Ecoult Explained

Ecoult
Foundation:	2007
Key People:	John Wood (CEO), Brian McKeon (CTO), Tze Masters (CFO)
Hq Location:	Grafton Bond Building, 201 Kent Street, Sydney, Australia
Area Served:	World (Except Japan and Thailand)
Industry:	Energy Storage
Homepage:	www.ecoult.com
Parent:	East Penn Manufacturing Inc.

Ecoult was an energy storage company based out of Australia.

Company history

Ecoult was originally formed in 2007 by the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). CSIRO invented the UltraBattery, a hybrid ultracapacitor and lead-acid battery technology, and formed a subsidiary company, Ecoult, to commercialize the technology.^[1]

In May 2010, East Penn Manufacturing acquired Ecoult from CSIRO, along with the global license to manufacture the UltraBattery (outside Japan and Thailand where Furukawa Battery holds the head license).^[2]

Ecoult was named in the Cleantech Group's 2013 Global Cleantech 100 in 2013.^[3]

In July 2020, East Penn Manufacturing announced that it was winding down its investment in Ecoult.^[4] In January 2021 the ecoult.com website announced that Ecoult has ceased operations.^[5]

External links

• Official Website of Ecoult

Notes and References

1. Web site: Australia's Largest Battery Based Renewable Energy. Pace Today. 10 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130326022752/http://www.pacetoday.com.au/news/australia-s-largest-battery-based-renewable-energy. 26 March 2013. dead.
2. Web site: Ultrabattery. CSIRO. 2013-12-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20131215104303/http://www.csiro.au/Outcomes/Energy/Storing-renewable-energy/Ultra-Battery/Commercialisation.aspx. 2013-12-15. dead.
3. Web site: Global Cleantech top 100 list. Cleantech. 12 December 2013.
4. Web site: East Penn to wind down its investment in Ecoult. 30 July 2020 . Batteries International Magazine. 21 January 2021.
5. Web site: Ecoult Website. East Penn Manufacturing. 21 January 2021.