Watts-NXT from Discover are power solutions integrating Discover’s proprietary IDBMS (Integration, Data and Battery Management System), Man Machine interfaces and charging solutions with Optimum Fail Soft Lithium Modules.
Steve Nam, president of Discover Energy, said: “After years of research, development and field trials, the formalization of our partnership with Optimum Battery secures production quantities of Optimum and Discover’s co-developed Fail-Soft high power Lithium Modules that are key components in Watts-NXT from Discover.”
Darwin Sauer, VP of product and business development at Discover-Energy, said: “As we did with Discover’s EV Traction Dry Cell batteries 10 years ago, Watts NXT from Discover will be easily integrated by our established original equipment clients allowing them to be early adopters of a technology that has major benefits for their equipment and customers.”
According to a report from bcc research, non-rechargeable (primary) lithium batteries were worth $975m in 2006 and the world market should grow to a projected $1.2bn (constant 2006 dollars) in 2012, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.7%. In addition, the rechargeable secondary lithium battery market was approximately $4.6bn in 2006 but should grow to more than $6.3bn by 2012, (CAGR) of 5.6%.
