EnerSys is a manufacturer of batteries for motive power, reserve power, aerospace, and defense applications. It operates in over 100 countries worldwide, with over 25% market share worldwide with US $

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2 billion

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 in revenue.

In 2008, EnerSys significantly broadened its product support for the fast growing renewable energy

Renewable energy

Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...

 market sector with the launch of its EcoSafe battery product line. EcoSafe batteries, which use lead, nickel and lithium technologies, have been developed specifically for renewable energy storage applications, including solar power

Solar power

Solar energy, radiant light and heat from the sun, has been harnessed by humans since ancient times using a range of ever-evolving technologies. Solar radiation, along with secondary solar-powered resources such as wind and wave power, hydroelectricity and biomass, account for most of the available...

, wind power

Wind power

Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy, such as using wind turbines to make electricity, windmills for mechanical power, windpumps for water pumping or drainage, or sails to propel ships....

and other electricity-generation alternatives.