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Last updated on Monday, January 8, 2018
(CRANE) - With a $500,000 in matching funds from Radius Indiana, BrightVolt has expanded in the Battery Innovation Center within WestGate@Crane Technology Park and Purdue@WestGate community.
The move enables BrightVolt to create new lab space, job positions and battery prototype manufacturing for its design, development and manufacturing of safe, thin and flexible batteries.
The expansion also helps BrightVolt and the Battery Innovation Center (BIC) to collaborate more closely to improve the capacity and flexibility of energy storage.
"BrightVolt brings award-winning battery technology to WestGate@Crane Technology Park," said Ben Wrightsman, chief operating officer at the Battery Innovation Center. "BIC will enable BrightVolt to develop the next generation of thin-film rechargeable solid-state battery technology."
Radius Indiana is a regional collaboration leading the way in economic development in Southwest Central Indiana.
"Through our Regional Impact Fund, we were able to offer up to $500,000 in matching funds to help bring BrightVolt to our community," said Jeff Quyle, Radius Indiana chief executive officer. "BrightVolt's innovative technology and partnership with the Battery Innovation Center will allow them to be a growing company in our region."
Innovators and the public recently attended an open house at the Battery Innovation Center to learn about the latest developments in battery storage capabilities. Attendees toured the facilities, watched safety demonstrations and learned about core battery technology.
"The BrightVolt open house was a great opportunity to connect our technology with regional innovators," said Todd Peters, BrightVolt chief executive officer. "This partnership has the potential to develop safe, clean battery technologies that can be used across a wide range of industries throughout the world."
About the Battery Innovation Center
The Battery Innovation Center is a public-private partnership and not-for-profit organization that incorporates leadership from world-class universities, commercial enterprises and government organizations to focus on rapid development, testing and commercialization of safe, reliable and lightweight energy storage systems for commercial and defense organizations. Located adjacent to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, the Battery Innovation Center provides both a virtual collaborative network of capabilities needed for development of next generation energy storage solutions as well as a state-of-the-art $15.6 million energy research lab.
About BrightVolt
BrightVolt is the world's leader in the design, development and scale manufacturing of safe, ultra-thin film batteries. Its patented lithium polymer design allows batteries to be the thinnest, most flexible and yet maintain the highest energy density to power a wide variety of Internet of Things devices such as medical patches, sensor labels and power cards. BrightVolt batteries are environmentally friendly, nontoxic, noncombustible and disposable.
About Radius Indiana
Radius Indiana is a regional partnership representing eight counties in Southwest Central Indiana: Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Orange and Washington. Radius Indiana also serves as a point of contact in Indiana for Naval Support Activity Crane and leads regional collaboration by leveraging our diverse assets to drive attraction, retention and expansion of business. As a results-driven regional leader in economic development, Radius Indiana works to increase employment, investment and quality of life within region.
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