Absopulse Electronics Ltd. (Canada) introduced its new MOC 2000, which is a multiple-output, configurable power supply system that accommodates a variety of power supply modules in an 88.9mm x 482.6mm x 406.4mm chassis. Billed as especially fit for applications in telecommunications and instrumentation, it can be customized for up to 10 outputs. Built-in forced-air cooling […]
H Power Corp. (Clifton, NJ) announced the formation of H Power Japan in partnership with Mitsui and Co. Ltd. (Tokyo) and Mitsui and Co. (USA) Inc. Both parties will have a 50 percent ownership in the newly created company, which will be a Japanese corporation headquartered in Tokyo. H Power Japan's initial activity will be […]
MGE UPS Systems (Costa Mesa, CA) introduced its new Comet 40 kVA UPS to its Comet family. The new three-phase Comet offers...
Linear Technology Corp. (Milpitas, CA) President Clive Davies announced the appointment of David Quarles to head up the company's international sales. Quarles has been with Linear for 10 years and most recently served as Director of Marketing. Davies cited Quarles' four-year assignment as the Sales Director for Asia/Pacific and achievements in international marketing. "Quarles' past […]
DCH Technology Inc. (Valencia, CA) announced it has signed a stock purchase agreement with Swartz Private Equity LLC (Atlanta, GA) for up to two million shares of DCH common stock. Under the agreement, DCH retains the right to determine if, when, and how much common stock Swartz may purchase off DCH's shelf registration already in […]
NEC Corp. (Japan), the Japan Science and Technology Corp. (JST, Japan), and the Institute of Research and Innovation (IRI) announced that they have developed a small-sized fuel cell for mobile terminals using nanotechnology. The fuel cells are solid polymer fuel cells with methanol used as the fuel. The cell generates electric energy by producing a […]
Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (ECD, Troy, MI) is in the process of moving to a new, larger consolidated facility located in Rochester Hills, MI. The new headquarters will house the corporate offices and staff; the financial and accounting departments; and the legal, patent, purchasing, marketing, shareholder relations and human resources departments. The move is expected […]
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) announced that it has finalized new agreements with GE Fuel Cell Systems LLC (GEFCS, Schenectady, NY), GE MicroGen Inc. (Latham, NY), GE Power Systems Equities (GEPS, Latham, NY) and DTE Energy Technologies (Farmington Hills, MI) in line with the memoranda of understanding (MOU) announced earlier this year. Under the new […]
Fuel Cell Technologies (FCT, Ontario) has been awarded a contract by the Government of Canada to deliver a pre-production fuel cell system for their diver heating application. The contract is for $277,000 over 12 months, with the deliverable being a compact, pre-production system for the Defence and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine. This contract follows […]
International Fuel Cells (South Windsor, CT), a unit of United Technologies Corp., announced the sale of a fuel cell system that will power a recreational center in Woking, England, and be the first commercial fuel cell operating in the UK. The 200kW PC25 system will be installed at Woking Park and will provide electricity and […]
Maxim Integrated Products (Sunnyvale, CA) introduced its MAX8890 power-management IC intended for cellular handsets using a single lithium-ion cell battery with input voltages from +2.5V to +5.5V. The IC contains three identical, low-noise, low-dropout (LDO) linear regulators to provide all of the supply voltage requirements for the RF portion of the handset. The first LDO […]
Catalytica Energy Systems Inc. (Mountain View, CA) announced that it has appointed James Schlatter to the position of Vice President, Research and Development Center. In this newly created position, Schlatter will act as general manager of the company's Mountain View operation following the previously announced relocation of a number of corporate functions beginning in October […]
FuelCell Energy Inc. (Danbury, CT) reported revenues of $7.6 million for the third quarter ended July 31, 2001, compared with revenues of $4.1 million in the same quarter of 2000, an increase of 85 percent. Net loss for the period was $2.8 million, or $0.08, per basic and diluted share compared with a net loss […]
H Power Corp. (Clifton, NJ) announced it has formed a joint development agreement with DuPont Fluoroproducts (Wilmington, DE) aimed at developing direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC) for portable and mobile applications. Under the agreement, the two companies will work together to develop direct methanol fuel cell products in the range of 100W to 1,000W, initially […]
SunWize Technologies (Kingston, NY) designed and supervised the installation of one of the largest photovoltaic water pumping systems in the US at the Cottonwood Campground for Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California. The photovoltaic system replaces a diesel generator that was the sole power source for the water system. The 7.2kW photovoltaic array powers […]