Maxwell Tech to Supply Ultracapacitors to Cat

Maxwell Technologies, Inc.

announced today that it is supplying ultracapacitors to Caterpillar for a high-efficiency energy management system that supports Caterpillar's fuel-saving hydra-electric technology in the industry's largest-ever hydraulic mining shovel, the new Cat® 6120B H FS. The 1,400-ton shovel's innovative energy management system incorporates 98 of Maxwell's 125-volt ultracapacitor modules to efficiently absorb energy during brief shovel movements and rapidly deliver stored electrical energy on demand to supplement the main power system.