- September 3, 2008 - Amberjac Projects Ltd, a United Kingdom company based in Lincolnshire, working in partnership with EnergyCS of California, have received significant orders over the last month for development and production battery systems across 5 projects in the Electric Vehicle (EV), Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) and Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) markets from the UK, Europe and the United States. All of the systems on order are to be delivered from October to December 2008.

The size of batteries ordered range from 900Wh to over 50kWh.

Managing Director, Simon Sheldon said "For reasons of confidentiality we cannot name the clients in question but we can reveal these are firm received orders from niche players in the EV business and Automotive OEM's clients." He also said "The current order book, and orders expected to be received in the next month, will represent a 400% increase over our last year's turnover in just the first 6 months of our financial year, a significant increase in our activities and further recognition by major players in this space that our solutions offer the highest levels of capability. Amberjac Projects has the capability to give clients exactly what they need rather than selling what we have, a unique approach. We are starting to pull applications away and win business from competitors using the standard module approach, which are mostly used as an easy "one off" trial system and not practical for production. Often the vehicle developer/manufacturer ends up with a load of battery modules he has to wire up himself, causing multiple issues, we take that problem, and headache, away completely."

Amberjac Projects solutions focus on custom designed and configured fully integrated Lithium-Ion battery systems tailored to the individual requirements of each application, offering a bolt in; plug in and drive capability with no battery engineering required of the vehicle manufacturer. No standard off the shelf solutions are used in the creation of these battery systems and as a result Amberjac Projects have demonstrated higher levels of on board energy storage than their competitors and levels of integration within difficult packaging envelopes not possible using a standard off the shelf module.

Simon also said "Working closely with our Lithium Iron Phosphate cell manufacturers from the Far East and suppliers of new chemistries, an extensive programme of testing has allowed us to understand the performance characteristics of various cell formats on a fundamental level and configure battery systems that actually deliver on claims. Being independent of cell manufacturers is a huge advantage for us and allows us to choose the right technology in the right format for each application, we are not encumbered with one or two cell choices to capture all applications that result in large compromises."

The new orders are in addition to the Prius PHEV conversion work carried out by the company, orders for which are increasing and production is being stepped up, currently systems are running around in UK, Holland, Denmark and Iceland, with Holland a particular hotspot for demand.

As the company moves in to the volume production phase of its business plan expansion plans will be activated to further increase our capabilities, resources and invest to meet anticipated client demand through the end of 2008, in to 2009 and beyond.

For further company or product information contact Simon Sheldon Managing Director on
+44 7780596186 or on simon@amberjacprojects.com

Amberjac Projects Ltd, Unit 14, Henry Bells Yard, Dysart Road, Grantham, United Kingdom, company reg No: 4790245 simon@amberjacprojects.com

Amberjac Projects Limited

Amberjac Projects Limited

Amberjac Projects, a UK company, are specialists in large format battery integrated systems for EV, HEV and PHEv applications and also UPS, standby power, telecoms and military applications. In particular we concentrate on cutting edge Lithium solutions, bringing you a completely independent view of Lithium battery solutions for a wide range of applications. In addition we offer battery management solutions, chargers, test facilities and consultancy to help you through the battery minefield. Our range of NiMH cells offer a solution for those applications where price sensitivity is a major concern and weight size constraints are not problematic.

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