Factory of the Future for Technology of the Future

Joe Rizzo World Class Manager

Agenda

1.  Corporate Overview 2.  Saft Jacksonville Plant –

LEED Certification 3.  Facilities and Energy

Conservation 4.  Corporate Video 5.  Li-Ion Technology 6.  Battery Storage Systems

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Saft’s Experience & Stability

•  Saft has remained in business through challenging economic times in the past, and is still a strong company today

•  Saft’s stability is due in large part to a global presence in a variety of markets

Storied history of SAFT (Société des Accumulateurs Fixes et de Traction)

  Founded in France by Swiss electrochemists

  Acquisition by Compagnie Générale d’Electricité (which later became Alcatel)

  First portable sealed Ni-Cd battery

  Saft shares on the Eurolist

  Saft opens: World’s First Production Facility for lithium-ion HEV Batteries

  Saft Jacksonville groundbreaking

  Large format Li-ion cell

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Sales 2010 591.1 €

High performance primary and rechargeable lithium and silver batteries

for the electronics, defence and space industries.

Space Defence

Specialty Battery Group

331.1 €

Joint-Ventures:

- ASB Group Thermal batteries

Equity accounted

Rechargeable nickel and lithium-based batteries for demanding industrial applications.

Telecommunication

Industrial standby

Aviation

Industrial Battery Group 260.0 €

Rail and Mass Transit

Clean Energy Storage

Emergency Lighting

The Saft Group in 2009 - Key figures*

Metering and Professional Electronics

Saft Group SA A World Leader in High Technology Batteries

4,000 employees

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An International Footprint to Achieve Global Reach

Zhuhai (China)

Valdese (North Carolina)

Cockeysville (Maryland)

Valdosta (Georgia)

Kiryat Ekron (Israel)

Singapore

Sydney (Australia)

Oskarshamn (Sweden)

South Shields (UK)

Glasgow (UK)

Poitiers (France) Bourges (France) Nersac (France)

Bordeaux (France)

Büdingen (Germany)

Raskovice (Czech Republic)

West Palm Beach (Florida)

Bangalore (India)

Jacksonville (Florida)

Saft’s Environmental Policy

1.  Identify the impacts of our activities, measure these impacts, build and maintain an environmental management system

2.  Reduce the impact on the envronment of our manufacturing sites

3.  Propose to our customers solutions which help them minimize their own impact on the environment

4.  Identify and share best practices

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Saft Jacksonville

•  Saft America Inc. Jacksonville is a Factory of the Future

•  Manufactures Industrial lithium-ion batteries and systems, using new technologies for new markets and for green environments

•  Why Jacksonville? – Brownfield – Strong support from State & Local governments – Access to Skilled workforce

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LEED - Silver Certification

•  Saft America Inc. has applied for the LEED Silver Certification. December award.

•  LEED -- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

•  LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification system

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Saft On-site LEED Qualifications

1.  Brownfield Development 2.  Alternative Transportation

–  Bicycle Storage and Changing rooms. –  Fuel efficient vehicle parking –  Carpool Parking

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Saft On-site LEED Qualifications

3.  Heat Island Effect - Roof 4.  Light Pollution Reduction

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Saft On-site LEED Qualifications

5.  Low-Flow Fixtures 6.  Reduce Potable Water Demand

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Saft On-site LEED Qualifications

7.  Water Efficient Landscaping 8.  Rainwater Reclamation System

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Saft’s Onsite LEED Qualifications 9.  Storage and Collection of Recyclables

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No Smoking Policy

This is a non-smoking facility

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Environmental Training Programs

•  All Saft America Inc. employees take environmental training programs – To become more aware of environmental

consequences – To learn what they can do to make a

difference •  Saft actively recruits Internships in Health,

Safety and Environmental Engineering •  Numerous Safety and Environmental training

sessions offered to SAFT employees

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Waste Minimization and Lean

•  Saft America Inc. is dedicated to creating little or no waste

•  All waste streams are collected for re-use or recycling

•  The Saft World Class Program is a Continuous Improvement Program based on Lean and Six Sigma

•  The Focus is on Performance, Process and People

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Facilities and Energy Conservation

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Controlled Manufacturing Environments

