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Battery Research and Development Groups and Companies

ActaCell ActaCell is engaged in the development and production of next generation high power lithium ion batteries.

Advanced Automotive Batteries Advanced Automotive Batteries is a consulting firm that provides up-to-date technical and marketing information on the rapidly growing hybrid vehicle battery market.

Air Products Air Products has developed a family of new fluorinated electrolyte salts for functional electrolyte formulations used in advanced lithium ion batteries. We have been supplying fluorine chemistry solutions to the electronics industry for more than 30 years, and today can stake claim to the leadership position. Electronic manufacturers count on us to supply high purity fluorinated products for their production of semiconductors and displays. Air Products has applied this experience and unique understanding of fluorine chemistry to bring a new innovation to the Li ion battery market electrolyte salts based on the poly-fluorinated borane cluster anions, [B12FxH12-x]2-.

Applied Sciences Applied Sciences, Inc. (ASI) is a nationally recognized research and development company specializing in advanced materials and their applications. ASI is located in Cedarville, near Dayton, Ohio, and has collaborative relationships with three affiliated local companies. Applied Sciences, Inc. (ASI) is a nationally recognized research and development company specializing in advanced materials and their applications. ASI is located in Cedarville, near Dayton, Ohio, and has collaborative relationships with three affiliated local companies. Nano Graphite Materials (NGM) ASI´s production facility that produces Pyrograf-I, a high-performance thermally conductive carbon fiber and related composites.

Arotech Electric Fuel is presently being funded within the framework of a BAA to develop a 12/24V, 40W, 400Wh, short version BA-8140/U primary battery for battlefield power using 4th-generation zinc-air technology. This technology has been under development for two years, beginning with the development, fabrication, and delivery of 20 batteries to the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory for their Dragon Eye UAV program. Later adapted for more moderate-power ground missions, gen4 zinc-air has demonstrated specific energies as high as 400 Wh/kg at the cell level, for discharge rates in the range C/12 – C/36, which should achieve over 300 Wh/kg as a battery.

Atraverda Atraverda's technology base is founded on the properties of an electrically conductive ceramic. The ceramic, known worldwide by its trademark - Ebonex® is a titanium suboxide material and has a unique combination of metallic-like electrical conductivity along with the characteristic high corrosion resistance of ceramics. Ebonex® is a platform technology whose current primary application is a bi-polar lead acid battery product, which is in testing with some of the world’s largest manufacturers. Atraverda is a component supplier to the lead acid battery industry and works in strategic partnership with the Original Equipment Manufacturers to expand their product ranges and identify market opportunities for mutual benefit.

Automotive Energy Supply Corporation Development and marketing of advanced Lithium-ion batteries for automotive applications.

The 2007 Advanced Automotive Battery and Ultracapacitor Industry Report The 2007 Industry Report presents an up-to-the-minute analysis of the status of the current technologies and a well-informed assessment of the future of the industry. The Report provides an in-depth analysis of the latest energy-storage requirements, technological solutions, and market trends for hybrid vehicles (HEV). The study is based on recent onsite interviews with chief technologists and business development executives from 35 key industry players including automakers, system integrators and energy-storage developers.

Argonne National Laboratory Lithium-ion batteries also are being developed for other uses, including energy storage devices for electric and hybrid electric vehicles, biomedicine, and space. As battery developers work to create better lithium-ion batteries, they are faced with numerous challenges such as safety, cost, and calendar life. Under its Electrochemical Technology Program Argonne is addressing these challenges.

Axion Power International Axion is developing advanced batteries and an energy storage product based on our patented lead carbon battery (PbC) technology.Conventional lead-acid batteries use negative electrodes made of sponge lead pasted onto a lead grid current collector. In comparison, our technology uses negative electrodes made of microporous activated carbon with very high surface area. The result is a battery-supercapacitor hybrid that uses less lead. The Axion PbC is a "platform technology" which means that energy storage devices based on our technology can be configured to accommodate a wide range of energy storage and power delivery requirements by changing the number, geometry and arrangement of the electrodes. Our PbC represents the first major advance in lead-acid battery technology in 30 years.

Betabatt Corporation Porous Silicon Tritium Batteries BetaBatt is a Houston-based company in the business of developing long-lasting reliable power sources. The Company has researched and patented a novel 3D energy conversion architecture named the DECTM Cell, based on nano-scale porous silicon. The DECTM Cell is able to convert decay electrons to electricity 10 times more efficiently than conventional 2D devices using standard semiconductor manufacturing methods.

