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Altairnano to supply 10 MW Energy Storage System to INE in El Salvador

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The contract, valued at US$18 million, requires Altairnano to provide a complete turnkey installation at INE’s Talnique power station, including all phases of site preparation, system installation, testing and commissioning.

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EnerDel to Develop Batteries for Series Hybrid XM1124 Humvee

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EnerDel will spend the next 18 months collaborating with the US Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) to produce four custom-built power systems that will be subjected to extreme performance simulations. Marcel, DRS Test and Energy Management, 2009 Joint Service Power Expo. Source: Marcel, 2009.

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Office of Naval Research Awards Altair Nanotechnologies $3.8M Contract for Second Phase of Shipboard UPS System

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This award is for the continued research and design of Altairnano’s large-scale nano lithium titanate energy-storage systems for possible use as a 500 kW uninterruptible power supply (UPS) on Navy ships. On Navy vessels today, two gas-turbine generators are kept online to guarantee power availability.

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Altair Nanotechnologies Pursuing ARRA Funding for Grid Modernization

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(Altairnano), a provider of lithium-ion energy storage systems, is pursuing federal funds associated with the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which includes $4.5 Altairnano is developing energy storage systems for the automotive market as well as for the power generation sector. Earlier post.).

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Update on Select Argonne Lab Activity with HEV and PHEV Li-ion Batteries

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Khalil Amine, Senior Scientist and Manager of Argonne National Laboratory’s advanced Lithium Battery Program, provided an update on some of the activities at Argonne on advanced high-power systems for hybrid-electric (HEV) and high-energy systems for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). New titanate system for HEVs.

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