Advanced Automotive Batteries (AAB, Oregon House, CA) announced the publication of its new Advanced Automotive Battery Industry Report. The second-edition report focuses on the most recent technology and market trends, is based on site interviews with over 50 leading companies in the field, and has recently been updated with the latest marketing plans of automakers […]
Stuart Energy Systems Corp. (Mississauga, ON) will provide its Community Fueler Portable 450 (CFP-450) hydrogen fueling station to Ford Motor Co. (Dearborn, MI) to assist with testing of its new Ford Focus Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV) this summer. The CFP-450 will be stationed at Ford's proving grounds, supplying clean hydrogen fuel to support testing of […]
Penn State University's Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) engineers have developed a new multi-functional battery monitor that takes the physical condition of the battery and its age or past history into account as well as the percent of charge, resulting in highly accurate estimates of working time, physical condition and causes of failure based on a […]
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC) released its report to shareholders for the first quarter ending March 31, 2002. Revenue in the first quarter was $12.1 million, compared to $3.8 million for the same period in 2001. Net loss for the quarter was $42.8 million, or $0.41 per share, compared to a loss of $14.1 […]
Fluke Corp. (Everett, WA) acquired Reliable Power Meters (RPM, Los Gatos, CA) for an undisclosed price. The sale of the power quality monitoring and analysis technology manufacturer was finalized April 15. Fluke plans to integrate RPM's product line into its electrical products organization. "Fluke has been active in the power quality market for many years," […]
Toyota Motor Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) announced that it may supply gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles to other automakers as part of its goal to produce 300,000 HEVs a year by 2005, according to a Toyota senior executive. Senior Managing Director in charge of environmentally friendly technology Hiroyuki Watanabe, reported that Toyota had held discussions with other automakers […]
Wescon 2002 North America will be held in Anaheim, CA, on September 24, 2002. Wescon will supplement its 2002 program with an exhibit floor pavilion highlighting power products. Participants in Wescon can see real-world solutions from providers of power supplies, power sources, and power management components and equipment. The opening session will feature a panel […]
Methanex Corp. (Sacramento, CA) joined other members of the California Fuel Cell Partnership (West Sacramento, CA) at the opening of California's first methanol fueling station designed for methanol-powered fuel cell vehicles (FCVs). Methanex President and CEO Pierre Choquette commented, "This methanol fueling station represents an exciting milestone in the development of fuel cell technology, and […]
The US Senate voted 88 to 11 to adopt the broadest US energy legislation of the past 10 years. Senators approved the 458-page bill, as well as more than 100 amendments, which will substantially rewrite electricity and gasoline regulations, nearly triple ethanol consumption across 10 years, and require a more than five-fold increase in renewable […]
The Board of Directors of Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Township, NJ) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.1875 per share on the company's outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on June 10, 2002, to shareowners of record at the close of business on May 20, 2002.
The California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP, West Sacramento, CA) celebrated the opening of its methanol fueling station, which will provide fuel for methanol-fueled fuel cell vehicles. The first such vehicle to be made available to the CaFCP is the DaimlerChrysler NECAR 5. CaFCP Chairman Don Huberts stated, "We are making great progress to demonstrate alternative […]
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) reported net income of $12.2 million, or $0.19 per share, on revenues of $178.6 million for the quarter ended March 2002, compared to net income of $10.8 million, or $0.17 per share, on revenue of $172.1 million in the immediately preceding quarter. The company posted net income of […]
Bel Fuse Inc. (Jersey City, NJ) announced a net loss for the first quarter ended March 31, 2002, of $1,821,000, or $0.17 per diluted share. Revenue for this year's first quarter was $16,514,000, compared to a net loss for the fourth quarter of 2001 of $8,228,000, or $0.77 per share, which included charges of $4,603,000 […]
ElectroChem Inc. (Woburn, MA) has been awarded a $1.0 million NASA contract for the first-phase development and a $2.5 million option contract for the second-phase development of a fuel cell power plant for the next generation of reusable launch vehicles (RLVs). ElectroChem was one of two companies chosen to develop a pre-prototype proton-exchange membrane (PEM) […]
UQM Technologies Inc. (Golden, CO) announced that it has successfully completed testing and launched the commercial availability of its integrated electric traction system (INTETS), an advanced propulsion system for battery, hybrid and fuel cell electric vehicles. The INTETS system is the electrical equivalent of a conventional powertrain consisting of an internal combustion engine, transmission and […]