[caption id="" align="alignright" width="304"] Four years after opening this $170 million battery plant in Schenectady, GE has pivoted and is now focused on creating an energy consulting and services business. GE says it remains “100 percent” committed to the operation. | Donna Abbott-Vlahos | Albany Business Review[/caption]

How do you make smartphone batteries last longer?

What’s the best way to store electricity that can be fed into the grid when demand is at its highest?

Is there a way to make electric cars travel farther without recharging?

Engineers at a growing number of startup and seasoned companies in the Albany region are developing products and technology that will solve some of the biggest challenges in the fields of battery and energy storage.

The region that evolved over the past decade into an international hub for nanotechnology and computer chip development is poised to become a leader in battery and energy storage technology.

READ MORE Apr 10, 2015, 6:00am EDT | Robin K. Cooper