Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. (Altairnano) (NASDAQ: ALTI), a leading provider of energy storage systems for clean, efficient power and energy management, today announced its participation at BATTERIES 2009 "The international power supply conference and exhibition" in Cannes-Mandelieu, France. Terry Copeland, PhD, Altairnano's president and chief executive officer will present at 11:15 a.m. Central Europe Daylight Time, 5:45 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Friday, October 2, 2009 at the Congress Exhibition Center.
BATTERIES 2009 promises to bring together industry leading professionals to analyze "How to bridge the gap between power needs and what the market offers today, while still providing safe solutions". Dr. Copeland will discuss how Altairnano has addressed these challenges by developing the first commercially successful, large format lithium-titanate battery connected directly to the electrical grid in the United States. The presentation will take place as part of the industrial applications and large format batteries session on day three.
Headquartered in Reno, Nevada with manufacturing in Anderson, Indiana, Altairnano is a leading provider of energy storage systems for clean, efficient power and energy management. Going beyond lithium ion, Altairnano's Lithium-Titanate based battery systems are among the highest performing and most scalable, with applications that include battery cells for military artillery, battery packs for hybrid vehicles and energy storage systems for large-scale stationary power services.