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SPOTLIGHTITRI AnnouncesLithium BatteryConsortiumand STOBA TrademarkITRI TODAY▂Summer 2010 Quarterly▂6Lithium-ion batteriesfor electricvehicles are an areaof emphasis amongITRI’s many green energyR&D projects. InApril, ITRI announcedthe establishment ofHigh Safety LithiumBattery STOBA Consortium,and alsounveiled the STOBAlogo. The Consortiumwas organized by ITRIto build a strong position for Taiwan’s batteryindustry in the emerging electric vehiclemarket, in the hope that Taiwan willbecome one of the top three lithium batteryproducers in the world. So far, abouttwenty companies have joined the STOBAConsortium.STOBA (Self-Terminated Oligomerwith Branched Architecture) is a new polymerdeveloped by ITRI that effectivelyprevents lithium batteries from explodingwhen damaged, as has occurred in severalhigh-profile cases in recent years. Afterreceiving an R&D 100 Award in 2009,ITRI’s STOBA technology became a focusof attention for a number of world-classbattery manufacturers including materialmanufacturer A123 System and batterymaker Panasonic. Meanwhile, ChairmanThe Consortium wasfounded with the objectiveof driving the forwarddeployment of Taiwan'sbattery industry in theemerging electric vehiclemarket.Source: ITRIChen-yuan Gu of Taiwanbattery industryleader Molicel statedthat the long termcooperation betweenMolicel and ITRI hasled to the technologytransfer of STOBA,and mass productionof high safety lithiumSTOBA vehicle batteriesis slated to beginin the 4th quarter of2010.ITRI’s R&D team will continue workingto develop even safer lithium battery technology,assist companies to establish STO-BA material and lithium battery manufacturingcapabilities, gradually set up safetystandard operating procedures and testingtechnology, unify electric vehicle productsafety procedures, enhance Taiwan batteryindustry differentiation and strengthen internationalcompetitiveness.The new high safety lithium batterySTOBA trademark emphasizes safety andreliability as well as strength and durability.Certification to use the trademark willbe granted once companies pass the testingstandard. In the future, ITRI will graduallypromote an international standard for highsafety lithium batteries.
[ INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ]ITRI Co-Hoststhe 2010 GalileoExecutive ForumITRI and EU together announce the infinite business opportunities that Galileo system will bring.(From left:Michel Bosco, Wen-Hsin Chan, Guy Ledoux, C.K. Lee, and Thorsten Rudolph)To promote interaction betweenTaiwan and EU (EuropeanUnion) Satellite Navigation industries,ITRI cooperated with EU tohost the 2010 Galileo Executive Forum.The Forum invited ChunghwaTelecom, Quanta Computer, EuropeanCommission, Septentrio, andthe leading Geographic InformationSystems (GIS) data company in theworld, Navteq, to share the progressand development of the Global GalileoSatellite system and the prospectivebusiness opportunities forTaiwan’s upper, middle, and lowerchains and EC Satellite Industries.Mr. Wen-Chih Chan, Consultantof Department of Industrial Technology,Ministry of Economic Affairs(MOEA), stated that in 2009the Global GPS output surpassed1 billion NTD and Taiwan’s GPShardware output reached over 40million units, making for about18.6% of the world’s market share.In the past five years, Taiwan hasbeen the world leader in satellitenavigation hardware equipment output.Mr. Chan encourages Taiwanmanufacturers to put emphasis indeveloping niche products such asPersonal Navigation Devices.Dr. Chih-Kung Lee, ExecutiveVice President of ITRI, pointed outthat in the past Taiwan’s satellitenavigation industries mainly fo-Photograph by HUNG-MOU TSAIcused on the GPS system of the US.Taiwan manufacturers should utilizetheir strong R&D background andproductivity to become more involvedwith EU’s Galileo program.To this end, after participating in theGlobal Galileo Industry Alliancein 2009, ITRI has been activelypromoting the visibility of Taiwansuppliers in Europe, and, with theassistance of its overseas office,screening and matching EU enterpriseswith Taiwan satellite industryfirms for Galileo-related businesscooperation.The Galileo system is currentlyin its testing phase, and is expectedto be operational by 2013.ITRI TODAY▂Summer 2010 Quarterly▂7
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