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1 Summary: For the March 25 th issue of NAATBatt s Advanced Battery Weekly, we highlight recent sector activities. The NAATBatt, U.S. and Asia Indices increased 2.5% w/w, 5.2% w/w and 2.8% w/w, respectively. The S&P 500 and Russell 2000 Indices were also up 1.6% w/w and 1.4% w/w, respectively. Executive Director James Greenberger announces that the next Members Site Visit Meeting will be held in Seattle, WA on May 4-5, The meeting will be co-hosted by 1Energy Systems and UniEnergy Technologies in cooperation with Snohomish County PUD. To see the details of the event, click here to go to the event information page. Read NAATBatt Announces Next Members Site Visit Meeting in the Executive Director's Notes section of the newsletter below. Check out our Members Press Releases section after the Key Highlights. Key Highlights: A123 Systems announced that it is expanding operations in Europe by opening a manufacturing facility in the Czech Republic city of Ostrava. The facility will complement the company s existing technical center in Stuttgart, Germany. Transport for London (Tfl) has introduced BYD double-decker electric buses (ebuses) into revenue service routes. The batteries can power the ebus for over 24 hours and provide up to 190 miles of typical urban driving. Saft has won a contract from Rolls Royce Marine to supply its Seanergy lithium ion (li-ion) battery system for a hybrid multi-application vessel under construction in Denmark for Kystverket, the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA). The Rolls Royce system is based on the company s patent pending Super-Iron Phosphate (SLFP) technology. Alevo Group announced it is deploying an 8 megawatt (MW)/4 megawatt-hour (MWh) energy storage system in Lewes, Delaware. The company worked with the City of Lewes and the Lewes Board of Public Works (BPW) on the project, which will involve the repurposing of a retired oil-fired generator building. Focus Graphite announced its affiliate, Grafoid and Xiamen Tungsten (Xiamen), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the establishment of a strategic joint venture (JV) partnership. A due diligence process will be concluded by May 22, BYD is introducing its K9 ebus in Korea after forming a partnership with Suncore. Suncore signed a deal with BYD to operate three K9 buses with delivery completed by May. A bill is being proposed in New York City that would require the installation of charging stations in parking spaces around the five boroughs. The legislation would mandate that the Department of Transportation (DOT) launch a four-year pilot program with up to 35 curbside charging stations citywide. Renault Samsung Motors has doubled its annual sales target for its electric vehicles (EV) for The company is aiming to sell 2,000 units of its EVs this year in Korea, doubling last year's around 1,000 units.

2 Statoil (Norway-based) has started a pilot project for battery storage of energy generated from wind at a project off the coast of Scotland. The Batwind energy storage development is occurring at its Hywind floating offshore wind farm, which is scheduled for construction in The Renault Twizy has been certified by Transport Canada, and is now set for release on the Canadian market. Renault s local partner, AZRA Canada, will be selling Twizy 40 from summer Kea Industrial has agreed to source li-ion batteries from Talino EV. Under a MOU, Talino will supply batteries with battery management systems to be used on Kea s electric tricycle (e-trike) fleet in Bacoor, Cavite (Philippines). Dyson is developing an electric vehicle (EV) at its headquarters in Malmesbury, Wiltshire. The government is funding the company, which will create over 500 jobs, mostly in engineering. Solano County Transit (SolTrans) is purchasing two K9 40-feet ebuses from BYD Coach & Bus. Delivery of the vehicles is expected this summer. The Toyohashi University of Technology and Taisei have unveiled an EV that will run without a battery, receiving its charge from an electrified road. The vehicle moves over an electrified surface that has two rail-like steel paths spaced to match the car s special tires. A group of researchers that included Toyota Motor and High Energy Accelerator Research Organization announced the development of an all-solid-state ceramic battery that is fast-charging and can be made smaller than regular batteries. The prototype has small capacity (that showed almost no sign of deterioration after being recharged 1,000 times) and can be fully charged in one minute. Researchers at Tsinghua University (China) have proposed a graphene-based nanostructured lithium metal anode for lithium metal batteries to inhibit dendrite growth and improve electrochemistry performance. The graphene-based anode offers improvements such as ultralow local current density, high stable cycling capacity and high electrical conductivity. Members Press Releases Focus Graphite Grafoid Extends Its Graphene Market Reach; Signs MOU with Xiamen Tungsten to Develop Graphene Based Applications in China Focus Graphite Announces Pending Sale of Grafoid Shares and Other Benefits Tied to Grafoid s MOU with China s Xiamen Tungsten Co.

