JV for battery/capacitor hybrid electric storage devices

摘要

According to ALTe founder, chairman, and CEO John Thomas, the company has signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture with Inmatech, Inc., a leading developer of advanced super-capacitors, to produce and sell hybrid electric storage (HES) devices composed of batteries, supercapacitors and control electronics. Thomas says, "The blend of supercapacitors with lithium ion battery cells will enable longer life for the battery cells while reducing cost by as much as 40% for an equivalent size battery composed exclusively of lithium ion cells. The applications will range from automotive batteries to stationary grid power leveling devices."