Shenzhen B&K Electronic Co. Ltd. (China) announced its new BK622246 lithium-ion battery, which has a capacity of 500mAh and operates at 3.7V,...
Pacific Energytech Co. Ltd. (Taiwan) announced its new ICR 10510 cylindrical-type lithium-ion cells, designed for notebook PCs, with a nominal voltage of 3.7V and a minimum capacity of 349mAh. The battery has a quick charging voltage of 4.2V and discharging current of 72mA. Measuring 10.2mm x 49.5mm, the device weighs 11g and operates from 0 […]
Manhattan Scientifics Inc. (Los Alamos, NM) and Aprilia SpA (Italy) unveiled a new fuel-cell-powered scooter at the International Paris Fair. The scooter...
More than 30 fuel cell industry leaders will exhibit at the 2002 Congressional Fuel Cell Expo scheduled for May 20, 2002, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Cannon Caucus Room of the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The expo is free and open to the public, and no […]
Fuel Cell Technologies Corp. (FCT, Kingston, ON) announced that it was chosen by California's South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) in an international competition to supply fuel cell power systems to the first California clean air demonstration of fuel cells for homes. The 10 FCT fuel cell systems will power 10 Southern California homes, […]
Battery Technologies Inc. (BTI, Toronto, Canada) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Battery Technologies Scandinavia Inc. (BTS) announced the formal signing of an exclusive distribution agreement with H. Landman Technologies Agent BV (the Netherlands) for Dema products. The distribution agreement is mutually exclusive; Landman will become the exclusive distributor of BTS products for the Netherlands, and […]
ON Semiconductor LLC (Phoenix, AZ) introduced the NCP1205, a pulse-width modulator current-mode controller for high-voltage and off-line power conversion applications. The NCP1205 is suitable for power conversion in consumer electronics and Internet appliances. Applications include laptop computer adapters, open-frame power supplies, stand-by power supplies, lightweight battery chargers and any space-constrained power supply application. The NCP1205 […]
Ultralife Batteries Inc. (Newark, NY) announced the receipt of new orders against existing contracts for two of its lithium-/manganese-dioxide primary (non-rechargeable) cells and batteries. Combined, the orders are valued at approximately $850,000, with deliveries to occur from May through July 2002. Ultralife President and CEO John Kavazanjian stated, "Our military battery business represents an important […]
Angstrom Power Inc. (Vancouver, BC) announced that it has secured $2.85 million in its first round of financing. Angstrom is applying micro-fabrication techniques to create a novel micro-structured fuel cell system based on patented architecture, which will have favorable operating characteristics and higher power densities, while being simple and inexpensive to manufacture. Initial target applications […]
General Motors Corp. (Detroit, MI) demonstrated what it believes is the world's first drivable fuel cell vehicle that extracts hydrogen from gasoline to produce electricity. The demonstration used a fuel-cell-powered Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck. The S-10 pickup was equipped with a fuel processor that reforms low sulfur gasoline though a series of chemical reactions. GM […]
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) reported financial results and accomplishments for the first quarter ended March 31, 2002. Net cash spending for the first quarter ended March 31, 2002, decreased to $8.0 million from $16.9 million during the first quarter of 2001, and from $11.7 million during the fourth quarter of last year. Plug Power […]
Proton Energy Systems Inc. (Rocky Hill, CT) announced its first-quarter 2002 results. Revenues for the first quarter ended March 31, 2002, were $938,000, compared to revenues of $239,000 for the same period last year. The increase is primarily related to the increase in contract revenue associated with the company's US Department of Energy and Naval […]
Advanced Automotive Batteries (AAB, Oregon House, CA) announced the publication of its new Advanced Automotive Battery Industry Report. The second-edition report focuses on the most recent technology and market trends, is based on site interviews with over 50 leading companies in the field, and has recently been updated with the latest marketing plans of automakers […]
Stuart Energy Systems Corp. (Mississauga, ON) will provide its Community Fueler Portable 450 (CFP-450) hydrogen fueling station to Ford Motor Co. (Dearborn, MI) to assist with testing of its new Ford Focus Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV) this summer. The CFP-450 will be stationed at Ford's proving grounds, supplying clean hydrogen fuel to support testing of […]
Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT, Korea) has developed a fuel cell that can be built into a cellular phone, and which can be attached to the back of a cellular phone for use. The size of a credit card, the direct methanol fuel cell features an output density of 32mW/cm2 (output is 2,000mW) and […]