ZAP (Sebastopol, CA) and Anuvu Inc. announced the availability of the first hydrogen fuel cell consumer vehicle. ZAP unveiled the hydrogen fuel-cell-powered pickup, as well as a new lithium battery technology, at the Consumer Electronics Show. ZAP is forming a new division of the company to focus on advanced energy technologies alongside its efforts to […]
ZAP (Sebastopol, CA) reported that it is expanding its business activities in China with a joint venture company, ZAP (China) Ltd., to leverage China's emerging manufacturing capabilities. ZAP will take the lead as the parent company in ZAP (China) with an 80% ownership stake in the joint venture company. ZAP (China) will finish its first […]
SunLine Transit Agency (Thousand Palms, CA) unveiled its new hydrogen-electric hybrid bus, the nation's first. The hybrid bus, which features an electric-drive system coupled with a H2-fueled Ford V-10 internal combustion engine, immediately went into revenue service following the unveiling. The 40 ft bus runs on pure hydrogen generated by harnessing wind power. Officials at […]
Venturi Automobiles (Monaco) announced that it will debut its Fétish electric coupe in the US at the 2005 Los Angeles Auto Show,...
GE Energy (Atlanta, GA), a leading supplier of power generation and energy delivery technology, has completed the installation of 198 1.5 MW wind turbines for projects across the Castilla La Mancha region of central Spain. The 1.5 MW machines utilize a variable-speed, constant-frequency design and custom-designed airfoils for enhanced reliability and high energy capture. With […]
Nano-Proprietary Inc. (Austin, TX) announced that through its subsidiary, Applied Nanotech Inc. (ANI), that it has entered into a research and development agreement with KRI Inc. (KRI, Japan) to develop a hydrogen sensor for automotive fuel cell applications. KRI is the research and development subsidiary of large gas utility Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. (Japan). The […]
Astris Energi Inc. (Mississauga, ON), a developer of alkaline fuel cell technology, announced that it has completed work on Freedom II, its second-generation golf car, which is powered by Astris' recently completed 1.8 kW, Model E7 AFC Generator, which gives Freedom II double the power and double the acceleration of the original model. The E7 […]
South Korea and China have announced that they will cooperate in developing ways to harness new and renewable energy resources, beginning with a joint solar energy project, reported officials at the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy. The countries have agreed to establish a US$1.4 million 100 kW solar panel farm at a location in […]
Odyssey Batteries of EnerSys Inc.'s (Reading, PA) EnerSys Reserve Power Group introduced a new group 31-size, deep-cycle, sealed, valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA) battery,...
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) reported that it will issue grants totaling $1.4 million for two hydrogen-powered vehicle demonstration projects — one in Buffalo and one in Albany. Both projects will be managed by NYSERDA and the New York Power Authority. American Wind Power and Hydrogen LLC will receive $709,000 […]
Ford Motor Co. (Dearborn, MI) has revealed it will present a diesel-electric hybrid car at Detroit's North American International Auto Show in January 2005. The Mercury Meta One combines an electric motor with a twin-turbocharged V-6 diesel engine. The pairing reportedly causes lower emission levels. "When a driver makes a high-power demand of a diesel […]
Azure Dynamics Corp. (Vancouver, BC), a leading developer of hybrid-electric power trains for commercial vehicles, announced that it has issued 67,875 common shares in accordance with an agreement dated July 14, 2004, whereby certain third parties were obligated to purchase such securities at a price of $0.62 per share. Application has been made for the […]
Perllo Technologies LLC (St. Charles, IL) and ECM Electronics Ltd. (UK) announced its new ECxxC Series of lead-free power inductors for the...
The S&C Electric Co. (Chicago, IL) has been awarded the contract to construct a wind-turbine collector system and interconnect substation, including all underground and overhead distribution, on a turnkey basis for the Horseshoe Bend Wind Park in Montana. The owner of the wind park, United Materials (Great Falls, MT), operates a mining facility that is […]
Azure Dynamics Corp. (Vancouver, BC), a leading developer of hybrid-electric power trains for commercial vehicles, announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Solectria Corp. (Woburn, MA), a hybrid-electric powertrain and components supplier to the US military and builder of parallel hybrid-electric systems for commercial vehicles. The acquisition […]