Altairnano Inc (formerly dba Altair Nanotechnologies Inc.) (NASDAQ:ALTI) is in the energy storage space: battery systems with nano lithium titanate anode. Headquartered Reno, NV, with a production and testing facility in Anderson, IN, . the firm operates in three segments: electric grid, transportation (commercial vehicles), and industrial, The Company develops, through its primary materials science research, a lithium-ion battery chemistry using nanotechnologies to create materials offering unique electrochemistry properties for rechargeable batteries. The Company manufactures a range of cells, modules, packs and turn-key systems for targets markets including 24V, 36V, and 48V industrial and transportation systems, a configurable industrial PowerRack system, and large-scale multi-megawatt systems for the electric grid. In July 2011, Canon Investment Holdings, Ltd (Canon), through its subsidiary Energy Storage Technology (China) Group Limited (Energy Storage China), acquired a majority of common shares of the Company.
