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Saft supplies Ni-Cd batteries for station displays
Saft is supplying its specialised Sunica.plus nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) batteries for self-contained solar-powered information displays being installed at railway stations across Germany.
News from Engineeringtalk, 22 September 2009
Saft showcases battery technologies for PV market
Saft is showing its full range of battery technologies at this year's European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) in Hamburg, which runs until 25 September.
News from Engineeringtalk, 22 September 2009
Saft supplies battery for solar photovotaic scheme
Saft is cooperating with Schneider Electric to deliver solar photovoltaic energy in rural Madagascar.
News from Engineeringtalk, 14 September 2009
Optus D3 satellite uses Saft VES 180 cells
The VES 180 cell, developed by Saft with the help of the European Space Agency and the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), has been used in the Optus D3 communications satellite.
News from Engineeringtalk, 14 September 2009
Saft to supply lithium battery packs to MoD
Saft has won an order from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for BA 5590 primary lithium military battery packs, to be delivered between October and December 2009.
News from Engineeringtalk, 11 September 2009
Saft to show battery technologies at OSP Expo 2009
Saft has announced that it will to demonstrate its battery capabilities for multiple telecommunications applications at OSP Expo 2009.
News from Engineeringtalk, 3 September 2009
Tram-train network tests Matrix MRX battery system
A Saft Matrics MRX battery system has completed a successful extended field trial with the Stadtbahn Karlsruhe tram-train network in Germany.
News from Engineeringtalk, 4 August 2009
Saft develops lithium battery for launch vehicles
Saft is working with its partners in Russia to develop and flight-test the world's first hybrid lithium battery system for a new generation of light-class launch vehicles in Russia and Europe.
News from Engineeringtalk, 22 June 2009
Saft to supply in-flight battery systems
Saft has been awarded a contract by EADS Astrium Space Transportation to provide the in-flight battery systems for the next 35 Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicles.
News from Engineeringtalk, 16 June 2009
Li-ion batteries power F-35 Lightning II JSF
Saft is delivering the 28V and 270V lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries that will power the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) through phases one, two and three of its LRIP programme.
News from Engineeringtalk, 16 June 2009
NASA selects Saft for Li-ion technology
Saft has been awarded a contract to develop the next-generation lithium-ion (Li-ion) technology for NASA.
News from Engineeringtalk, 16 June 2009
Saft offers Ni-MH rechargeable batteries
Saft, a provider of high-technology industrial batteries, is offering a range of nickel-metal-hydride (Ni-MH) rechargeable-battery modules for off-grid photovoltaic (PV) and wind-energy systems.
News from Engineeringtalk, 3 June 2009
Saft lands satellite battery contract
Saft has won a contract with Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL), a provider of small satellite missions, to develop, manufacture and supply Li-ion batteries for low-earth-orbit satellites.
News from Engineeringtalk, 11 December 2008
Lithium-ion batteries set for PV system trials
A new Franco-German project is dedicated to the development of a new concept in energy conversion and storage for grid connected photovoltaic systems.
News from Engineeringtalk, 29 August 2008
Batteries provide power for space station link
Saft primary lithium and Ni-Cd rechargeable batteries provide power to the Jules Verne automated transfer vehicle, which has successfully docked with the International Space Station.
News from Engineeringtalk, 4 April 2008
Airbus adopts Li-ion chemistry to start
Contract illustrates the successful adaptation of Saft's 10-plus years of research in advanced Li-ion battery technology for specific, demanding applications.
News from Engineeringtalk, 14 March 2008
Batteries chosen for vehicle prototypes
SAIC's demonstration fleet is helping to usher in a new age of extremely fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly, urban transportation in the People's Republic of China.
News from Engineeringtalk, 16 January 2008
Hybrid battery helps cut vehicle emissions
Chery Automobile has chosen nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH) batteries from Johnson Controls-Saft for its latest vehicle.
News from Engineeringtalk, 16 January 2008
Electric vans make deliveries in the US
The Dodge Sprinter is an ideal vehicle to carry a large battery pack and still have ample room readily accessible for use as a delivery vehicle.
News from Engineeringtalk, 29 August 2007
High-power batteries suit defence applications
Saft's VL6A is a high-power cell designed for civil applications that require peak power, such as windmill blade pitch control.
News from Engineeringtalk, 7 August 2007
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