Hydrogenics Corp. (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) announced that it's test systems have been selected by a major European automotive company to support the client's expanding fuel cell activities. The initial order totals approximately $1.0 million and includes test systems for fuel cells and combined fuel cell/reformer systems. EnKAT GmbH (Gelsenkirchen, Germany), Hydrogenics' wholly owned subsidiary, played […]
Tyco Electronics Corp. (Harrisburg, PA) announced that the TDI Batteries division has opened its first fully integrated, independent, professional battery pack and cell testing facility in Shanghai, China. The facility will operate as TDI Batteries' global center for research and development; qualification; and safety testing of battery packs, cells, PCBs and other power components. The […]
W.L. Gore & Associates Inc. (Newark, DE) announced the commercial availability of next-generation GORE EXCELLERATOR® electrode assemblies and separators for electro-chemical double-layer capacitors (EDLC), also called super-capacitors, which are engineered to provide the capacitor industry with improvements in energy density, power delivery and high-volume manufacturing throughput. Suitable for regenerative braking systems, uninterruptible power supplies, energy […]
The board of directors of Modine Manufacturing Co. (Racine, WI) has elected to terminate the company's Shareholder Rights Agreement. The plan will...
Electric Fuel Corp. (New York) announced that its all-electric bus, powered by the company's zinc-air fuel cell technology, demonstrated a record 127-mile...
IMPCO Technologies Inc. (Cerritos, CA) reported results for its fiscal fourth quarter ended April 30, 2002. For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, IMPCO reported a net loss of $5.9 million, or $0.47 per share, on revenues of $23.9 million, compared to a net loss of $6.8 million, or $0.66 per share, for the fourth […]
Nuvera Fuel Cells Inc. (Cambridge, MA) and Air Liquide (Paris, France) announced an agreement to end their joint venture in the company...
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) announced three new power management devices that provide dual outputs for system and core voltages that...
Lithium Technology Corp. (LTC, Plymouth Meeting, PA) announced that it has been awarded a contract to produce prototype 42V batteries for the University of Minnesota Center for Distributed Robotics. Delivery is scheduled for August through September 2002. The 3Ah, lithium-ion batteries will power 14 robots designed to operate as part of a coordinated fleet that […]
Motech Ind. Inc. (Taiwan) introduced the new MHC125E multi-crystalline, silicon, solar cell, which has a conversion efficiency of up to 13.49 percent and is rated at 2.03W to 2.11W. The 125mm x 125mm x 0.31mm device has a blue, silicon nitride, anti-reflection coating; 2mm silver contacts; and 5mm silver, aluminum, back-contact pads. Other specifications include […]
Sealake Storage Battery Co. Ltd. (Ningbo, China) announced its new UPS1224BM UPS battery, which offers a nominal voltage of 12V and a...
Vanteck Technology Corp. (Vancouver, BC) announced the establishment of a European subsidiary, Vanteck Technology GmbH (Vienna, Austria), who will be responsible for marketing, sales and corporate development in Europe. Vanteck owns 45 percent of the new subsidiary and 55 percent is owned by European private investors. The new European subsidairy has entered into a two-stage […]
Microsemi Corp. (Irvine, CA) announced a new high-efficiency, high-voltage boost controller for battery-powered applications, including pagers, mobile phones, PDAs, hand-held computers and LED drivers. Designated the LX1742, the new controller features a pseudo-hysteretic, pulse-frequency modulation topology designed to deliver greater than 80 percent efficiency, reduce board size and lower total circuit costs. The LX1742 adds […]
The Reserve Power Group of EnerSys Inc. (Reading, PA, formerly Yuasa Inc.) introduced its new Datasafe HR Series of high-rate-discharge, valve-regulated, lead-acid...
General Motors Corp. (GM, Detroit, MI) announced that it will participate in a project to demonstrate fuel cell vehicles in Japan. GM will join several other automakers in the Japan Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Demonstration Project to be directed by Japan's Ministry of Economy. The project's goal is to better understand fuel cell technology and […]