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Rick Stockburger, president and CEO of Brite Energy Innovators, left, and Anthony Frisone, co-founder and CEO of CZAR Power, talk about their new partnership while standing next to a grid simulator, a tool that simulates conditions to test grid-connected devices.
WARREN — What Apple did for the iPhone — combine a cellphone, camera and internet-ready computer into a single device — is what CZAR-Power has done for clean tech power electronics, and now the startup is doing it in Warren.
On Monday, BRITE Energy Innovators introduced CZAR (Carbon Zero Advanced Research)-Power to the public and announced the company as a recent portfolio addition.
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That was the opening sentence on the story written last week by business writer Ron Selak Jr. exploring the possibility of bringing a second Ultium Cells LLC electric-vehicle battery plant to our area.
The United States’ first Ultium plant already is under construction on 158 acres here, along Tod Avenue SW in Lordstown.
So, seriously, why not the Mahoning Valley for a second plant?
The joint venture between General Motors and South Korea’s LG Chem believed enough in our area’s location and workforce to invest $2.3 billion here.
Then, last November, Ultium Cells acquired another nearby 144.2 acres that GM spokesman Dan Flores then said would support utility placement for the facility and provide flexibility as well. He declined to define what “flexibility” meant, but added, “I don’t want to create a bunch of speculation that we are going to double the plant, but certainly 144 acres is a significant plot of property. But at this point in time, I have not heard of any plans to expand what hasn’t even opened yet,” Flores said. “Having the property increases our flexibility so we would have options in the future if needed, but I don’t want to create speculation (on) something that isn’t there.”
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