December 19, 2019: International battery manufacturer EnerSys has taken on NorthStar’s Jeremy Cordray as director of technical sales, transportation markets three months after buying the TPPL battery maker.

Cordray was with NorthStar for seven years, latterly as director, transportation batteries.

One of NorthStar’s major achievements was to drive TPPL batteries in trucking applications, which it says it implemented with most major trucking fleets in the US.

It also connected its Blue+ TPPL batteries to the grid at City Utilities in Springfield, Missouri to add peak shifting, frequency regulation and UPS back-up power to customers in the southwest region.

“Over the past seven years I have been able to be part of the TPPL revolution with NorthStar and I am so happy to continue on this path alongside a team of talented and passionate people,” said Cordray.

“It is a very exciting for thin plate pure lead battery technology and I am excited to join the industry-leading team at EnerSys. With the drastic advances in transportation vehicles, it is important that the lead battery manufacturers drive innovative solutions that will allow the market to continue to revolutionize the way we get from point A to point B.

“In the coming months, the EnerSys transportation team is focused on ensuring that the transportation industry will have the energy storage devices that are needed for current and future technologies.