Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC) announced the opening of its advanced alternative energy laboratory in Dearborn, MI. The facility has six separate test cells with room for future expansion to eight cells. The new laboratory allows the rapid development and testing of the complete series of Ecostar power converters that Ballard plans to introduce. […]
Avista Labs (Spokane, WA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Avista Corp. (Spokane, WA), announced that it has been awarded a patent further...
At its 42nd annual meeting of stockholders, Volkswagen AG (Germany) presented the world's first 1-litre car, the Vortex, which can travel at...
Apollo Energy Systems Inc. (AES, Fort Lauderdale, FL) announced the acquisition of a fuel cell plant in Cologne, Germany, called C-2T, which...
The board of directors of Modine Manufacturing Co. (Racine, WI) declared a dividend for its fourth quarter of $12.5 cents per share on outstanding common stock, payable June 6, 2002, to all shareholders of record May 28, 2002.
Beacon Power Corp. (Wilmington, MA) announced its financial results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2002. For the first quarter of 2002, Beacon Power reported a net loss of $5.6 million, or $0.13 per share, as compared to a net loss of $5.8 million, or $0.14 per share, in the first quarter of 2001. […]
Electrovaya Inc. (Toronto, Canada) announced its financial results for the second quarter ended March 31, 2002. For the first six months of the 2002 fiscal year, revenue was $1.7 million, compared with $271,000 in the first half of fiscal 2001. The loss from operations declined to $4.0 million from $4.2 million in 2001. The company […]
Proton Energy Systems Inc. (Rocky Hill, CT) announced the appointment of Larry Sweet to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer. Sweet has overall responsibility for research, product development, manufacturing, commercial sales and new business development, as well as for ensuring quality and productivity at Proton's new facility currently under construction in Wallingford, CT. […]
Hydrogenics Corp. (Toronto, Canada) announced its financial results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2002. First-quarter 2002 revenues were $2.1 million, compared with $0.7 million for first-quarter 2001. Net loss for first-quarter 2002 was $5.0 million, or $0.10 per share, compared with a net income of $2.9 million, or $0.08 per share, for first-quarter […]
Electric Fuel Corp. (New York) reported first-quarter 2002 results. Net loss was reduced to $3.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, as compared with $4.9 million during the previous quarter and $3.7 million for the corresponding quarter in 2001. Loss per share narrowed to $0.11 for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, as […]
DCH Technology Inc. (Valencia, CA) announced it has been granted a US patent for significant improvements to its passive fuel cell technology that increases the power of a portable DCH Enable fuel cell generator by up to 50 percent. The improvement is a passive water-management system that increases both power density and operating stability. "This […]
H Power Corp. (Clifton, NJ) announced that Kamata Inc. (Japan), a leading propane distributor, has installed and is field testing one of H Power's 4.5kW residential cogeneration units (RCUs) at Kamata's Gotenba employee facility in Gotenba-city, Japan. The installation marks the first field test of a propane-powered proton-exchange membrane (PEM) system for an actual load […]
Electric Fuel Corp. (New York) announced that its Defense and Security Systems Division has received new US Army contracts totaling just over $500,000. Electric Fuel received a follow-on contract from the US Army's Communications Electronics Command for provision of additional advanced zinc-air battery packs, and for enhancements to the company's pilot production line. Electric Fuel […]
Honda Motor Co. (Japan) and Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) announced that they will collaborate on research into home-based hydrogen/fuel cell vehicle refueling stations. The refueling stations will provide heat, hot water and electricity to a home while also producing hydrogen for a fuel cell vehicle. The stations will be fueled with natural gas. Research […]
DCH Technology Inc. (Valencia, CA) announced the sale and shipment of a 5kW DCH Enable fuel cell system that will run on either direct hydrogen or natural gas to Con Edison Co. Inc. (Westchester, NY), the regulated utility of Consolidated Edison Inc., which will test and validate the system and then place the fuel cell […]