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12Aug-22

Managing Director Mark stars on the BBC

Our group managing director Mark Thompson took to the airways to talk about being named an Export Champion and highlight some of the pioneering work we are doing here at AceOn. Mark was interviewed by Ryan Kennedy for BBC Radio Shropshire following the announcement that the Department for International Trade has named him one of their key export advocates. You can hear Mark talk about his passion for innovation and selling great UK-made products all over the world, his appearance on Dragon’s...

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2Aug-22

Mark ready to champion export skills

The boss of leading renewable energy and battery specialists, AceOn, is set to pass on his knowledge to other ambitious businesses after being named as a DIT Export Champion. Mark Thompson, managing director of Telford-based AceOn Group, is one of 400 Export Champions across England. The scheme is run by the Department for International Trade and links experienced exporters with new and inexperienced exporters to share their expertise and promote the benefits of exporting. Mark said: “I’m very proud of the ways...

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18650 Li-Ion Batteries
17Sep-21

Understanding the Decline in Costs of Lithium-Ion Batteries.

MIT researchers were certainly onto something when they looked into the dramatic decline in costs of lithium-ion batteries, and the transformative role they can play in the global fight against climate change.  The study found that the price of lithium-ion batteries has fallen a remarkable 97% since the early nineties. In 1991, the price of lithium-ion battery cells per kWh was $7,523, but the price had reduced to $181 in 2018.  One of the main reasons that...

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9Jul-21

AceOn’s mobile solar power station to lead the world in sodium-ion technology

A pioneering battery and energy storage firm is poised to lead the world in developing a commercial use for a ground-breaking new battery technology.  AceOn - described as ‘the Telford company taking on Tesla’ - has been awarded a £1 million grant from the Innovate UK Energy Catalyst 8 fund to accelerate development work on its mobile solar energy storage unit.  The newly-designed product will use Sheffield-based Faradion’s sodium-ion batteries - the first time its technology is in commercial use in sub-Saharan Africa.  Sodium-ion battery technology uses low-cost materials that are sustainable and widely available.  AceOn – one of the country’s leading solar energy and storage specialists — will be working in partnership with the University of...

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12Feb-21

AceOn praised by Government minister for helping deliver solutions today for tomorrow’s world

AceOn has been thanked by a Government minister after joining leading companies from across the region at a special event to drive forward the low carbon economy. BEIS – the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy – hosted the virtual exhibition and conference called Your Business Journey to Net Zero to help Midlands-based SMEs plan their own route to decarbonisation. AceOn...

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