Cobasys Cobasys is an innovative company providing advanced energy storage systems and solutions for the transportation and stationary markets. As a leader in developing processes, products, systems and application solutions, our company is able to quickly integrate new technology products and applications into the mainstream of commerce. Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) is the technology of choice for today's hybrid electric vehicles. Cobasys' patented NiMH energy storage systems offer many advantages

Cymbet Corporation Cymbet™ Corporation is a privately held technology company that designs and manufactures thin film power backup devices such as rechargeable thin film batteries for semiconductor, sensor, medical and related electronic applications.

DHSE DHSE is a consulting engineering company committed to the advancement of clean and efficient energy conversion and storage devices to reduce or replace the use of non-renewable resources. DHSE provides experimental, analytical, and design/development consulting engineering services for applications requiring battery and hydrogen energy storage and conversion systems. The primary focus of DHSE is vehicular applications such electric and hybrid vehicles. DHSE has extensive control/charge algorithm development experience and test experience with major EV battery chemistries and drivetrain systems.

Eagle Picher Technologies The Power Pyramid™’s flexible approach solves the challenge of intermittent energy variability with variability. Simply put, your complex and dynamic energy storage needs demand more than just one battery or storage device can combine.  The EP Power  Pyramid™ systems combine multiple storage technologies into one integrated system that automatically dispatches the right technologies at the right time.  This integrated approach, maximizes the strengths of each chemistry or technology while minimizing costs.

EIC Throughout its history, EIC Laboratories has been an innovator in developing new materials and processes for defense, energy, health and consumer applications. These areas are supported by EIC's capabilities in organic and polymer synthesis and synthesis of nanomaterials, such as dendrimers, star polymers, colloids, quantum dots, and nanostructured thin and thick films. The power sources group develops improved anodes, cathodes, electrolytes, catalysts and support materials for high energy density batteries, fuel cells and photovoltaics. The thin film materials and devices group applies sputtering, evaporation and plasma-enhanced chemical deposition techniques as well as photolithographic patterning of materials to develop novel devices, such as electrochromic windows, microbatteries, and biosensor arrays.

Electro Energy Electro Energy continues to provide cutting-edge solutions with our lithium based battery technologies used in both non-rechargeable and rechargeable systems. Our advancements in Lithium-ion and thermal battery development are sought by the military for large and small format applications such as aircraft, satellites, missiles, munitions, unmanned air and underwater vehicles, directed energy weapons, and hybrid and full electric vehicles.

Ener1 Ener1, Inc. (AMEX: HEV) is a public company committed to providing near-and long-term solutions that meet the world's escalating need for alternative energy. The company's operating subsidiaries develop and market technologies and products that enable renewable energy to become a viable alternative to fossil fuels, including lithium batteries for hybrid vehicles and fuel cells for a multitude of applications.

EnerDel EnerDel is developing Lithium-ion battery (LIB) solutions for automotive manufacturers that will improve the performance, fuel-efficiency and cost of HEVs. EnerDel's new, highly reliable and safe batteries are designed to be lighter in weight, occupy less space, provide more power, more energy and have a longer life than the nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries found in today's HEVs.

Enser The ENSER Corporation is a subcontractor to the Department of Defense and major U.S. Aerospace and Defense companies. ENSER designs, develops, qualifies and manufactures high reliability thermal batteries for a wide range of tactical and strategic military
applications (examples depicted at right) where “no-doubt” mission assurance capability is of paramount importance.

Envia Systems Envia Systems is a technology leader in high performance, low cost energy storage solutions using lithium ion batteries. Our disruptive products will enable widespread adoption of clean energy applications such as electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

eVionyx eVionyx is an energy company dedicated to the development of metal-fuel-cell technology through innovative solutions that benefit humanity. We are also dedicated to profitable operation. Our mission is to help the world take advantage of solid-metal fuels and, in the process, become a leader in the global energy marketplace. The inspiration for this mission is obvious. The world we live in suffers from a lack of clean, abundant and affordable energy. On the one hand, countless internal combustion engines and fossil-fuel power plants in the developed world vent harmful emissions into the air we breathe, while, on the other hand, close to 3 billion people in the less-developed world lack sufficient access to clean energy. Despite decades of effort by numerous companies and governments to address energy problems, a fundamental need for an energy source that is abundant, inexpensive and provides power in an environmentally benign manner remains a glaring global need. Our response to this need has been the development of an inexpensive, metal-air, Revolutionary Power Cell (RPC) technology capable of meeting all of the requirements of the ideal energy source.

