Nicolas Clement
Bio
- 7 years of experience in specialty papers in both USA and France within paper making company ArjoWiggins
- 8 years of experience in microglass fibre R&D for filtration and lead-acid battery separator for Bernard DUMAS France as R&D manager
- Moved to USA in 2009 for R&D responsibilities in filtration and AGM separator at Hollingsworth and Vose.
- Between 2012 and 2013: developed all AGM business in Responsible for all Asia pacific R&D at Hollingsworth and Vose.
- Currently Chief Scientist in charge of glass micro-fiber and new battery products development, leading battery application development group at H&V
Lead acid batteries have been using lead grid to hold positive and negative active mass for more than a century. Manufacturing of the lead grids, their compositions and geometries highly influences battery performance and cost.
ArcActive and Hollingsworth and Vose have combined their expertise to invent a new way to make plates for lead acid batteries. The combination of H&V knowhow in fibrous glass media manufacturing and ArcActive experience in making plates using fibrous media has enabled a breakthrough discovery on plate design.
This glass fibre-based plate innovation with a reliable supply chain will lead to the following benefits for the Lead Acid Battery:
- Lower weight by lowering the quantity of lead used.
- Improve performance.
- Increase cycle life.
We will present details on the technology and share battery performance improvement comparing the traditional design with new technology.
