Boston Power, staying true to its goal of developing products that respect the environment, has developed a new “green” battery for notebooks. It is working with Hewlett-Packard to put the lithium-based battery in both new HP notebooks and in existing notebooks.
HP and Boston Power have been collaborating on the Sonata battery for the past three years to give customers a reliable battery friendly to the environment. HP customers purchasing new notebooks will be able to add Sonata as an upgrade, and existing notebook owners will be able to buy Sonata batteries to replace their existing batteries or as a spare.
The environmentally friendly batteries are expected to cost more.
“Consumers depend on their notebook computers as much as they do because they enable mobility — whether being used for leisure or work activities,” said Christina Lampe-Onnerud, founder and chief executive of Boston Power. “To truly empower users with that type of flexibility, batteries have to last longer and provide more dependable performance.”
HP has been considering the environmental impact of its products since 1992 when it launched its Design for the Environment program to reduce the energy needed to manufacture and use HP products, reduce the amount of materials used, develop products with less environmental impact, and design equipment that is easier to upgrade and recycle.
Tapping Boston Power’s batteries is part of that effort. Boston Power competes with Sony and Panasonic batteries, but its focus on the environment may have made HP’s choice easier.
“HP is known around the world for delivering breakthrough technologies and meaningful innovation to consumers,” said Jonathan Kaye, director of consumer notebooks at HP. “By partnering with Boston Power, we are able to offer our customers batteries with a longer lifespan and help reduce the amount of technology waste in landfills.”
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