need to replace batteries less frequently means that fewer batteries are disposed of and less landfill is used. It is the only battery with the prestigious Nordic Ecolabel certification.

“Boston-Power and HP have long shared the mission to bring notebook PC customers a high-performance, environmentally sustainable battery – one that continues to keep pace with the demands placed on it by even the most demanding leisure and business users,” said Dr. Christina Lampe-Onnerud, Founder and CEO, Boston-Power. “The HP Pavilion dv8 is another compelling and demonstrable example of this commitment and we are excited to be the battery of choice for this model.”

The HP Pavilion dv8’s Intel® Core™ i7 processor and NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M graphics card with 1GB DDR3 SDRAM, as well as the DDR3 memory, guarantee more than enough power for even the most demanding entertainment needs. The HP Pavilion dv8 will be available throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia starting October 22, 2009, at a recommended retail price of €1499 (approximately $2,217 U.S. dollars).

About Boston-Power

Boston-Power, Inc.is an award-winning provider of next-generation lithium-ion battery technology. Designed to fuel a wide range of applications, its flagship offering, Sonata, serves as the foundation for HP’s new brand of longer lasting notebook batteries that also help the environment – the HP Long Life Battery. The company’s Swing product delivers unmatched capabilities for Plug-In Hybrid and Battery Electric Vehicles (PHEV/BEV). Founded in 2005 and with more than 60 patents filed, Boston-Power is led by Founder and CEO Dr. Christina Lampe-Onnerud, an internationally recognized innovator, entrepreneur and technology advisor with regard to portable power, energy storage and climate change. To date, the company has raised $125 million in venture funding from Foundation Asset Management, Oak Investment Partners, Venrock, GGV Capital and Gabriel Venture Partners. Boston-Power is headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, and has Six Sigma-level mass manufacturing operations in Asia.

Boston Power is at it again. The 4 year old company located in Westborough, Mass is scheduled to hold a press conference this Monday June 1st, 2009 in Auburn, MA where it proposes to build a factory to make lithium-ion batteries for laptops and electric cars.

We have been covering Boston Power since we met them at CntrStg during CES 2009 about their great Sonata battery that came to the market at with the Enviro batteries for the major consumer HP notebooks.

Going green is their their vision is durable and  longer lasting batteries that maintain their capacity. In line with their green vision they don’t want to waist any of the federal grant money on a new building, but will plan to convert and old Filene’s Basement warehouse into a 600 employee factory.

The move to add the automobile industry for their battery technology is major step for Boston Power. The battery developed for the automobile industry will be called Swing.

References:

1. Boston-Power
2. Xconomy Boston: Boston-Power Asks Feds for $100 Million to Build Better Batteries for Electric Vehicles; Filenes Basement Warehouse Could be Reborn as 600-Employee Factory
3. Cnet:  Boston Power plans battery plant for cars, laptops

Boston Power and HP are Celebrating Earth Day together. As a strong believer in making the earth a greener place I think it will be good again to let you know about the great new battery HP has available that can last three years. These batteries are the Boston-Power Enviro series notebook batteries. Besides lasting longer on a single charge and in a lifetime, it also takes less energy to recharge it and it will not loose it’s value in battery power over time with many recharges.

Boston-Power is a great company that is behind this battery and as a special, the price has been reduced from $149.99 to $119.99 to promote a greener work environment.

This deal will bring the price down of this great green replacement battery to the price of a standard replacement battery, however it is going to last you three times as long. Check out their compatibility chart and see if you can make a commitment to make your notebook greener.