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                                  Exhibit 10.41

  Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Germany), Grant Notification to
                         GAIA, dated September 10, 2001

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[Letterhead of FEDERAL MINISTRY OF ECONOMICS AND TECHNOLOGY]

File no.: IIIAB 40003 0329910D                                Bonn, 09.10.2001
(Please quote in correspondence)

Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology .  D-53107 Bonn

GAIA Akkumulatorenwerke GmbH
Montaniastrasse 17

99734  Nordhausen

Notification of a grant

Subj.: Grant under the federal budget, department budget 09, chapter 0902, title
       68697, 2001 financial year, for the project: "Future investment programme
       ZIP 2001; lithium-ionic- polymeric batteries for hybrid vehicles with an
       extremely low fuel consumption" Executing office: R & D area
       technological college

       Promotion identification no.: 03299 1OD

Re:    Your application dated 10.05.2001 as revised on 05.07.2001

Encl.: -    Copy "Supplementary Provisions for Grants on a Cost Basis" of the of
            the BMBF - NKBF 98 - (status as per 01.03.1999 - print 2000)/1/
       -    Total preliminary calculation
       -    Printed form "Notes for Applicants of Project Aid on the Preparation
            of Cooperation Agreements for Collaborative Projects"
       -    Overview of the special information centres and nation-wide
            information facilities
       -    Copy "Notes on the Completion of the Report Sheet and the Document
            Control Sheet"
       -    Printed form "Report Sheet/Document Control Sheet"
       -    Printed form "Acknowledgement of Receipt"
       -    Printed form "Demand for Payment" with notes for recipients of
            payments
       -    Further supplementary regulations and notes
       -    Printed form "Proof of Employment of Funds"
       -    Printed form "Notification of the Promotion Identification No. for
            Registrations of Proprietary Rights" (according to no. 10.3 NKBF 98)
            Specimen "R & D Contract ZE" with BEBF - ZE 98 /1,2/
       -    Printed form "Notification of the BMWi/3/ Promotion Identification
            No. for Registrations of Proprietary Rights" (according to no.
            section 12 (2) BEBF-ZE 98)

Translator's note: receipt stamp dd. 12.10.01 positioned top right of page on
original; cf. also footnotes 2,3 below

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/1/ According to the public announcement of the Federal Ministry of Economics
and Technology (BMWi) in the Federal Gazette of 18.02.1999, page 2041, these
supplementary regulations are also applied to the BMWi from 01.03.1999 for the
task areas assumed by the BMBF of energy supply (basic issues on energy
research, rational use of energy, renewable sources of energy, new energy
conversion techniques, reactor safety, waste disposal, fuel cycle), aeronautics
research and multimedia. In addition, they also apply in those areas in which
they are separately declared as applicable.
/2/ Abbreviations unknown
/3/ Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology

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Dear Sir or Madam,

1.  Amount of the grant / type and form of financing / project-tying /
    appropriation period / payment schedule

As a project aid I allocate to you a non-repayable grant of 50 % of your total
production costs actually incurred which are eligible for subsidisation and are
to be established on the basis of actual costing, however a maximum amount of

                                 DM 4,273,448.00

(in words: four- two - seven - three- four- four - eight Deutsche Mark)
(proportional financing).

The federal grant is subject to the availability of the allotted public funds.

The grant is purpose-tied; it may only be used for the above project in
accordance with your application dated 10.05.2001 including any supplements (see
reference) and the enclosed total preliminary calculation amended by me after
consultation with you.

The allocation requires that the total financing of the project remains hedged.

The notification of the grant applies for the period from 01.09.2001 until
31.08.2003 (appropriation period).

Only the costs incurred for the project in the appropriation period may be
claimed under the grant.

I intend to provide the cash for the grant as follows:

                   DM 2,136,724.00.00 in the 2001 financial year
                   DM 1,068,362.00 in the 2002 financial year
                   DM 1,068,362.00 in the 2003 financial year

Should there be a change in the timing of your funding requirements compared to
your application, I am to be informed of this fact without delay so that an
attempt can be made to cater for the payments schedule.

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2. Supplementary regulations and notes

The enclosed NKBF 98 supplementary provisions are a part of this notification
subject to the regulations set forth below:

In addition, further supplementary regulations and notes apply as follows and as
enclosed in the annex:

-   Authorisation by the European Commission

    The promotional measure underlying this grant was authorised by the European
    Commission on 03.02.1998 (subsidy no. N 269/97).

-   Project-specific and other equipment used in the course of sub-contracts to
    third parties

    For the award of a subcontract on a cost basis within the meaning of no. 3
    NKBF 98, only imputed depreciation allowance may be offset for
    project-specific and other equipment used.

-   Lump-sum settlement procedure

    The costs shall be billed based on the lump-sum procedure according to no.
    5.6 NKBF 98. This requires that the individual costs can be established and
    proved at least on the basis of commercial bookkeeping records. It is not
    possible to change from the lump-sum accounting method to the accounting
    method based on cost-plus pricing formulae within the scope of this project.

