Saft has been awarded a contract by Chinese train manufacturer CRRC Nanjing Puzhen to supply the onboard battery systems for the new metro trains being built for the Changzhou Rail Transit Line 1 project. The battery systems, based on Saft’s MSX nickel-technology cells, will provide emergency backup power to support critical control, safety and passenger…
100th Satellite Equipped with Saft Li-ion Batteries Launched
Saft, a designer and manufacturer of high technology batteries for industry, achieved a milestone when the 100th satellite to use the company’s pioneering Li-ion battery technology launched this month. The Inmarsat 5 F-1 satellite lifted off from the Proton M rocket in Baikonour, Kazakhstan on December 8. The takeoff also marks the 75th GEO satellite…