Sorensen (San Diego, CA), a division of the Elgar Corp., recently introduced its DLM Series of 3kW and 4kW programmable dc power...
Maxwell Technologies Inc. (San Diego, CA) announced that its PowerCache ultracapacitors have been selected by Avista Labs (Spokane, WA) to optimize performance and reduce the cost of its modular fuel cell systems and components. Carl Eibl, Maxwell's president and CEO, and J. Michael Davis, Avista Lab's CEO, report that the companies have signed a multi-year […]
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Canada) has completed construction and begun in-house testing of its 60kW hydrogen-gas-fueled engineering-prototype stationary fuel cell power generator. The 60kW unit incorporated the Mark 900 automotive architecture and is being designed for backup and standby applications. "The completion of the 60kW hydrogen-gas-fueled engineering prototype marks the achievement of another of the […]
Condor DC Power Supplies (Oxnard, CA) introduced a new 60W external power supply for medical-device applications. The GXM60 Series is made with...
Ultralife Batteries Inc. (Newark, NY) announced the expansion of its Ultralife Polymer brand of rechargeable batteries to a total of 14 different...
Siliconix Inc. (Santa Clara, CA), an 80.4-percent-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA), has released the first three ESD-protected devices in...
SL Industries Inc. (Mt. Laurel, NJ) announced that net sales from continuing operations for the second quarter, ended June 30, 2001, were $32.5 million, or $35.4 million inclusive of discontinued operations. In comparison, the company had net sales of $39.1 million, or $44.1 million inclusive of discontinued operations, for the second quarter last year. This […]
AstroPower Inc. (Newark, DE) announced that a popular reality-television show in the UK, Big Brother, uses solar electricity. On the show, 10...
Siemens Westinghouse Power Corp. (Orlando, FL) and RWE (Germany) announced that their longest-operating, high-temperature, fuel cell power system, the 100kW solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC) co-generation system, has begun a new period of operation at a new site in Essen, Germany. The 100kW system has been installed at the Fuel Cell Pavilion at the Meteorit Park. […]
AstroPower Inc. (Newark, DE) announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Aplicaciones Tecnicas de la Energia SA (Atersa, Spain). As part of the transaction, AstroPower will also acquire Atersa's 50-percent equity stake in AstraSolar (Spain), the solar-cell manufacturing joint venture between Atersa and AstroPower. Under the terms of the agreement, AstroPower will acquire […]
Schott Applied Power Corp. (SAPC, Lacey, WA) has been awarded a contract by the City of Riverside, California, to design, supply and...
Advance-Galatrek (UK) has developed a new range of single- and three-phase UPSs, suitable for use in medium-sized professional data and voice-processing environments. The new MasterElite MultiTec units are designed to deliver sinewave power protection up to 20kVA, and offer a wide variety of customization and communication options. Advance-Galatrek's new UPSs offer users the option of […]
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced the new IR2180 Series of 600V MOSFET and IGBT gate-driver ICs. The new ICs...
Ballard Power Systems (Canada) announced today that its subsidiary, Ballard Generation Systems, has completed the construction, and commenced in-house testing, of its 10kW natural-gas-fueled engineering prototype of a stationary fuel cell power generator. The 10kW unit is being designed for backup, light industrial and standby applications for telecom and other value-added applications. "The completion of […]
DCH Technology Inc. (Valencia, CA) announced that they have received a contract for 10 new-model DCH/Enable remote fuel cell power systems that will be used by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC, Austin, TX). The fuel cell power systems will be used to provide electricity on demand to air- and water-quality sampling equipment as […]