    The "time sheets for lump-sum accounting" according to no. 19.4 NKBF 98 are
    to be submitted with the first intermediate records and must only be sent if
    especially requested.

-   Cooperation with third parties

    The project is to be carried out in cooperation with I+ME ACTIA Informatik
    und Mikroelektronik GmbH, Braunschweig. The cooperation is to be described
    in the case reports.

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The coordinator of this collaborative project must inform me by 31.03.2002 in
writing whether the cooperation agreement was concluded in compliance with the
enclosed regulations (Notes for Applicants of Project Aid on the Preparation of
Cooperation Agreements for Collaborative Projects).

This notification of a grant includes a general right of reservation to revoke
the grant. If the cooperation agreement is not signed by all the collaborators
by 31.03.2002, I will immediately examine whether to revoke the grant because
the cooperation agreement is essential for the promotion of the collaborative
project. The materialisation of the cooperation agreement in due time is
therefore in your own interests.

-   Notes for Recipients of Payments

    The "Notes for Recipients of Payments" enclosed with this notification must
    be observed.

-   Requirements for payment of the grant

    The grant cannot be paid until the notification has become legally valid
    after the expiry of the period of appeal and after all other requirements
    have been satisfied.

    You can bring about the legal validity of the notification of a grant
    earlier if you declare that you waive an appeal on the acknowledgement of
    receipt (printed form enclosed).

    A printed form for demanding payment of the grant has already been enclosed
    with the notification of the grant if the payment schedule has planned that
    a payment is made in the current financial year. If you do not waive the
    filing of an appeal in the acknowledgement of receipt, you must wait until
    the period of appeal has expired and, if applicable, enclose a statement
    with the first demand for payment explaining that you have not filed an
    action before the administrative court.

-   Calling in a project sponsor

    As the project sponsor for the sponsoring field of energy, the research
    centre Julich GmbH, PTJ 41 (phone: 02461/61-2736) is authorised to process
    the grant in the name and for account of the BMWi and to take the legal
    actions required for this purpose independently in accordance with the
    directives granted by BMWi.

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    I therefore request you to send all the records concerning the
    implementation and processing of the project to the project sponsor.

3. Instructions on legal remedies

You may bring an action against this notification before the Court of
Administration in Berlin, Kirchstrasse 7, 10557 Berlin-Moabit, in writing or by
declaring this orally to the recording clerk of the court within one month after
the announcement.

The action must name the plaintiff, the defendant and the subject matter of the
plaintiff's claim. It must contain a specific application. The facts serving to
substantiate the case and evidence should be stated.

The action and all the annexes should be enclosed in as many copies as required
for each party involved to receive one copy.

Yours sincerely
By order

Geipel

This copy of the notification was issued using DP facilities and is therefore
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                                  Exhibit 10.42

 Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Germany), Grant Notification to
                           GAIA, dated July 31, 2002

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[Letterhead of FEDERAL MINISTRY OF ECONOMICS AND TECHNOLOGY]

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File no.: V1 A6 - 402600/3
(Please quote in correspondence)

Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology  D-11019 Berlin

GAIA Akkumulatorenwerke GmbH                                                       Berlin, 31 July 2002
Montaniastrasse 17
                                                                         Important note:
99734  Nordhausen                                                        Please send all questions concerning the grants
                                                                         or written correspondence to the project sponsor
                                                                         directly, AiF, Berlin Office, Tschaikowskistr. 49,
                                                                         13156 Berlin

                                                                         Person in charge: Mr Stahl
                                                                         Tel.:     (030) 48153 504
                                                                         e-mail: stahlj@forschungskoop.de
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Notification of the grant under the PROgramme "INNOvation competence of
mid-sized companies"; type of project: cooperation project

Subj.:   Grants under the federal budget, department budget 09, chapter 0902,
         title 68352 for the project:

         Development of the lithium-ion polymeric accumulator design

         Promotion identification: KF 0361601KJS2

Re:      Your application dated 14.02.2002

Encl.:   1 annex "Notes and Requirements"
         1 printed form "Acknowledgement of Receipt"
         1 printed form "Time Sheets"
         1 sheet "Notes for Recipients of Grants"
           Printed forms "Request for Payment"
         1 printed form "Proof of Employment of Funds, Section: Case Report"
         1 printed form "Proof of Employment of Funds, Section: Proof of
         Figures"
         1 copy of the supplementary regulations on the PROgramme "INNOvation
         competence"

Dear Sir or Madam,

I allocate to you a non-repayable grant of up to(Euro)74,448

         (in words: seven - four - four - four - eight EUR)

however, at the maximum 35 % of the actual expenditure eligible for
subsidization, proof of which must be furnished, amounting to (Euro) 216,200
(proportional financing) .

