 |  | Johnson Controls-Saft awarded $8.2 million development contract MILWAUKEE, Wis - Aug 12, 2008 The United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC), with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, has awarded Johnson Controls-Saft a contract valued at $8.2 million. The contract will focus on the development of lithium-ion battery systems for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and over the course of two years will seek to validate the commercial feasibility of lithium-ion technology for mass market PHEVs. |
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 | | Saft is awarded a $1.9 million sustainment order with the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency Valdese, NC - Jul 28, 2008 Saft has received an order from the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to supply the U.S. military with BA 5590 lithium-sulfur dioxide (Li-SO2) batteries. The batteries are mainly used in communication equipment such as SINCGARS and PRC-90 radios... |
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 | | Saft Groupe SA reports second quarter and half year 2008 sales Paris - Jul 24, 2008 Saft, leader in the design, development and manufacture of high-end batteries for industry and defence, announces its sales for the second quarter and first half of 2008... |
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| | Saft wins two significant primary lithium battery orders from the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence South Shields - Jul 24, 2008 Saft has been awarded two contracts by the U.K. Ministry of Defence to supply lithium-sulfur dioxide (Li-SO2) batteries: BA-5590 B/U and G30-102B. Both contracts will support the military’s current operational requirements for portable radios used in the field... |
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 | | Saft to present the state-of-the-art in space battery technology at European Space Power Conference Paris - Jul 16, 2008 Saft will have a major presence at the 8th European Space Power Conference (ESPC) in Konstanz, Germany where the company is presenting 13 papers detailing the current state of the art in battery technology for launchers, satellites and space vehicles... |
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| | Saft wins $170 million maximum contract with the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency Valdese, N.C. - Jul 16, 2008 Saft has been awarded a major multi-year contract by the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to supply the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps with BA5590 lithium sulfur dioxide (Li-SO2) batteries... |
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 | | Saft to supply onboard battery systems to upgrade Flytoget’s Airport Express Train service for Oslo Paris - Jul 08, 2008 Saft has been selected by Bombardier Transportation to supply specialized MATRICS MRX nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) onboard battery systems for the upgrade of Flytoget’s Airport Express train - the high speed service connecting Oslo Airport, Gardemoen to Oslo, the capital of Norway... |
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 | | Saft receives new lithium battery order from the Australian army Sydney, Australia - Jul 08, 2008 Saft has received an AUD $3.5 million (approx. €2.1 million) order from the Australian Defence Materiel Organisation for BA-F300 lithium-sulfur dioxide batteries, with deliveries scheduled to begin later this year. The BA-F300 battery is a custom battery comprised of Saft LO 26 SX cells... |
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 | | Saft makes major breakthrough in Indian power sector Bangalore, India - Jul 07, 2008 Saft announces the signature of an important contract with Lanco Infratech Limited to provide back-up power for the Nagarjuna thermal Power Plant at Udupi in Karnataka province in Southern India... |
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 | | JLT Mobile Computers switches to Saft Li-ion batteries for its new rugged field Tablet PC Paris - Jul 03, 2008 Saft is supplying thousands of MP series lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries to JLT Mobile Computers of Sweden to power its new JLT8404 rugged field Tablet PC designed for mobile computing applications in extreme environments... |