3 Grafoid Expands into China with Xiamen Tungsten Joint Venture Gary Economo explains what the MOU means for Grafoid and why it will also impact Focus Graphite. RedFlow Former Internode director joins Redflow board as company readies for residential battery launch A Few More Details: A123 Systems announced that it is expanding operations in Europe by opening a manufacturing facility in the Czech Republic city of Ostrava. The facility will complement the company s existing technical center in Stuttgart, Germany. A123 operates manufacturing facilities in Hangzhou, China, Changzhou, China and southeastern Michigan in the United States. The expansion is driven by European market demand for low voltage automotive products. Source: A123 Systems LLC Tfl has introduced BYD double-decker ebuses into revenue service routes. The batteries can power the ebus for over 24 hours and provide up to 190 miles of typical urban driving with a single daily recharging requiring only four hours. The ebuses deliver 345 kilowatt-hours (kwh) of power that come with a 12-year battery warranty. Source: Tfl Saft has won a contract from Rolls Royce Marine to supply a Seanergy li-ion battery system for a hybrid multi-application vessel under construction in Denmark for Kystverket, the NCA. The multi-purpose workboat is under construction at the Hvide shipyard in Denmark. The Rolls Royce system is based on the company s patent pending Super-Iron Phosphate (SLFP) technology, which received Bureau Veritas certification in early 2015 and which is on course to receive certification from Lloyds Register and DNV GL. Source: Saft Alevo Group announced it is deploying an 8 MW/4 MWh energy storage system in Lewes, Delaware. The company worked with the City of Lewes and the Lewes BPW on the project, which will involve the repurposing of a retired oil-fired generator building. The GridBank deployment in Lewes is the first in a series of commercial deployments scheduled for 2016, and follows an operational agreement struck with Customized Energy Solutions (CES) to provide 200MW of grid storage to the North American wholesale energy market. Source: Alevo Group Focus Graphite announced its affiliate, Grafoid, and Xiamen Tungsten (Xiamen), have signed an MOU for the establishment of a strategic JV partnership. The MOU provides Focus Graphite with a portal through Xiamen to sell its products in China and allows for Xiamen to acquire up to a 20% equity position in Grafoid. A due diligence process will be concluded by May 22, Source: Focus Graphite

