26 IDAHO IDAHO WhenInergySolarneededtodeterminehowanadvancedgenerationoflithium-ionbatterycells wouldaffecttheirproducts,INL’sBatteryTesting Centerwasabletoprovidethemwiththeresources andexpertisetheyneeded.ThroughtheTechnicalAssistanceProgram,InergyworkedwithINL researcherstoconducttestsgeneratingresultsthatwillfactorintothecompany’sfutureplans, includingpossiblybuildingalithium-ionfactoryinthePocatello,Idahoarea. TAPoffers40hoursoffreetechnicalsupportfortechnologycompaniesinordertogivethemaccess toINL’suniquecapabilitiesnotreadilyavailableintheprivatesector. RESEARCH AGREEMENTS CooperativeResearchandDevelopmentAgreement • • AMS, Inc. • • IdahoTransportation Department • • U.S. Geothermal, Inc. StrategicPartnershipProject • • Australian Nuclear Science &Technology Organisation • • Boise State University (3) • • Eastern IdahoTechnical College • • Idaho Department of Commerce • • Idaho Power Company (3) • • State of Idaho • • U.S. Property and Fiscal Office for Idaho • • University of Idaho (2) LicenseAgreements • • Advanced Packet Concepts LLC • • Idaho State University (3) • • NorthWind, Inc. (3) • • Rocky Mountain Scientific • • SRTechnologies, LLC (2) • • University of Idaho (2) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PatentApplications • • Idaho Research Foundation, Inc. • • University of Idaho Patents • • Idaho State University