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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). The Energy Innovation Hub will include a live demonstration of a microgrid with a 2,700 square foot net-zero energy home.

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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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Michigan Awards $543.5M in Tax Credits to Four Battery Makers, Who Announce Plans for $1.7B Investment in Li-ion Battery Plants in Michigan

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billion in Li-ion manufacturing facilities in the state. The state refundable tax credits will help the companies in their quest for some of the $2 billion in federal grants for advanced-battery research and development. A123Systems is one of the state’s six Centers of Energy Excellence. Earlier post.).

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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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Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporations All-Electric Walk-In Van Chassis Debuts at NTEA Work Truck Show; Enova Drive System, Tesla Battery Pack

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The new chassis model is the only one domestically engineered and the first in the industry to be completely all-electric (includes HVAC system) in North America, according to FCCC. The batteries featured on the electric system also capture and store energy during the regenerative braking phase of the vehicle’s operation.