4 BYD is introducing its K9 ebus in Korea after forming a partnership with Suncore. Suncore signed a deal with BYD to operate three K9 buses with delivery completed by May. The ebuses are expected to start operation in 2H16. Source: Korea Herald A bill is being proposed in New York City that would require the installation of charging stations in parking spaces around the five boroughs. The legislation would mandate that the DOT launch a four-year pilot program with up to 35 curbside charging stations citywide. Under the legislation, the city would have to install two to seven stations in each borough and list their locations online with reports on station usage. Source: Daily News Renault Samsung Motors has doubled its annual sales target for its EVs for The company is aiming to sell 2,000 units of its EVs this year in Korea, doubling last year's around 1,000 units. Last year, about 3,000 EVs were sold in South Korea, which accounted for a mere 0.2 percent of the total auto sales. Source: Yonhap Statoil (Norway-based) has started a pilot project for battery storage of energy generated from wind at a project off the coast of Scotland. The Batwind energy storage development is occurring at its Hywind floating offshore wind farm, which is scheduled for construction in The development is steered through an MOU signed between Statoil, the Scottish government and its national partners. The company aims to install a Lithium battery storage system within two years. Source: UPI The Renault Twizy has been certified by Transport Canada, and is now set for release on the Canadian market. The Twizy 40 is fitted with a type-1 charging cable with speed capped at 40 kilometers per-hour (25 miles per-hour). Renault s local partner, AZRA Canada, will be selling Twizy 40 from summer Source: Renault Kea Industrial has agreed to source li-ion batteries from Talino EV. Under an MOU, Talino will supply batteries with battery management systems to be used on Kea s e-trike fleet in Bacoor, Cavite (Philippines). Kea has been operating about 10 e-trikes, in Bacoor in partnership with the local government. Source: Business World Dyson is developing an EV at its headquarters in Malmesbury, Wiltshire. The government is providing funding, which will secure 174m of investment in the area, creating over 500 jobs, mostly in engineering. The company has stated plans to invest 1bn in battery technology over the next five years. Source: The Guardian SolTrans is purchasing two K9 40-feet ebuses from BYD Coach & Bus. Delivery of the vehicles is expected this summer. The ebus can travel over 155 miles on a single charge. Source: Solano County Transit The Toyohashi University of Technology and Taisei have unveiled an EV that will run without a battery, receiving its charge from an electrified road. The vehicle moves over an electrified surface that has two rail-like steel paths spaced to match the car s special tires. The charge is derived from steel wires embedded in tires that serve as a conduit. Source: RT News A group of researchers that included Toyota Motor and High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (an interuniversity research institute) announced the development of an all-solid-state ceramic battery that is fast-charging and can be made smaller than regular batteries. The battery does not use a liquid conductor, conductive material and electrodes can be placed without spaces in between, allowing for a

5 high capacity and lightweight battery to be produced. The prototype only has a small capacity (that showed almost no sign of deterioration after being recharged 1,000 times) and can be fully charged in one minute. Source: The Asahi Shimbun Researchers at Tsinghua University (China) have proposed a graphene-based nanostructured (as shown in Exhibit 1) lithium metal anode for lithium metal batteries to inhibit dendrite growth and improve electrochemistry performance. The graphene-based anode offers improvements such as (1) ultralow local current density on the surface of graphene anode (a ten-thousandth of that on routine Cu foil-based anodes) induced by the large specific surface area of 1666 m 2 g -1, which inhibited dendrite growth and brought uniform lithium deposition morphology; (2) high stable cycling capacity of 4.0 mah mg -1 induced by the high pore volume (1.65 cm 3 g -1 ) of unstacked graphene, over 10 times of the graphite anode in lithium-ion batteries (0.372 mah mg -1 ); (3) high electrical conductivity (435 S cm -1 ), leading to low interface impedance, stable charging/discharging performance, and high cycling efficiencies. Exhibit 1: Illustration of Graphene Nanostructure Source: Phys Org

