Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (Tokyo) and Matsushita Battery Industry Corp. will begin selling a new ZR6D AA-sized battery on March 20, 2002. The battery reportedly has a high current discharge, stronger than a conventional alkali dry element battery, and is suitable for use with digital cameras. Matsushita claims that the new ZR6D Ni-Mn battery […]
Intertech Corp. (Portland, ME) announced a series of three independent sessions on "The Fundamentals of Power Electronics," which will be presented March 26-27, May 1-2 and June 4-5, 2002, at the Crystal City Marriott Hotel in Washington, DC. The three-part power electronics seminar series is filled with information – participants can attend any one, or […]
EnerSys Inc. (Reading, PA) announced the registration of its quality management system (QMS) to IS EN ISO 9001:2000. The National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) performed an assessment of the QMS and verified system effectiveness in December 2001. EnerSys President and CEO John Craig stated, "The certification that we, as a company, have achieved firmly […]
The Darnell Group Inc. (Corona, CA) announced its new report, "Emerging Opportunities in Automotive Power Electronics: Market Forecasts, Product Assessment and Competitive Analysis," which gives power supply and component makers a thorough analysis of this exciting new market. The upcoming conversion of automotive systems from 14V to 42V has been analyzed extensively from a technical […]
Iowa Thin Film Technologies (Ames, IA) launched its full line of Soltronix solar-powered consumer electronics. Soltronix combines electronics with the PowerFilm portable power system, a patented thin-film solar module developed from NASA spin-off technology. Soltronix is ultra-light, flexible, durable and avoids the need for battery changes. PowerFilm modules are based on amorphous silicon technology applied […]
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) announced that it has been awarded a $4.1 million contract from General Atomics to continue the development of its integrated power system (IPS). The contract phase, when added to the initial IPS phase that began last February, brings the total value of the program to $7.0 million. Under the new […]
AC Propulsion Inc. (San Dimas, CA) introduced its new second-generation AC-150 drivetrain. The new system retains the original's 150kW (200HP) rating, but...
Shenzhen Center Power Tech Co. Ltd. (China) announced its new CP Series of sealed lead-acid (SLA) batteries that feature a tightly sealed...
The Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC, Houston, TX) and Sieco SA (Buenos Aires, Argentina) have signed a cooperative agreement to work together to develop projects that promote new technologies related to fuel cells, power generation and energy storage in South America. "Both HARC and Sieco possess unique capabilities," said Todd Mitchell, HARC president. "This agreement […]
Tyco International Ltd. (Pembroke, Bermuda) announced that it would split into four publicly traded companies to boost shareholder value and erase $11.0 billion in debt. Tyco's health care, fire protection and flow control, and financial services businesses will be taken public through initial public offerings. Tyco's security and electronics businesses would be combined as a […]
Greenlight Power Technologies Inc. (Burnaby, BC) announced that it has launched its fifth-generation fuel cell test station (FCTS) for product development through a demonstration program with Cellex Power Products Inc. (Richmond, BC). The latest Greenlight FCTS has been designed for proton-exchange membrane fuel cells and is available in four different power ranges to service testing […]
The European Commission (EC) has awarded Euro 18.5 million to nine European cities that want to introduce hydrogen to fuel public transport systems. Funding from the European Union (EU) will allow the fuel cell bus project to be the first volume-production test on this scale in the world. The funding is part of the Clean […]
The board of Energy Visions Inc. (EVI, Ottawa, ON) announced that Philip Whiting has been appointed President of Energy Ventures Inc. (Canada). Whiting currently serves as a member of the board of directors and as vice president of research and development at EVI. EVI also announced that Steven Carkner, formerly of Research in Motion Ltd., […]
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) unveiled the NCP1050 family of off-line switching regulators for power conversion applications below 40W, providing designers with switching...
H Power Corp. (Clifton, NJ) reported its fiscal 2002 second-quarter results for the period ended November 30, 2001. For the second quarter...