C&D Technologies Partners With Firefly Energy As Manufacturer Of Microcell Foam Batteries
C&D Technologies, Inc. announced that it has signed a manufacturing contract with Firefly Energy, Inc.. The contract calls for the establishment of a manufacturing partnership between the two companies to produce Firefly-designed battery products for the trucking and off highway equipment markets.
It is claimed that Firefly’s microcell technology provides the trucking industry and fleets with a highly effective fuel-saving alternative for powering their trucks’ hotel loads and HVAC systems. Capable of almost double the run time and life of traditional lead-acid batteries, the technology enables compliance with recent anti-idling legislation. The first focus for this partnership will be for the Firefly "Oasis" battery. Firefly will provide microcell foam technology components, and C&D will manufacture the battery in their Milwaukee Wisconsin facility.
Dr. Jeffery Graves, President and CEO of C&D Technologies said, "This partnership brings together innovative design and materials technologies with advanced manufacturing techniques to produce a customer solution that has outstanding performance and is environmentally friendly, as it reduces the emissions from engine idling or diesel auxiliary power units. C&D is committed to energy storage products, processes and enterprises that preserve our environment. We look forward to a long and fruitful partnership with Firefly Energy."
Firefly CEO Ed Williams called the new C&D relationship a "critical addition to our manufacturing and commercialization strategies which expands the availability of our award winning battery technology."
"Firefly is first and foremost an innovator, creating enabling energy technologies," Williams said. "We will continue to focus on product technologies, design, development and testing that compresses product development schedules while enhancing product quality and performance. We’re delighted to be associated with a company of C&D’s caliber, given the stringent requirements which C&D has long met in producing batteries of the highest quality for demanding telecom and data protection customers."