6 Exhibit 2: Indices Performance (From January 7, 2013) (Indexed to 100) Tesl?a Motors at /29/2013 2/12/2013 2/26/2013 3/12/2013 3/26/2013 4/9/2013 4/23/2013 5/7/2013 5/21/2013 6/4/2013 6/18/2013 7/2/2013 7/16/2013 7/30/2013 8/13/2013 8/27/2013 9/10/2013 9/24/ /8/ /22/ /5/ /19/ /3/ /17/ /31/2013 1/14/2014 1/28/2014 2/11/2014 2/25/2014 3/11/2014 3/25/2014 4/8/2014 4/22/2014 5/6/2014 5/20/2014 6/3/2014 6/17/2014 7/1/2014 7/15/2014 7/29/2014 8/12/2014 8/26/2014 9/9/2014 9/23/ /7/ /21/ /4/ /18/ /2/ /16/ /30/2014 1/13/2015 1/27/2015 2/10/2015 2/24/2015 3/10/2015 3/24/2015 4/7/2015 4/21/2015 5/5/2015 5/19/2015 6/2/2015 6/16/2015 6/30/2015 7/14/2015 7/28/2015 8/11/2015 8/25/2015 9/8/2015 9/22/ /6/ /20/ /3/ /17/ /1/ /15/ /29/2015 1/12/2016 1/26/2016 2/9/2016 2/23/2016 3/8/2016 NASDAQ Composite Index Russell 2000 AMEX Cleantech Index NAATBatt Index Advanced Battery U.S. Index Advanced Battery Asia Index Tesla Motors LG Chem Johnson Controls Source: Bloomberg Exhibit 3: Indices Performance Close on 52-Wk % of 52-Wk Performance Index 3/21/2016 High High LTM YTD Week Dow 17, , % (2.8%) 31.4% 2.3% S&P 500 2, , % (2.7%) 40.3% 1.6% NASDAQ 4, , % (4.2%) 54.5% 1.2% Russell , , % (13.1%) 25.8% 1.4% AMEX Cleantech Index Source: Bloomberg and ThomsonOne 1, , % (3.0%) 25.9% 2.1%

7 Exhibit 4: Supplier Performance (From January 7, 2013) (Indexed to 100) /14/2013 3/14/2013 5/14/2013 7/14/2013 9/14/ /14/2013 1/14/2014 3/14/2014 5/14/2014 7/14/2014 9/14/ /14/2014 1/14/2015 3/14/2015 5/14/2015 7/14/2015 9/14/ /14/2015 1/14/2016 3/14/2016 FMC Corp (Lithium Supplier) Polypore International (Separators) ABB Toray Industries Inc. (Separator supplier) Source: Bloomberg Hirano Tecseed Co. (Coater supplier) Albemarle Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. Inoue Kinzoku Kogyo Ltd. (Coater supplier) Exhibit 5: Commodity Prices Price on Price on Price on 1 Week 1 Month Commodity 3/21/2016 3/14/2016 2/22/2016 Change Change LME Copper (Cash, $ per tonne) 5,079 4,994 4, % 8.2% LME Lead (cash, $ per tonne) 1,806 1,841 1,757 (1.9%) 2.8% LME Nickel (cash, $ per tonne) 8,610 8,700 8,690 (1.0%) Source: LME (0.9%)

8 Exhibit 6: Natural Gas and Crude Oil (From January 3, 2013) (Indexed to 100) /3/2013 2/3/2013 3/3/2013 4/3/2013 5/3/2013 6/3/2013 7/3/2013 8/3/2013 9/3/ /3/ /3/ /3/2013 1/3/2014 2/3/2014 3/3/2014 4/3/2014 5/3/2014 6/3/2014 7/3/2014 8/3/2014 9/3/ /3/ /3/ /3/2014 1/3/2015 2/3/2015 3/3/2015 4/3/2015 5/3/2015 6/3/2015 7/3/2015 8/3/2015 9/3/ /3/ /3/ /3/2015 1/3/2016 2/3/2016 3/3/2016 Source: EIA

