Interview: Ravi Shanker, President and CEO, Dow Kokam

By: Martin Kahl, Friday, March 11, 2011, AutomotiveWorld.com

Dow Kokam was established in September 2009 to build an advanced energy storage-oriented company to provide energy storage solutions for the transportation market, defence, utilities and other large industrial markets.
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Dow Kokam Selected as the Exclusive ‘Advanced Battery Expert’ for FleetAnswers

Midland, Michigan — February 8, 2011

Dow Kokam’s Advanced Battery Insight Enables Informed Decisions on Fleet & Commercial Vehicle Electrification...
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Dow Kokam Achieves Construction Milestone for Midland Battery Park Facility

Midland, Michigan — December 9, 2010

Exterior Walls Finished, Phase 1 of Construction on Schedule for 2012 Completion...
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Townsend Capital part of $12.7M funding of Lumenergi

Baltimore Business Journal - by Scott Dance

Date: Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 1:53pm EDT

Hunt Valley energy investor Townsend Capital LLC has backed Lumenergi Inc., a maker of efficient lighting systems.

Townsend joined three other investors in a $12.7 million second round of venture capital for Newark, Calif. - based Lumenergi. Braemer Energy Ventures led the investment along with Townsend and repeat investors Low Carbon Accelerator Ltd. and Noventi Ventures.

Lumenergi builds systems that enable commercial building owners to centrally manage lighting. The financing will help the company expand its customer base. Its early focus has been on federal government customers in California, New Hampshire, Nevada and Texas.

Townsend has been an energy investor since 2007, before which it owned real estate. Dennis Townsend founded the company in 1975 and was joined in 1993 by his son, David townsend. The company sold its real estate portfolio in 2007.

Dow Kokam Announces Investment in Battery System Production Facility in France

Paris, France – May 26, 2010

Four months after acquiring Dassault-SVE, a developer of performance battery and energy management systems and formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault (Dassault), Dow Kokam announced a €5M investment in a France-based production facility of lithium-ion battery systems.
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Dow Kokam Receives Michigan Tax Credits for Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Battery Pack Production

Midland, Michigan - February 24, 2010

Tax Credits Enable Battery Pack Assembly Equipment and Production in Phase II Development of Dow Kokam’s Midland Battery Manufacturing Facility
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Dow Kokam Acquires the Assets of Kokam America

Midland, Michigan - Nov. 12, 2009

Dow Kokam LLC, announced today its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Kokam America Inc., a global leader in the lithium rechargeable battery market and source of Dow Kokam’s superior lithium polymer battery technology.
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Dow Kokam Receives $161 Million U.S. Department of Energy Grant for Next-Generation Battery Production

Midland, MI - August 05, 2009

The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) and Townsend Kokam LLC today
announced their proposed joint venture, Dow Kokam, has been awarded a
$161 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a new generation of highpower...
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New Dow Joint Venture Selects Midland for Next-Generation Battery
Production

Site Will Put Region on Leading Edge of Emerging Technologies for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Midland, MI - May 14, 2009

The Dow Chemical Company today announced at its Annual Meeting of Stockholders
that pending final funding decisions, Dow and its proposed joint venture partners
have selected Midland as the site of a new battery manufacturing facility to...
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Encelium Acquired by Townsend Capital: Superior Technology + Financial Strength = Powerhouse

TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA (May 5, 2008)

It was announced here today at the Niagara Summit that Townsend Capital, LLC has acquired the advanced energy...
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LEE'S SUMMIT CENTER'S SALE TOPS $150M

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Summit Technology Center in Lee's Summit sold to a well-heeled out-of-town buyer for more...
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