•  Humidity: -30°C, < 1% Relative Humidity •  Particles: ISO 6, < 1,000 particles cm³ •  Temperature: ± 0.5 °F •  Positive Pressure: > 0.1 Atmosphere

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The Munters

•  The Munters system saves up to 40% on energy versus conventional AHU systems. – Munters are used to dehumidify Dry-rooms

•  The Munters earn LEED credits for green building construction

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The HEPA Air Filter Systems

•  HEPA Filter Systems – Satisfies certain standards of efficiency set by

the Department of Energy – Filters remove at least 99.97% of airborne

particles 0.3 micrometers in diameter

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Air Pollution Controls

•  Saft Air Scrubber – Takes 75 lbs. per day of

VOC emissions down to only .5 lbs. per day

– Keeps Saft within permitting standards

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Solar Panels •  The roof of the facility is covered with

4,340 solar panels –  Will produce 1 Megawatt of energy –  Peak efficiency of 97.6% –  Equivalent to avoiding 48,600,000

lbs. of CO₂ or conserving 2.5 million gallons of gasoline annually

•  Saft houses the largest rooftop solar system in Florida

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Onsite Water

•  Reclaim Water Irrigation System –  Rain Water is collected in a 20,000 gallon tank,

filtered, treated and reused to flush toilets. –  Condensate is collected in a storm water pond. –  Process water is collected in storage tanks and sent

out for reprocessing •  Saft’s mag-meter

–  Measures the flow of process water –  Keeps the flow within permitting standards

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Composted and Commingled Recycling

•  Saft America Inc. offers bins to separate recyclables in all office settings.

•  All commingled wastes collected are set to a Materials Recovery Facility, where they are separated and recycled.

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Saft’s Office Environment

• Motion Sensored Lighting – Conserves electricity – lights turn off after so many minutes of no movement.

• Solar Screens – Reduce the sunlight up to 60% – Reduce warming from the sun

• High Efficiency Toilets – Located in every bathroom – HETs possess a flush volume of 1.28 US gal.

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High Efficiency Parking and Carpooling

•  Saft America Inc. promotes high efficiency cars –  Let employees park in

marked spaces with cars earning 40 green points or more

•  Front row spaces for employees who chose to carpool

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Bike Rack

•  Bike racks contribute to LEED certification – Employees have a place to park bikes

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Energy Conservation Plan

•  Saft America Inc. has set up systems to conserve power and energy while the facility is not in use – Rotation of facility equipment

at off-peak hours – Optimizes use of highest

efficiency equipment

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World Leaders

•  Saft America Inc. is dedicated to keeping the environment free of wastes and pollutants. –  Implementing and changing policies –  Staying current with new environmental technologies –  Environmental staff dedicated to change

•  Saft America Inc. is a world leader for the environment.

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Special Recognition

•  Jaclyn “Jackie” Lauer •  Junior at Clemson University •  Studying to be an Environmental Engineer

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Corporate Video

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Jacksonville Market Opportunities

•  Energy storage systems

•  Telecom network backup

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The electricity grid

Energy storage is an electricity warehouse

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Energy storage is environmentally friendly

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Batteries can store energy when the wind is blowing…

… and release it when it’s calm

Energy storage improves the efficiency of the grid

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The grid is designed for the hottest day

of the year

Storage can help the grid do

more with less

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Energy Storage Value Chain

Renewables Capacity Firming

Smoothing, Ramping

Energy & Power

Ancillary Services

Transmission Stability

High Power

Load Management

Peak Shaving

Energy & Power

Transmission Distribution Fuel/Energy Sources Generation Transmission Distribution Electricity

Customers

Energy Storage

Time Shifting

Energy

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Saft Lithium-Ion Battery Technologies

•  Infinite Charge/Discharge cycles •  Very high efficiency: 95% •  Long life of 15 - 20 years •  Limited self discharge

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Energy Storage System Design

•  From Li-ion cells to battery in container

Technical characteristics for 560kWh battery: 20 ft container 3m height - 2.5m width 1.1MW (730V-770Ah) and 11tons

VL41M

VL41M

24V-80Ah module

29 modules 700V plus 1 BMM

560 KWh Battery

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Saft makes energy storage in Jacksonville

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Questions & Answers

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