United Technologies Corp. (Hartford, CT) announced that Jan van Dokkum, recently the president and CEO of Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution, will join the company as president of UTC Power. In his new position, van Dokkum succeeds Geraud Darnis and will report to UTC Chairman and CEO George David. "UTC Power is the technology leader […]
Xantrex Technology Inc. (Vancouver, BC) presented a new line of XPower inverter products that provide ac power for mobile applications. The XPower product line encompasses inverters ranging from 75W to 3,000W, powerpacks, and battery-integrated systems that provide up to 1,500W of portable household power. The XPower 1200 PLUS and XPower 1750 PLUS inverters are the […]
Hydrogenics Corp. (Toronto, Canada) announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2002. Second-quarter 2002 revenues more than tripled to $3.5 million, compared with $1.1 million for second-quarter 2001. Net loss for the second quarter of 2002 was $3.5 million, or $0.07 per share, compared with a net loss of $2.3 million, or $0.06 […]
Modine Manufacturing Co. (Racine, WI) announced that it completed the sale of its Canadian after-market operations, which was part of a previously announced plan to reduce excess capacity. In addition to its Canadian aftermarket operations, Modine has announced the closure of three other North American facilities, located in St. Paul, MN; Knoxville, TN; LaPorte, IN; […]
Agile Systems Inc. (Waterloo, ON) announced its new DPC1-3 digital power IC, which is targeted to power conversion and power management applications....
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced an expanded and improved portfolio of automotive HEXFET® power MOSFETs with 10 percent lower...
ON Semiconductor LLC (Phoenix, AZ) updated its third-quarter 2002 guidance. With the slowness of the current economy affecting the semiconductor industry, ON...
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) revised downward its third-quarter 2002 forecast after a seasonally soft summer. The third-quarter revenue is now expected to be flat to slightly down from the second quarter, compared with the company's previous guidance of flat to slightly up. Third-quarter gross margins are now expected to be down roughly one […]
The Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA, Arlington, VA), has tapped Boeing Co. (Chicago, IL) to design a fuel-cell-based propulsion system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). DARPA said it would use currently available automotive fuel cell technology to speed up the process. The three-step project calls for Boeing's Unmanned Systems organization to design the […]
In order to help the state transition from a fossil fuel vehicle center to a hydrogen economy, Michigan will break ground on a fuel cell research center this October. Michigan has allocated $50.0 million for the center, to be called NextEnergy, which will be built in Ann Arbor. NextEnergy will serve as a research lab […]
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan, Quebec, Canada) announced plans to unveil a prototype hydrogen fuel-cell-powered mining locomotive. The first demonstration of the mining locomotive will be at NRCan's experimental mine in Val-d'Or, Quebec. The locomotive was developed by the FuelCell Propulsion Institute, a consortium of government, industry and academia. NRCan is a full partner in the […]
Ford Motor Co. (Dearborn, MI) announced that it will stop selling its Th!nk electric vehicles (EVs) in the US at the end...
Pi Technology (Milton, Cambridgeshire, UK), a developer of alternative fuel systems for nearly 10 years, including fuel cell vehicles, hybrid ICE-electric vehicles...
QUANTUM Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. (Irvine, CA) announced the appointment of Alan Niedzwiecki as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately....
International Rectifier Co. (El Segundo, CA) announced plans to invest about $69.0 million to construct a semiconductor packaging plant in Xi'an, China. The proposed plant is projected to have an annual capacity of 600 million electronic power devices, with 80 percent of the products to be exported overseas. The facility, which will be called Xi'an […]