Lead boosts US ‘energy independence’

 Lead boosts US ‘energy independence’ 859 583 Batteries International

March 10, 2022: Lead batteries are set to underpin a new era of energy independence in the US — as the country scrambles to head-off potential shortages of critical material supplies for energy storage and electric vehicles, Battery Council International said on March 2. BCI was responding to a “Let’s make it in America” plea…

Bush marks quarter century of work for ILA

 Bush marks quarter century of work for ILA 821 513 Batteries International

March 10, 2022: On March 1, Andy Bush marked a quarter century of working for the International Lead Association — the trade association representing the global lead industry that he has led as managing director since 2011. Bush (pictured above) joined the ILA as a technical officer the year that the association started using email…

Hammond promotion for Ray Goodearl

 Hammond promotion for Ray Goodearl 769 445 Batteries International

February 24, 2022: Hammond Group promoted Ray Goodearl this February to a new position as director of marketing and global accounts. This is part of a larger rethink and expansion of Hammond’s international operations taking place in coming months. “Hammond has had a strong reputation as a leader in the battery oxide and additive business…

Points of view: Bitrode Corporation

 Points of view: Bitrode Corporation Batteries International

November 28, 2016: Batteries International interviewed Craig Brunk, sales director at Bitrode for his take on the current state of the testing market and the direction it’ll go in the next few years. Testing times as new generation of energy storage products appears What do you think are going to be the most interesting markets…

Energy storage finance: Gauging risk

 Energy storage finance: Gauging risk 150 150 Batteries International

Energy storage technology — seen by many as the final piece in the global energy transition puzzle — requires significant financing. Attracting investment, depends largely on understanding and quantifying the associated risks, says Michael Wilkins from credit risk ratings firm Standard & Poor’s. Risk assessment — the key to making energy storage commercially viable September…

VRLA batteries: The beginning

 VRLA batteries: The beginning Batteries International

September 27, 2016: Batteries International spoke to John Devitt who, now 91, recalls how he conceived of the first absorbent glass mat battery and the challenges that he and Don McLelland had to overcome to create prototypes that could be manufactured. Patent no 3,862,861: the key that opened up VRLA It all started with a…

David Rand: An electrochemical journey

 David Rand: An electrochemical journey Batteries International

September 27, 2016: David Rand has been at the heart of the energy storage world for the past 50 years. His academic achievements — he is the co-inventor of the UltraBattery and one of the electrochemists that solved the early 1990s puzzle of PCL — have been matched by a stimulating presence in the life…

Half a century of the VRLA battery

 Half a century of the VRLA battery 150 150 Batteries International

September 21, 2016: While the history of its invention and its revolutionary chemistry is one fascinating story, the route to commercial success for the VRLA battery is equally as complex and intriguing. Some of this prefigured the arrival of Batteries International, but the story continues to this day. From conception to mass production … to…

Kubis retires from Eco-Bat, moves to bipolar lead acid start-up Gridtential

 Kubis retires from Eco-Bat, moves to bipolar lead acid start-up Gridtential Batteries International

November 25, 2015: Ray Kubis — one of the most high profile names in the battery business — stepped down as president and managing director at Eco-Bat Technologies on October 30. Kubis, citing family priorities and some other private interests to adjust to less global travel, chose to join the board of Gridtential, a start-up…

Eisenhart joins A123 Systems as COO

 Eisenhart joins A123 Systems as COO Batteries International

November 25, 2015: Chris Eisenhart joined A123 Systems in October as its chief operations officer. He takes over from Ed Kopkowski who left the company in May to become COO of Dexter Alex Company, Eisenhart will head A123’s manufacturing, quality and supply chain organizations globally and, in particular, oversee the company’s plan to more than…