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JUNE 30, 2011

is endowing a professorship, research labs and graduate studies in energy storage at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. —Alex Molinaroli, president for Power Solutions at Johnson Controls. Johnson Controls, Inc. The position is expected to be filled this summer.

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MAY 5, 2014

The company’s donation to the facility includes advanced battery testing technology, which will allow students, faculty and engineers to study and to optimize energy storage systems. The research is intended to enable manufacturers to build systems that utilize battery power more efficiently.

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MAY 26, 2016

When the engine is off, the vehicle’s electrical system draws energy from the AGM battery to power all electrical loads in the vehicle. Deyang Qu, Johnson Controls endowed professor at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UW–Milwaukee), will supervise the project.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The new electric Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle—originally unveiled in Milwaukee during the company’s 115 th Anniversary this past Labor Day weekend—made its European debut at the Milan press conference of the EICMA show. Harley-Davidson expects to deliver a full portfolio of electric motorcycles by 2022.

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MARCH 20, 2014

Currently, systems with fans, compressors or pumps use energy to pull heat out of a battery. —MaryAnn Wright, vice president of Engineering and Product Development for Johnson Controls Power Solutions. The collaboration will focus on technologies and thermal management strategies for Lithium-ion battery packs.

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APRIL 10, 2012

USABC awarded the contract to continue Johnson Controls’ development of lithium-ion battery technology for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) applications to meet USABC goals for low-cost, long-life, high-power and high energy vehicle systems. The improved energy density is aimed at reducing cost, volume and mass.

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JANUARY 28, 2012

Odyne’s hybrid technology combines electric power conversion, power control and energy storage technology with Remy electric propulsion motors, modular Johnson Controls lithium-ion battery systems and other automotive-quality components. The Richland Center unit of Wisconsin Public Power, Inc.

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