ExxonMobil Chemical ExxonMobil Chemical and its Japanese affiliate, Tonen Chemical, have developed two new separator grades with co-extrusion technology to meet more demanding battery requirements. The new co-extruded grades offer enhanced permeability, improved strength, reduced heat shrinkage and higher rupture temperature to improve battery safety and performance.

Farasis Energy Farasis Energy, Inc. is an advanced energy technologycompany focused on developing and commercializing innovative solutions to meet the increasingly critical, globalneed for improved energy storage, conversion and production.

FastCap Systems FastCAP SYSTEMS is developing nanotube-enhanced ultracapacitors that will greatly reduce the cost of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and grid-scale energy storage. FastCAP ultracapacitors approach the energy density of conventional batteries but do not similarly degrade.

Firefly Energy Firefly's Composite Foam-Based Battery Technology. Firefly’s technology is an innovative material science that removes almost all limitations of current lead-acid battery products. The materials also hold the promise of major simplification for manufacturing of lead-acid batteries and will potentially deliver more flexible form factors or configurations, which may be the catalyst to change the entire distribution and profitability models of the battery industry.

Furukawa Battery Company UltraBattery (Environmental Conservation Product) Capacitor hybrid lead-acid battery for the next-generation automobiles such as idling-stopping cars, mild HEVs (hybrid electric vehicles), along with instantaneous heavy load applications

Group Sadoway Specific topics in applied research are the following: environmentally sound electrochemical extraction and recycling of metals, lithium solid-polymer-electrolyte batteries for portable power, high-amperage energy storage devices for stationary applications, advanced materials for use as electrodes in fused-salt electrolysis cells and batteries, electrochemical sensors, electrochemical synthesis of compound semiconductors, electrochemical synthesis of diamond coatings.

High Power Lithium High Power Lithium powers the next-generation batteries for Hybrid, Electric and Plug-in Vehicles. HPL is a spin-out from EPFL (Switzerland), with a world-class technical development team and a strong patent portfolio. HPL has achieved a major breakthrough in developing innovative nano-materials that enable the cost-effective manufacture of high performance, large Li-ion batteries. HPL's Lithium Manganese Phosphate cathode material demonstrates superior performance, intrinsic safety and excellent durability in independent trials. HPL's high-voltage cathode combines the benefits of a phosphate with a 20% higher voltage, resulting in an increased energy and a lower cost of cell and system (£/kWh). HPL development partners include Toyota since 2003 and Bosch.

Hong Kong Highpower Technology Corporation To enhance product quality, reduce costs, and keep pace with technological advances and evolving market trends, we have established an advanced research and development center. Our research and development center is not only focused on enhancing our Ni-MH-based technology by developing new products and improving the performance of our current products, but also seeks to develop alternative technologies such as a line of lithium-polymer batteries we are currently developing for higher-end, high performance applications. Our research and development center is currently staffed with over 100 experienced research and development technicians who overlook our techniques department, product development department, material analysis lab, and performance testing lab. These departments work together to research new material and techniques, test battery performance, inspect products and to test performance of machines used in the manufacturing process.

Infinite Power Solutions Infinite Power Solutions, Inc. (IPS) is the global leader in developing and manufacturing solid-state, rechargeable thin-film micro-energy storage devices (commonly known as thin-film batteries) for a variety of micro-electronic applications. IPS’ innovative THINERGY micro-energy cells (MECs) are revolutionary solid-state, rechargeable, energy storage solutions that serves a variety of vertical markets. These MECs are ultra-thin, flexible and provide unrivaled rechargeability, cycle life and power performance. Able to operate in temperatures ranging from -40ºC to +85ºC, the IPS MECs offer extremely low self discharge rates, low cell resistance and high power—making THINERGY the industry leading micro-energy storage offering.

Inorganic Specialists Inc. Inorganic Specialists Inc., produces flexible papers made of multi-walled carbon nanofibers (MWCNF).  Nanofibers are 10-150 nm diameter multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT or MWNT).   They are called nanofibers to distinguish them from single-walled nanotubes (SWNT) which are less than 10 nm diameter and exhibit quantum effects.This thin, porous, flexible form of multi-wall nanotubes is a practical and user-friendly substrate, known to have uses in composites and EMI shielding, energy damping, fuel cell catalyst host, electrochemical capacitors, and energy storage such as rechargeable Lithium-ion battery anodes.