9 Executive Director s Notes NAATBATT ANNOUNCES NEXT MEMBERS SITE VISIT MEETING NAATBatt International is pleased to announce that the next in its series of Members Site Visit Meetings will be held in Seattle, WA on May 4-5, The meeting will be co-hosted by 1Energy Systems and UniEnergy Technologies in cooperation with Snohomish County PUD. To see the details of the event, click here to go to the event information page. Member Site Visit Meetings are a regular feature of NAATBatt activities and a major benefit of NAATBatt membership. At a Member Site Visit Meeting, the hosting NAATBatt member opens its facility for tour by visiting NAATBatt members and gives a briefing about the hosting member s products and capabilities. Hosting members also have the opportunity to introduce members of their management team, who many in the industry never get to meet. For the hosting member, these meetings are like an exhibit booth at a major trade show on steroids. Except, very much unlike an exhibit booth at a trade show, this program costs the hosting member nothing. For visiting members, NAATBatt Member Site Visit Meetings offer unprecedented opportunity to gain intelligence about an aspect of the industry, and one particular participant in it, which more often than not opens eyes to new commercial opportunities. These meetings are designed to produce new ideas and new commercial prospects for our members. They rarely disappoint. The 1Energy System-UniEnergy Technology meeting will pack an unusually full amount of content into one program. Attendees will start with a visit to 1Energy Systems, a software developer (with historic ties to Microsoft), which has played a leading role in the development of the MESA standards for controlling storage resources on the grid. If you have not seen the facilities of a top flight software development firm, the visit to 1Energy Systems is something you should not miss. You will emerge from the experience with new ideas about storage and a new appreciation for some of the challenges that the market is trying to address in deploying storage on the grid. From 1Energy Systems, attendees will travel by NAATBatt-chartered bus to UniEnergy Technologies, a manufacturer of vanadium flow batteries, located north of Seattle. At UniEnergy Technologies, attendees will learn about vanadium flow technology and flow battery architecture. Attendees will see how vanadium flow batteries are made and learn about the unique needs and requirements of flow battery manufacturers. Flow batteries may play an increasingly important role in stationary energy storage. This will be a unique opportunity to understand the technology and its commercial requirements.

10 From UniEnergy s manufacturing facility, NAATBatt members will travel to the Operations Center of Snohomish County PUD. Snohomish PUD has been one of the most supportive utilities in the country with respect to storage. Attendees will hear from Snohomish PUD about its experiences with storage and some of the benefits and challenges of this new grid resource. From Snohomish PUD s Operations Center, attendees will travel to two Snohomish PUD substations, where Snohomish has either deployed or is in the process of deploying a storage resource. At the Hardeson Road substation NAATBatt members will see Snohomish PUD's first storage project, consisting of two large-scale lithium ion batteries, one manufactured by LG Chem and a second by Mitsubishi and GS Yuasa. At Snohomish PUD's Everett substation, NAATBatt members will see a second project, due for completion later this year, consisting of four strings of advanced vanadium flow batteries in a total of 20 shipping containers, manufactured by UniEnergy Technologies at the facility attendees toured earlier in the day. Both projects are based on the innovative MESA system of controls, which 1Energy Systems played a leading role in developing. Of course, no NAATBatt Member Site Visit Meeting is complete without the networking dinner. NAATBatt strives at each Member Site Visit Meeting to find a fun and locally significant venue for our members to socialize, enjoy themselves, and form new business relationships. For this meeting, NAATBatt has reserved a private room at the famous Ivar s Acres of Clams restaurant on Pier 54 on Seattle s waterfront. Festivities will start at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4 (note that this is the first day of the program, before to the bus tour on Thursday) at Ivar s. The dinner is free** for NAATBatt members who are registered to attend the program (see the note on the event information page). NAATBatt has organized many successful Member Site Visit Meetings in the past. This one promises to rival the best of them. Please register soon, as there are a limited number of seats available on the NAATBatt bus. But do plan to attend. You will be disappointed, and disadvantaged in understanding some important aspects of the storage industry, if you miss it. March 25, 2016 James J. Greenberger Executive Director