The notification of the grant applies for the period from 15.02.2002 until
30.11.2003 (appropriation period).

Translator's note: receipt stamp dd. 02.08.02 is positioned underneath address
at top of page on original

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The grant is purpose-tied and may only be used for the cooperation project
within the meaning of the directive on the PROgramme "INNOvation competence"
applicable at the time of the application subject to your application and only
for the expenses incurred for the project in the appropriation period.

The federal grant is provided subject to the availability of the allotted budget
funds.

I proceed on the assumption that the grant will be required in cash as follows:

                    (Euro) 27,554 in the 2002 financial year
                    (Euro) 34,859 in the 2003 financial year
                    (Euro) 12,035 in the 2004 financial year.

The project sponsor must be notified without delay if there is a change to the
time schedule of the cash requirement so that an attempt can be made to comply
with the amended payment schedule.

                           Supplementary regulations
The enclosed supplementary regulations of the BMWi/1/ on the PROgramme
"INNOvation competence" are a part of this notification.

I reserve the right to revoke the notification for compelling reasons, in
particular if the basic conditions for promotion cease to be met (reservation of
revocation pursuant to section 49 (2) no. 1 in conjunction with section 36 (2)
no. 3 Law on Administrative Procedure).

The grant is a subsidy within the meaning of section 264 (7) no. 1 of the German
Penal Code [Strafgesetzbuch]. On page 4 of the application form you were
instructed on the facts of significance for the subsidy and on the criminal
liability of subsidy fraud pursuant to section 204 StGB and confirmed this by
affixing your signature. This statement hereby becomes a part of the
notification of the grant.

Furthermore, the following notes and requirements enclosed as an annex also
apply:

-    I have commissioned the Arbeitsgemeinschaft industrieller
     Forschungsvereinigungen e.V. (AiF), Berlin office, with project
     sponsorship.

-    The project sponsor is to be granted access to the information required on
     the project for it to perform its duties. After prior consultation with
     you, the project sponsor is entitled to monitor the progress of work on the
     project and to inspect all the documents required for this purpose.

-    The project shall be carried out in cooperation with the partner(s) stated
     in the application. The cooperation is to be presented in case reports. If
     a cooperation partner is not eligible for filing an application, you will
     be the point of contact on all issues which concern its expenditure and
     performance.

-    Printed forms are enclosed for furnishing proof of the employment of funds.

-    The beneficiary shall notify the project sponsor of overpayments which have
     resulted after the completion of the project without delay and, upon the
     project sponsor's request, repay these to the account named by the project
     sponsor by stating the promotion identification no. in favour of the
     accounting centre 0902/68352 without delay.
     Interest is to be paid on the claim for reimbursement in accordance with
     section 49a Law on Administrative Procedure [VwVfG] at 3 % above the basic
     interest rate according to section 247 German Civil Code [BGB] each year.
     After receipt of the repayment, the project sponsor will stipulated the
     interest payable, which is also to be transferred by the beneficiary to the
     same account by stating the promotion identification no. in favour of the
     accounting centre 0902/11999.

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/1/ Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology

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-    The grant cannot be paid until the notification has become legally valid
     after the expiry of the period for filing an appeal.
     You can bring about the legal validity of the notification of the grant
     earlier and accelerate payment in this manner if you declare that you waive
     legal redress on the acknowledgement of receipt (printed form is enclosed).

-    For demanding the grant according to no. 1.4 of the supplementary
     regulations, printed forms have been enclosed with the notification of a
     grant. If you do not waive the filing of an appeal with the acknowledgement
     of receipt, you must wait until the period of appeal has expired and
     enclose a statement with the first demand for payment explaining that you
     have not filed an action at the administrative court.
     The enclosed "Notes for Recipients of Payments" are to be observed for the
     demands for payment.

-    As the project sponsor for the PROgram "INNOvation competence...", the
     Arbeitsgemeinschaft industrieller Forschungsvereinigungen e.V. (AiF) -
     Berlin office - is authorized to process the grant in the name and for the
     account of the BMWi and to take the legal action required in this
     connection independently in accordance with the directive issued by the
     BMWi and the above supplementary regulations. I therefore request you to
     send all the records concerning the implementation and processing of the
     project to the project sponsor.

Instructions on legal remedies

You may bring an action against this notification within one month after the
announcement.

The action is to be brought before the Berlin Court of Administration,
Kirchstrasse 7, 10557 Berlin, in writing or declared orally to the recording
clerk of the court.

The action must name the plaintiff, the defendant and the subject matter of the
plaintiff's claim. The defendant is the Federal Republic of Germany, represented
by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi). The action must
contain a specific application. The facts serving to substantiate the case and
evidence should be stated.

The action and all written pleadings should be enclosed in as many copies as
required to ensure that all parties involved receive one copy.

Yours faithfully,
By order

Dr. Kampmann

This notification was issued with the aid of automatic facilities and is valid
without a signature.

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