JM Energy Corporation 　JM Energy was founded as a subsidiary company of JSR Corporation in August, 2007. We are working on the development, manufacturing and sales of Lithium Ion Capacitor by utilizing ultrafine coating technology and new material development capacity of JSR Corporation. Our Lithium Ion Capacitor has about four times higher energy density than a conventional electric double-layer capacitor and has a voltage of 3.8V which is much higher than the 2.5V of conventional electric double-layer capacitors. This makes higher energy storage and a more compact design possible. It also dramatically increases the capacitor’s economic efficiency as a storage device.

Johnson Controls As today's vehicles have become more and more sophisticated, the demand for electricity to power their myriad electronics has grown exponentially. Johnson Controls has used ingenuity and innovation to become the world's largest producer of lead-acid automotive batteries and continues to break new ground by developing advanced battery chemistries for hybrids. For us, something that just works isn't good enough if it can work better.

K2 Energy Solutions Inc. K2 Energy fabricates and designs rechargeable lithium batteries for EV systems. K2 use’s licensed LiFePO4 material from University of Texas. Our complete product portfolio allows for quick customization to any magnitude.

Lithion Lithion Inc. is a subsidiary of ENER-TEK International, Inc. (ETI), a technology driven corporation that focuses on specialty battery technologies for research and product development in high performance niche markets.

MGA Research For over 25 years, we have been the leading independent organization providing services related to battery testing and development to various OEMs, suppliers, and value added distributors. We provide a multitude of services to the hybrid/electric/fuel cell vehicle market from component level (battery packs, mounting, wiring harness) to full vehicle level (crashworthiness, durability, brake testing). With over 25 years of battery testing experience, we are in a unique position to serve the hybrid/electric battery industry with issues including quality assurance and regulatory approval.

Mobius Power Mobius Power, Inc. is an early-stage, rechargeable battery development company located in Fremont, California. Mobius is focused on developing improvements in lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology. The Company's technology addresses many of the fundamental safety problems of Li-ion batteries and, at the same time, has the potential to enable continued growth in overall energy density. Because this technology can be applied across a broad spectrum of Li-ion battery designs, Mobius products have potential application in portable electronic devices such as mobile phones and notebook computers, as well as emerging markets in backup power and transportation systems, including hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs)

Modular Energy Devices Modular Energy Devices has pioneered a new electronically controlled battery architecture (patent pending) that reliably combines many small commercial cells in parallel to make large batteries. The electronics compensate for differences from cell to cell, protect the cells from abuse, and prevent a single cell failure from seriously affecting overall performance.

NanoEner NanoEner's nanotechnology is based on a family of original material deposition technologies that combine the nanoparticles formation from liquid and solid phases.The main direction in Nanoener Inc. activities is the development of active material deposition to a substrate. The companies technologies maintain all the advantages of existing PVD, CVD, and other methods of deposition but exceed them in productivity, adhesion to the substrate, homogeneity, and other factors.

Nanosys Now there is a way to deliver the capacity improvement benefits from silicon in lithium ion batteries without the problems. The Nanosys SiNANOde™ additive, architected from a silicon composite, manages volumetric changes, cycle after cycle, and mitigates the problems historically associated with using silicon in lithium ion battery anodes. Nanosys’ architected materials increase the capacity of lithium ion batteries with its novel anode composite, maintaining standard coulombic efficiency, improving energy and power density, while providing the stability and safety of existing solutions.

Nanotek Instruments The core business of NANOTEK Instruments, Inc., is research, development, manufacture, sales and service of nano materials and processing technologies (including nano materials and bio-materials), energy storage and conversion technologies (including fuel cell systems, batteries, and solar energy materials), and rapid prototyping/tooling/manufacturing technologies. Established in 1997 as a C corporation, NANOTEK currently has a portfolio of more than 80 US patents that are pending or issued. Most of these technologies are available for licensing.

NEI Corporation NEI Corporation develops, manufactures and distributes nanoscale materials for a broad range of customers around the world. Our products incorporate proprietary nanotechnology and advanced materials science to create significant performance improvements in high-volume manufactured goods. We offer a substantial range of products in four key areas: Advanced Protective Coatings, Ultra-high Performance Battery Materials, High Performance Heat Transfer Fluids, and Nanomaterials for Emerging Technologies.

PEC Testing and Formation Solutions for Batteries and Ultracapacitors.

Phostech Lithium Phostech Lithium is developing and optimizing Phosphate-based cathodes, with an actual focus on the fabrication process for LiFePO4, Lithiated Iron Phosphate, a new state-of-the-art cathode material for Lithium-Ion batteries.

