American Superconductor Corp. (AMSC, Westborough, MA) announced that it has been selected by Windtec Engineering GmbH (Klagenfurt, Austria) to supply its PowerModule™ PM1000 power electronic converters for a new 1.5 MW wind turbine generator control system being developed. The PowerModule™ PM1000 converters and developer kit provide a platform to quickly develop both hardware and software […]
The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF, New York) announced plans to install a fuel cell next to Walters Hall, which will use trees for fuel and will power 8% of the campus with renewable energy. University researchers say it will allow them to use one of upstate […]
UTC Power, a division of United Technologies Corp. (South Windsor, CT), announced the official unveiling of the first US supermarket installation of the PureComfort™ 240M combined cooling, heating and power (CHP) system. In a ribbon- cutting ceremony at the A&P fresh store in Mount Kisco, NY, local and federal government officials celebrated the installation of […]
Magnetek Inc. (Chatsworth, CA), a manufacturer of digital power products for communications, information technology, alternative energy, power generation, transportation and commercial fuel cells, announced that its Aurora™ indoor solar inverter product line has been nominated to receive the INTEL Design Award at INTEL 2005, being held May 17-21, 2005, in Milan, Italy. The INTEL 2005 […]
The first International Hydrail Conference was held in Charlotte, NC. at the Renaissance Charlotte Suites hotel. Officials from all over the world came to the Queen City to discuss using hydrogen fuel cells to power commuter trains. They say that will improve air quality because it is much cleaner than the diesel technology used now. […]
Toyota Motor Corp. (Nagoya, Japan) announced that it has developed two high-pressure hydrogen tanks that extend the cruising range of environmently friendly fuel cell vehicles. Capable of storing 35 MPa and 70 MPa of hydrogen, both tanks have been certified by the High Pressure Gas Safety Institute of Japan and are designed for use in […]
NiSource Inc. (Merrillville, IN) announced that, effective July 1, 2005, NiSource President Robert Skaggs, Jr. will assume the additional responsibilities as NiSource Chief Executive Officer. Skaggs will succeed NiSource Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gary Neale who will retire June 30, 2005, as CEO, but will continue to serve as Chairman of the NiSource Board […]
RWE SCHOTT Solar Inc. (RSS, Rocklin, CA), a manufacturer of solar-electric modules and systems, announced that it has secured a bid from CMC International Tendering Corp. (China) for the electrification of approximately 26 villages in China's Gansu province. The approximately €1,000,000 cost of the project includes expenditures for locally manufactured components such as batteries, diesel […]
MidAmerican Energy Co. (Des Moines, IA) announced that Mitsubishi Power Systems Inc. will manufacture, and M.A. Mortenson Co. will erect, 50 additional wind turbines for the expansion of MidAmerican's wind project. MidAmerican received regulatory approval January 31, 2005, to expand its 310.5 MW Iowa wind project by an additional 50 MW. The agreement with Mitsubishi […]
FuelCell Energy Inc. (FCE, Danbury, CT) announced the sale of a 250 kW Direct FuelCell® (DFC®) power plant to generate onsite electricity and provide residual heat for domestic hot water and heating at the State University of New York's College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse. The transaction includes site engineering and installation of […]
Fuel Cell Technologies Ltd., the operating subsidiary of Fuel Cell Technologies Corp. (FCT, Kingston, ON), a developer of solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC) systems, announced that it has shipped a 5 kW SOFC combined heat and power system to the Memphis Botanic Garden. The installation is being funded by Gas Technology Institute's Distributed Generation Mutual Fund […]
Toyota Motor Corp. (Nagoya, Japan) reported that it was willing to discuss sharing its hybrid vehicle technology with rivals, including US automaker General Motors Corp. (GM). However, the two automakers denied they were already in talks after an online news report surfaced, which said the two automakers were in talks about a possible technology-sharing pact […]
Energy Ventures Organization Inc. (Las Vegas, NV) announced that it has completed a stock purchase agreement with Apollo Alternative Fuels Co. LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Apollo Resources International Inc. Under the agreement, Apollo Alternative Fuels now owns 50% of the stock in Energy Ventures. The company has developed a hydrogen-producing prototype, and now […]
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has begun work on a new standard, IEEE P1547.6™, to provide additional information for interconnecting utility distribution, secondary network power systems (NPS) with local electric power systems that contain distributed resources (DR) such as fuel cells, photovoltaics and microturbines. Distribution secondary network systems were not traditionally designed […]
Darnell Group Inc. (Corona, CA) announced an opportunity to become a sponsor of its new "Distributed and Cogeneration Power Electronics: Worldwide Forecasts, Applications and Competitive Environment Second Edition" report, which focuses on the factors driving the distributed and co-generation (DCG) power electronics market. Distributed and co-generation is gaining momentum and becoming an attractive energy option […]