National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Battery Cell Manufacture
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The National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Battery Cell Manufacture
was formed in December 2008 as an alliance between 14 battery makers and the Argonne National Laboratory
to improve the competitiveness of the American battery industry (which is in some respects playing catch-up to the Japanese battery industry) and to expedite the development of advanced lithium ion battery
technology. The alliance is modeled after SEMATECH
, formed in 1987 by a group of U.S. semiconductor manufacturers with $1 billion in federal
funding to build manufacturing plants to compete with Asian competition.
The market for rechargeable lithium ion batteries is currently too small for any one company to build a plant on its own. By combining resources, and with the help of up to $2 billion dollars from the federal government over the next five years, the hope is to catch up on the lead of Asian manufacturers that now supply the lion's share of batteries used in hybrid and electric cars.
3M, Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions, ActaCell, All Cell Technologies, Altair Nanotechnologies Inc, Eagle Picher Industries Inc.
, EnerSys, Envia Systems, FMC Corp, MicroSun Technologies, Mobius Power, SiLyte, Superior Graphite, and Townsend Advanced Energy.
was formed in December 2008 as an alliance between 14 battery makers and the Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne National Laboratory is the first science and engineering research national laboratory in the United States, receiving this designation on July 1, 1946. It is the largest national laboratory by size and scope in the Midwest...
to improve the competitiveness of the American battery industry (which is in some respects playing catch-up to the Japanese battery industry) and to expedite the development of advanced lithium ion battery
Lithium ion battery
A lithium-ion battery is a family of rechargeable battery types in which lithium ions move from the negative electrode to the positive electrode during discharge, and back when charging. Chemistry, performance, cost, and safety characteristics vary across LIB types...
technology. The alliance is modeled after SEMATECH
SEMATECH
- Purpose :SEMATECH , a not-for-profit consortium, performs research and development to advance chip manufacturing. SEMATECH has broad engagement with various sectors of the R&D community, including chipmakers, equipment and material suppliers, universities, research institutes, and government...
, formed in 1987 by a group of U.S. semiconductor manufacturers with $1 billion in federal
Federal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States is the national government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that is the United States of America. The federal government comprises three distinct branches of government: a legislative, an executive and a judiciary. These branches and...
funding to build manufacturing plants to compete with Asian competition.
The market for rechargeable lithium ion batteries is currently too small for any one company to build a plant on its own. By combining resources, and with the help of up to $2 billion dollars from the federal government over the next five years, the hope is to catch up on the lead of Asian manufacturers that now supply the lion's share of batteries used in hybrid and electric cars.
Members
The alliance's members are:3M, Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions, ActaCell, All Cell Technologies, Altair Nanotechnologies Inc, Eagle Picher Industries Inc.
Eagle-Picher
Eagle-Picher Corporation is a privately held, American, manufacturing and resource extractive company known for its storage battery technology. It was founded in 1842 as a paint manufacturing firm using the name Eagle White Lead, and became Eagle-Picher Lead in 1916 with its merger with a lead...
, EnerSys, Envia Systems, FMC Corp, MicroSun Technologies, Mobius Power, SiLyte, Superior Graphite, and Townsend Advanced Energy.