Planar Energy Devices Planar Energy Devices is a venture backed technology company that designs and manufactures solid state batteries for commercial and OEM applications. Planar's technology platform enables a new generation of metallic lithium batteries that are safe, compact, and can be deployed in very flexibe arrangements. Planar's systematic approach to addressing traditional lithium battery solutions has resulted in a series of materials, process, and design innovations that create a path to a single technology platform that scales across capacities.

Polyplus A world leader in the development of the next generation lithium battery chemistry, PolyPlus has made a revolutionary breakthrough in lithium metal electrodes that enables the development of batteries with exceptionally high energy density. The protected lithium anode developed at PolyPlus is remarkably stable in aggressive environments including almost all aqueous and non-aqueous electrolytes. PolyPlus is currently focus on the development of Lithium-Air, Aqueous-Lithium, and Lithium-Sulfur batteries.

Sagentia We provide impartial and professional assessments of battery safety and reliability and formally accredit battery performance. With over 15,000 square feet of office and laboratory space, we assess more than 15,000 batteries each year covering all chemistries and sizes. Our extensive experience of power source technology is used to provide consultancy to clients in a wide variety of market sectors. In addition, we help clients to select best fit solutions for OEM devices. We also investigate and evaluate the cause of accidents related to battery technology, as well as identify measures that can prevent failures in the future.

Seeo The Seeo battery boasts a critical difference from current technologies: it is entirely solid state, with no flammable or volatile components. At the core of Seeo technology is a novel solid polymer electrolyte material that can transport Li ions while providing inherently safe and stable support for very high energy electrode chemistries. As a result, Seeo offers dramatic improvements in energy density while also providing best-in-class product lifetime and safety. By combining this core polymer electrolyte technology with a rich knowledge base of traditional lithium-ion materials, processing, and product design, Seeo has overcome the limitations of current technologies, offering a new platform for high energy density storage systems.

Sion Power Sion Power is the leading developer of the next high energy rechargeable battery technology. This exciting new technology is based on the elements lithium and sulfur. These two combine to yield a battery system with the highest theoretical gravimetric and volumetric energy densities of any battery couple. This will enable many new applications where the limited energy available from current batteries is holding back the advancement of new products or is limiting the features of current ones.

SK Energy SK Energy is a major chemicals manufacturer under SK Telecom Co Ltd of Korea, which is involved in development of lithium polymer batteries for automotive traction power supply.

SRI International Today, SRI is developing pioneering technologies and services in power generation, energy storage, infrastructure, and environment: Batteries (High-power, high-energy, super capacitor, NFE, fiber).

Superlattice Power Inc. SLAT (Or Superlattice Power Inc.) has taken a step ahead to pioneer Superlattice Cathode Material for the use in Lithium Ion Rechargeable. HYBT has successfully introduced Superlattice nano and submicron materials from laboratory to industrial scale.

TDA Research TDA Research was formed in 1987 by two staff from the Solar Energy Research Institute (now the National Renewable Energy Laboratory) in Golden, CO. Since that time, TDA has grown to a staff of 75 with annual revenues of approximately $11.6 million. TDA is a privately held R&D company which develops new materials (polymers, carbons and ceramics), catalytic and sorbent-based chemical processes and military and aerospace components, we bring them to market either by forming internal business units, or more frequently, in partnership with larger Global 2000 manufacturing companies. TDA's Direct Oxidation Technology for the removal of sulfur from hydrocarbon streams is available from Sulfatreat, our fullerene production technology is used by Frontier Carbon to manufacture up to 40 tons per year of fullerenes, and our processable conducting polymers are available from Sigma-Aldrich.

TIAX TIAX has made a critical breakthrough in the development of effective battery materials with the introduction of CAM-7. This nickel-based lithium-ion cathode material achieves the properties that are critical for successful Lithium-Ion Cathode Material for Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) implementation: high power capability, highest capacity among known cathode materials, excellent safety, and low cost.

Umicore Extensive R&D and continuous collaboration with our customers have resulted in the CellCore® family of cathode materials for Li-ion batteries. The nickel cobalt manganese based cathode material combines very good electrochemical properties with an attractive cost, opening the door to battery applications for use in hybrid electric vehicles and e-bikes.

US Advanced Battery Consortium The USABC seeks to promote long-term R&D within the domestic electrochemical energy storage (EES) industry and to maintain a consortium that engages automobile manufacturers, EES manufacturers, the National Laboratories, universities, and other key stakeholders.




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