Modine Manufacturing Co. (Racine, WI) reported fourth-quarter net earnings of $5.0 million, or $0.15 per fully diluted share, and $254.6 million in revenue for the period ending March 31, 2002. Compared to the prior year, revenue decreased 6.2 percent and net earnings decreased 2.9 percent. Sales for the full year declined by 4.2 percent to […]
Electric Fuel Corp. (New York) announced its INSTANT POWER chargers for communicator or convergence devices, which integrate the functions of a PDA and a cell phone into one unit, while also providing e-mail and Internet capabilities. The INSTANT POWER family of chargers feature lightweight, high-capacity PowerCartridges, powered by zinc-air fuel cells. Each can provide up […]
Baldor Electric Co. (Fort Smith, AR) announced its new BE$T software program that analyzes the benefits of installing new generations of energy-efficient electric motor products, calculates the annual electricity cost of the typical nominal efficiency motor, compares it to the consumption of equivalent motors manufactured to achieve high operating efficiencies, and recommends a replacement commercial […]
Chinasound Electronics Co. Ltd. (Changzhou, China) announced its new CET16Z Series of electromagnetic transducers, which measure 16mm(ø) x 14mm and produce a...
Toyota Motor Corp.'s (Tokyo, Japan) USA Sales division announced that it will lease about 20 fuel cell hybrid sport utility vehicles at...
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) announced that Plug Power Vice President and Chief Scientist William Ernst and Plug Power Director of Stationary Product Engineering and Development George Earle III, recently received recognition by the US Department of Energy (DOE, Washington, DC) and the US Fuel Cell Council (USFCC, Washington, DC), respectively. Ernst received a special […]
Dynetek Industries Ltd. (Calgary, Canada) demonstrated its DyneCell® lightweight fuel storage system using Ford Motor Co.'s (Dearborn, MI) second-generation Ford Focus fuel...
Valeo (Paris) and Ricardo plc (UK) announced the successful development of a mild hybrid demonstration vehicle, the i-MoGen (intelligent motor generator), which combines Valeo's 42V systems and Ricardo's powertrain, integration and control expertise. A global customer preview program has recently been launched and i-MoGen is achieving a 28-percent improvement in fuel economy without compromising vehicle […]
Ansoft Corp. (Pittsburgh) announced the release of two software models for fuel cell and lead-acid batteries within SIMPLORER® to help engineers develop...
Milpower Inc. (San Diego, CA), a company that designs, manufactures and tests custom power supplies, power converters and RF power amplifiers for use in military, space and commercial applications, offered its RF power amplifiers for worldwide use on US Navy ships, aircraft and submarines. The 11000 ship/submarine series and 13000 aircraft series of RF power […]
A group of leading German carmakers and engineering firms announced plans to set up a five-year joint project to test hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and other cars powered by clean energy such as methanol and synthetic diesel. The project, bringing together DaimlerChrysler Corp. (Auburn Hills, MI), BMW AG (Frankfurt, Germany), Adam Opel AG, and Ford […]
Solectria Corp. (Woburn, MA) announced that the Solectria CitiVan electric delivery truck has been added to the official New York State bid list. State agencies, as well as cities and towns in New York State, can now order the Solectria CitiVan with the same ease with which other fleet cars and trucks are procured. "We […]
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO, Japan) announced that it has provisionally agreed with Tomen Corp. (Japan) to take a 50-percent stake in the trading company's wind power unit for about 10 billion yen ($82.55 million). A final agreement is due to be signed in August 2002. With the deal, TEPCO aims to boost its wind-power […]
ON Semiconductor LLC (Phoenix, AZ) announced that it currently expects to exceed its most recent guidance for revenue and gross margin for the second quarter ending June 28, 2002. It also expects to increase its cash position as of the end of the second quarter. Revenues for the quarter are currently expected to be in […]
Power Measurement (Victoria, BC) announced the release of its ION Enterprise 4.0 energy-management software featuring WebReach, which further extends the capabilities of...