Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Following receipt of a $95 million grant from the US Department of Energy under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and successful negotiations between Saft, the state of Florida, and the city of Jacksonville, construction will soon begin in Jacksonville for a lithium-ion battery factory.

Jacksonville 186

Jacksonville Li-ion Florida Lithium Ion 186

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Saft remains very focussed on its exciting medium term growth prospects, with high performance Li-ion batteries and is delighted that its projects have been chosen by the US Government to receive grants to build new factories in North America. Saft made the announcement concurrent with its release of 3Q 2009 financial results: an 11.9%

Li-ion 170

Li-ion Jacksonville Tax Credit Florida 170

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

The US Department of Energy is awarding $106 million in funding for 37 research projects selected in the second round by the DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). This process is less than 1% efficient at converting sunlight to stored chemical energy. Batteries for Electrical Energy Storage in Transportation.

Carbon 249

Carbon Batteries Battery Li-ion 249

Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2010

SPEED is a low-cost, high-speed, roll-to-roll deposition process, which is significantly more flexible and scalable than existing deposition methods, according to Planar. It also produces energy storage films that are significantly superior to slurry and polymer-based films used in traditional chemical batteries, Planar says.

Florida 210

Florida Li-ion Energy Lithium Ion 210