11 NAATBatt International Membership Applications for 2016 Membership Applications and Dues Structure NAATBatt International is accepting applications for membership from companies engaged in the business or applications of advanced electrochemical energy storage technology. Annual membership dues for 2016 are $7,500 for Platinum Members, $5,000 for Gold Members $2,500 for Silver Members, and $1,000 for Public Service Members (not-for-profit and government entities). Affiliates of Platinum Member companies and early stage companies with less than two years of operating history and revenues of less than $500,000 per year may join as special Silver Members for the price of $1,000 per year. Applicants may choose their level of membership based on their desired participation in NAATBatt International. Membership runs for 12 months from the month in which an application is accepted. For details about our membership structure, including a list of the benefits of each class of membership, and a membership application, please click here. Why Join NAATBatt International? NAATBatt International is a not-for-profit trade association of companies, associations and research institutions commercializing advanced electrochemical energy storage technology for emerging, high tech applications worldwide. Our mission is to promote the commercial interests of our members by supporting developments in the science of and markets for advanced electrochemical energy storage technology consistent with the goals of enhancing energy efficiency, reducing petroleum dependence and enabling carbon-free electricity generation. Our members include advanced battery, ultracapacitor and electrode manufacturers, energy materials suppliers, vehicle makers, electric utilities, equipment vendors, service providers, universities and other research institutions. We are a membership-based organization focused on delivering the following benefits to our members: Strategic market intelligence Access to new and emerging electrochemical energy storage technology Networking and building name recognition within the industry NAATBatt International conducts multiple programs for its members over the course of the year. One of our most popular programs is our Members Site Visit meetings. At these meetings, one NAATBatt member hosts all other members for a tour of the hosting member s business and production facilities. These tours give participants an unprecedented opportunity to learn about the needs and capabilities of individual member firms. Past hosts of these programs include General Motors, EaglePicher, Duke Energy, EnerDel, Cabot Corporation, S&C Electric, Magna Steyr, DNV-GL, Grafoid, Hydro-Quebec, XALT Energy and Battery Innovation Center (BIC). These programs are open to NAATBatt members only. NAATBatt members also get exclusive information about new products and new opportunities in the market. Each year, NAATBatt runs an Energy Storage Innovation Summit in conjunction with our annual meeting and conference. At the meeting, 20 jury selected emerging companies developing market-ready energy storage-related technologies make presentations directed to companies looking for licensing and

12 acquisition opportunities. The Summit is the culmination of an industry-wide survey and solicitation for new technologies. NAATBatt members have the exclusive opportunity to participate in the selection process and get a first look at these new technologies. NAATBatt members have access to ABC PatentEdge, a database of patents and patent applications covering advanced batteries and ultracapacitors developed by NAATBatt in cooperation with the research firm IP Overviews. The database, and the quarterly reports summarizing developments in the database, provide NAATBatt members with deep insight into where advanced battery and capacitor technology is going and where the major players in that market are really making their R&D bets. NAATBatt, as the only international trade association focused on advanced electrochemical energy storage, is a frequent resource for companies looking for products or services involving advanced battery technology. NAATBatt routinely receives inquiries for products and services, which NAATBatt forwards, exclusively, to NAATBatt member firms. For example, NAATBatt recently received and transmitted to its members a solicitation for batteries from a California municipality looking to electrify its bus fleet. This inquiry was transmitted to NAATBatt members well before non-naatbatt members learned of the opportunity. If you think that NAATBatt membership costs money, think about what not being a member costs. NAATBatt is the pre-eminent networking organization for professionals and companies working in the advanced battery industry. NAATBatt believes that good business relationships are founded on good personal relationships. From our members-only networking dinners, to our Advanced Battery Golf and Tennis tournament, to our annual meetings held at four and five-star resorts, we are dedicated to ensuring the development of strong personal and social relationships among professionals working in the industry. NAATBatt membership is meant to be fun, but it is fun with a serious purpose: Helping our members build bigger and more profitable businesses. NAATBatt is a not-for-profit trade association qualified under Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code and works for the benefit of the entire advanced battery and ultracapacitor industry. Every dollar spent on NAATBatt memberships and programs goes to recouping program costs and to supporting activities intended to benefit the entire advanced battery industry. At a time when it seems that the only people making money on lithium-ion technology are professional conference organizers, the advanced battery industry needs to take control of its own market and its own future. Electrochemical energy storage is the most important technology challenge of our time. Solving the problem of how to store more electricity in a smaller mass is fundamental to progress in vehicle technology, the Smart Grid, robotics, consumer electronics, unmanned aviation, fuel efficient maritime systems, electricity-based weapons systems, medical devices, monitoring systems and many of the other technologies that will shape human society in the 21st Century. Join us in our mission. We are helping to store the energy that will power the world.

