RENO, NV, Sep. 22, 2009 (Marketwire) --

RENO, NV -- (Marketwire) -- 09/22/09 -- Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. (Altairnano) (NASDAQ: ALTI), a leading provider of energy storage systems for clean, efficient power and energy management, today announced its participation at the RedChip New York Equities Conference in New York, NY. John Fallini, Altairnano's chief financial officer, will present at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at the NASDAQ MarketSite, 4 Times Square at 43rd and Broadway.

A webcast of the presentation will be webcast live, accessible at www.redchip.com. A replay of the webcast will be archived for 90 days, available for viewing on Alairnano's website at www.altairnano.com.

For additional information or to schedule a one-on-one meeting with Altairnano at this event, please contact Jon Cunningham at 407-644-4256, ext. 107, or email conference@redchip.com.

About Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc.

Headquartered in Reno, Nevada with manufacturing in Anderson, Indiana, Altairnano is a leading provider of energy storage systems for clean, efficient power and energy management. Going beyond lithium ion, Altairnano's Lithium-Titanate based battery systems are among the highest performing and most scalable, with applications that include battery cells for military artillery, battery packs for hybrid vehicles and energy storage systems for large-scale stationary power services. For more information please visit Altairnano at www.altairnano.com.