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Technologies in the Lithium-ion Energy Systems Market?
Nov
08, 2009
Exide`s decision
leaves us with some unanswered questions as to what is next in terms of the arrival of the Sixth Techno-economic Paradigm in the world.
As
a recent report indicates, Exide Technologies has introduced a new division
focusing on “development and pursuit of new markets for renewable energy
storage and lithium-ion energy systems”.
This
comes as a surprise considering that the company is a global leader in the production and recycling of lead-acid batteries. Does this mean that Exide has
just discovered that lead-acid and lithium-ion advanced energy storage systems
are complements rather than substitutes? Or perhaps, does it imply that the
company will begin a gradual retreat from the lead-acid business?
While
it is too early to conclude in one or the other direction, Exide´s decision
does seem to anticipate a chain of events that may come forward in the near
future at the advent of the “Sixth Techno-economic Paradigm“ with lithium as
its main factor, as envisioned in a blog I published almost two years ago.
Lastly,
as I have argued in another blog, given the growing interest in lithium-ion
batteries for different applications, both within and outside the electric car
industry, many new products, and services are beginning to appear in a promising
market. What remains to be seen is how other companies will react to the new
set of factors that are starting to shape the new ”Cleantech” Era.
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Note.- This is a republication of a blog originally published on EVWorld.com on November 08, 2009.
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