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Saft launches industrial production at Jacksonville Li-ion battery plant

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Saft inaugurated an advanced automated lithium-ion battery factory in Jacksonville, Florida. This high-volume production facility will build advanced lithium-ion cells and batteries for energy storage for renewable energy, smart grid support, broadband back-up power, transportation and defense.

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International Battery to provide Li-ion system to Sunverge for Net-Zero Energy Home Project

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Sunverge Energy has selected International Battery to provide a Li-ion energy storage systems (ESS) as the energy storage component of Sunverge’s Solar Integration System (SIS).

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Saft begins deliveries of first lithium-ion batteries produced by new Jacksonville plant

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Saft has just started shipping the first Li-ion cells to roll off. the production lines at its advanced automated lithium-ion battery factory, in. million federal grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Jacksonville, Florida.

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Proterra introduces 35-foot electric bus

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The Proterra TerraFlex Energy Systems provides customers with the ability to choose between 53 kWh to 321 kWh of energy storage, and the option to charge on-route or in-depot. The XR Extended Range product, using NMC Li-ion cells, allows longer distances between charge events.

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Dow Kokam Breaks Ground on Li-ion Battery Manufacturing Plant in Michigan

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The facility will produce lithium-ion batteries to supply the growing electric vehicle (EV) and hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) market. billion watt hours of large-format lithium-ion batteries—enough to power 60,000 fully electric or hybrid electric vehicles annually, (assuming a 20 kWh battery system).

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