Enerdel
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Formerly Nasdaq: HEV | |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Defunct | 2022 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy and acquired |
| Headquarters | , United States  |
| Products | Lithium-ion powered battery solutions |
| Owner | Paul Herbert |
Number of employees | 80[1] (2017) |
| Parent | Ener1 Inc |
| Website | www |
Enerdel was an American company that developed energy storage technology based on building compact lithium-ion-powered batteries for the transportation, utility grid and industrial electronics markets.
The company was headquartered in Greenfield, Indianapolis, Indiana, and had manufacturing locations in the United States and Korea. Enerdel also develops commercial fuel cell products and nanotechnology-based materials.
The company had been listed on the Nasdaq through it parent holding company Ener1 until it filed for bankruptcy protection in 2012. The company was acquired by a private investor, Paul Herbert, through his company PLH Energy in 2022. Herbert had been a Director of EnerDel for a number of years prior to the acquisition and had been part of refocusing the business onto bespoke energy storage.[2]
History
[edit]Enerdel was founded in 2004 to focus on electrical batteries for heavy-duty transportation, and on and off-grid electrical storage.
Ener1 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on January 26, 2012.[3] It completed restructuring of its debt and emerged from bankruptcy on March 30, 2012.[4][5]
Ener1 received a $118.5 million grant from the Department of Energy in 2010 via the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The company traded on the over the counter market under the symbol HEV. It was de-listed from the NASDAQ Stock Market on October 28, 2011 prior to its January 2012 bankruptcy filing.[6]
The remains of the company was acquired by its former director Paul Herbert, through his company PLH Energy in 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website archive at the Wayback Machine (archived January 19, 2022)
References
[edit]- ^ "Once-Fading Battery Maker Rebounding After Right-Sizing". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ^ "US Private Investor Buys EnerDel, Inc". North America Clean Energy. July 14, 2022.
- ^ "Battery maker Ener1 in Chapter 11 despite U.S. grant". Reuters. 26 Jan 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "EnerDel delivers superior lithium-ion solutions for its customers". Ener1.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2009. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- ^ "Ener1, Parent of Obama-Backed Green Company, Files for Bankruptcy". ABC News. January 28, 2012.
- ^ "Delisting of Securities of Telvent GIT, S.A., Ener1 Inc., EpiCept Corporation, Provident Community Bancshares, Inc., and Beacon Power Corporation From The NASDAQ Stock Market". GlobeNewsWire. 1 Dec 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2020.