13 Contact Information: NAATBatt International 122 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1700 Chicago, Illinois (312) Officers Davion Hill DNV-GL Chairman Bob Galyen Amperex Technology Limited President Jean-Pierre Arvers Digatron Power Electronics President-Elect Randy Moore EaglePicher Technologies Chairman Emeritus Steve Vechy EnerSys Chairman Emeritus Zak Kuznar Duke Energy Chairman Emeritus Brian Morin Dreamweaver International Vice President Ralph Brodd Broadarp of Nevada Chief Technology Officer John Butkowski Beckett Energy Systems Vice President Michael Lew Head of Communications Paula Szyper Director of Meetings John Platt Snell & Wilmer LLP Secretary Jim Greenberger Executive Director Sandy Kane Chief Financial Officer

14 Member Notices and Advertising Intersolar/ees North America NAATBatt and ees North America have renewed their partnership! Colocated with Intersolar North America, ees North America runs July 12-14, 2016 in San Francisco and covers the entire value chain of innovative battery and energy storage technologies. This show is the best opportunity to explore the opportunities for combining energy storage systems with PV solar systems. If you are interested in exhibiting at Intersolar/ees North America, please contact Wes Doane Due to NAATBatt s continuing partnership with Intersolar/ees North America, NAATBatt member firms exhibiting at the show the most attended solar industry trade show in North America--are entitled to the following exclusive benefits: 25% booth space discount (NAATBatt member firms only) 20% Discount on first-class ees conference passes at the InterContinental Hotel 20% Discount on ees conference program sponsorship packages Complimentary Expo Hall Passes to ees and Intersolar North America Contact Jim Greenberger (jgreenberger@naatbatt.org) or Wes Doane (doane@ees-northamerica.com) for details.

15 There is still time to join IMLB in Chicago, June 19-24, 2016! The Exhibit and Sponsorship deadline has been extended to Friday, April 1, The lithium-ion battery was first commercialized in 1991, but did you know that the First International Meeting on Lithium Batteries (IMLB-1) was held in Rome in 1982? Now, 34 years later, IMLB-18 is set to bring together the leaders in this technology to discuss the latest research and advancements in the field. Do not miss your opportunity to be a part of this distinguished meeting! Reasons to Participate: This is the first IMLB held in the USA since 2002 Speakers from renowned companies including: BMW Group, Ford Motor Company, Toshiba and Polyplus Battery Company. Sponsors include industry leaders: LG Chem, Samsung SDI, Toyota and Novonix Battery IMLB is one of the leading resources for industry experts from around the world and attendees represent an extremely well-targeted and responsive audience. Network development opportunities with both Academia and Business NAATBatt International s Executive Director, Jim Greenberger, will serve as honorary co-chair Learn more about IMLB 2016 View exhibit and sponsorship opportunities As the exhibit and sponsor lineup continues to grow, we recommend you lock in your exhibit location and sponsorship options today to guarantee your companies presence at this can t miss meeting. Please see our online exhibit and sponsorship brochure for a full listing of opportunities and details.

16 DISCOUNTED OFFER TO ATTEND 2016 WORLD ENERGY INNOVATION FORUM (WEIF) The NAATBatt community has been invited to attend WEIF at a discounted registration rate until March 31. The Forum held May 4 5 at the Tesla Motors Factory in Fremont, CA features numerous leaders in the energy space. For more information, visit To receive 40% off the regular rate, register online with the discount code NAATBAAT1000.