French auto maker Renault and Nuvera Fuel Cells Inc. (Cambridge, MA) have signed an agreement to strengthen their partnership and continue collaborative efforts in fuel cell research and development. The deal gives Renault an equity stake in Nuvera, sets out the terms of a new research contract, and licenses Renault to use technology developed by […]
Endicott Research Group Inc. (ERG, Endicott, NY) unveiled its new W6m dc-ac inverters, which provide an economical, high-efficiency power source with closed-loop...
Under the name Papanikolis, the first Greek fuel cell submarine for export from Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG (HDW, Kiel, Germany) was launched in...
A 536 kW solar-electric system at the headquarters of Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. (Torrance, CA), furnished by PowerLight Corp. (Berkeley, CA), completed its first year of operation, greatly exceeding energy performance expectations. Toyota unveiled its new environmentally sensitive building complex last spring. The solar-electric system generates enough electricity during the daytime to power over […]
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC) reported its financial results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2004. Revenue in the first quarter ending March 31, 2004, was $16 million, down from $33.1 million for the same period in 2003, principally due to the anticipated reduction in engineering service revenue associated with the near completion […]
Azure Dynamics Corp. (Vancouver, BC), a leading developer of hybrid-electric power trains for commercial vehicles, announced that Roberto Quarta is joining its board of directors effective immediately, subject to TSX approval. Quarta has had a distinguished international career in industry over many years. Based in London, he is currently a Partner of Clayton Dubilier and […]
Celestica Power Systems (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) announced its collaboration with Potentia Semiconductor (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), a power management company, to jointly market products and offer comprehensive power system solutions. Utilizing Celestica's power conversion products and Potentia's power management products, the two companies will provide complete power delivery and power management solutions for OEMs. The companies […]
UTC Fuel Cells (South Windsor, CT), a part of United Technologies Corp. (South Windsor, CT), announced that it will participate in the US Hydrogen Research Initiative, a multi-year program aimed at laying the groundwork for a hydrogen economy. UTC Fuel Cells is among 100 partner companies teamed with 30 lead organizations that will receive a […]
Detroit's big three automakers, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp. and DaimlerChrysler AG, as well as auto parts supplier Delphi Corp. (Troy,...
Kindly Industrial Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong) offered its KR370 Series of dc motors, in dimensions of 24.4(ø) mm x 30.8 mm with...
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC) announced that supports the US Department of Energy and the $350 million, five-year funding program announced by Secretary Spencer Abraham to support research grants targeted at making hydrogen-fueled vehicles a commercial reality by 2015. Total funding committed by the government and private industry for the initiative is $575 million, […]
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) reported pro-forma earnings of $29.8 million, or $0.43 per share, in the March quarter compared to $24.6 million, or $0.36 per share, in the December quarter, and $12.1 million, or $0.19 per share, in the prior-year quarter. On a GAAP basis, net income was $26.7 million, or $0.39 […]
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) released two new families of transient voltage suppressors, including the first bi-directional, 800 W rated transient voltage...
Ford Motor Co. (Dearborn, MI) has revamped its senior management team, naming Jim Padilla, the current head of its operations in the...
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) announced its new LTC3416, a 95-percent efficient, synchronous buck regulator, which uses a constant-frequency, current-mode architecture....