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Industry News While market activity picked up in a number of regions during 2015, North America remains the largest market for newly announced ESSs, according to the report. An estimated 1,653.5 MW of new ESSs were announced worldwide in 2015, with around 33.8 percent of this new capacity coming from North America. The report, Energy Storage Tracker 1Q16, provides a comprehensive resource of global energy storage projects. The Tracker includes a database of 1,119 projects (encompassing at least 43,305 individual systems) and tracks the country, region, market segment, capacity, status, technology vendor, systems integrator, applications, funding, investment, and key milestones of each project. In addition, the report includes an analysis of the technology choice within each major region for energy storage, analysis of the leading regions for energy storage capacity and projects, and market share analysis for technology vendors for deployed projects and projects in the pipeline. Low-Earth Orbit Constellation Satellites Powered by Saft Batteries Take Flight Saft has announced its lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries were on board the eleven new-generation satellites, built by Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC), launched on December 21st 2015 by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida for the ORBCOMM Generation 2 (OG2) constellation, a telecommunication network. The launch demonstrates the performance of Saft's low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation batteries using Li-ion chemistry. The OG2 constellation is a network of 17 LEO satellites that provide reliable and cost-effective machineto-machine (M2M), wireless communications to and from anywhere in the world. The partnership with SNC began in 2008 with a multi-million-dollar contract to provide 18 8S6P MPS batteries, representing one of Saft's largest single award for small satellites. Saft's supplied batteries are equipped with Medium Prismatic Satellite cells (MPS). Each satellite uses one battery pack containing MPS176065 cells, providing 30Ah with 28V. Saft's MPS battery possess proven, specific qualifications for use in space environments for several years. The battery will power the satellite when it is blocked from sunlight for up to 35 minutes per orbit during the entire duration of the mission. 2016 Calendar of Events March 21-24 - International Battery Seminar & Exhibit, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 21-25 - International Wireless Communications Expo, Las Vegas, Nev. April 13-14 - Critical Power 2016, Schaumburg, Ill. May 1-3 - BCI 128th Convention + Power Mart Expo, San Antonio, Tex. August 3-4 - Battery Power 2016, Denver, Colo. 3-4 - Critical Power North America, Denver, Colo. September 13-15 - The Battery Show, Novi, Mich. November 3-4 - Critical Power West, Las Vegas, Nev. 3-4 - Low-Power 2016, Las Vegas, Nev. 10-12 - Battcon 2016, Boca Raton, Fla. Send Calendar of Event listings to Shannon Given at shannong@webcomcommunications.com. www.BatteryPowerOnline.com Spring 2016 * Battery Power 39 http://www.BatteryPowerOnline.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Battery Power - Spring 2016

Editor's Choice
Reducing TCO with the Right UPS Architecture and Operating Mode
Decades of Data: Using Analytics to Predict the Future
Top Four Considerations for Battery Management in a Connected World
Conference Preview
Designing and Managing Custom Battery Pack Plastic Enclosures
Assessment of Performance and Safety on Lithium Ion Pouch Battery Under Various Test Conditions
Batteries
ICs & Semiconductors
Charging & Testing
Industry News
Calendar of Events

Battery Power - Spring 2016