Ener1 to Relocate Battery-Manufacturing Facility from Italy to Fort Lauderdale, Fla.Business Editors/Technology Writers FORT LAUDERDALE Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2001 Ener1 Holdings Inc., an emerging leader in mobile power and clean-energy solutions, today announced plans to relocate its battery-manufacturing plant from Cagliari, Italy, to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., by January 2002. The company is currently conducting negotiations for the purchase of a 20,000-square-foot facility in Fort Lauderdale that will house its manufacturing plant and research laboratories. "Fort Lauderdale provides us with easy access to major airports and ports, which will be important to our distribution plans," said Jonathan New, Ener1's chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . "Furthermore, the high quality of life will help us attract new employees as we build up our manufacturing capabilities." Scientists at the Ener1 plant will focus on the research, development and production of primary/secondary lithium batteries Lithium batteries are primary batteries that have lithium metal or lithium compounds as an anode. Depending on the design and chemical compounds used lithium cells can produce voltages from 1.5V to about 3V, twice the voltage of an ordinary zinc-carbon battery or alkaline cell. based on lithium lithium (lĭth`ēəm) [Gr.,=stone], metallic chemical element; symbol Li; at. no. 3; at. wt. 6.941; m.p. about 180.54°C;; b.p. about 1,342°C;; sp. gr. .534 at 20°C;; valence +1. Lithium is a soft, silver-white metal. metal and lithium polymer A rechargeable battery technology introduced in the late 1990s that stores less energy per pound than lithium ion, but is more flexible. Lithium polymer uses a gelatinous electrolyte rather than liquid. chemistries for portable electronic applications, industrial applications, electric vehicles and any other devices that require increased energy capacity, safety and re-chargeability. About Ener1 Holdings Ener1 Holdings Inc. specializes in the research, development, production and global marketing of advanced technologies for the energy industry, including fuel cells and high-output lithium batteries. The company is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and has research and development facilities in La Spezia La Spe·zia A city of northwest Italy east-southeast of Genoa on the Gulf of La Spezia, an arm of the Ligurian Sea. The city is a major seaport and year-round resort. Population: 90,800. Noun 1. , Italy. For more information, visit http://www.ener1.com or call (954) 202-4442. |
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