Calpine Corp. (San Jose, CA) announced the promotion of Ann Curtis to vice chairman. Curtis is one of the founders of Calpine and has served the power industry for more than 20 years. In her new role, she will work closely with Chairman, CEO and President Pete Cartwright and Calpine's board of directors to ensure […]
Texaco Ovonic Battery Systems LLC (Rochester Hills, MI) announced that Thomas Neslage was named President and Chief Operating Officer of the company. Key members of the management team reporting to Neslage were also named, including James Greiwe, Vice President, Product Development; Dennis Corrigan, Vice President, Battery Systems; Steve Allen, Vice President of Finance; and Gary […]
Pulse Engineering Inc. (San Diego, CA) introduced a new series of inductors for dc/dc power supplies that offer the lowest direct current resistance ratings in the industry, according to the company. Applications include power systems for telecommunications, industrial control systems, and automotive and heavy-equipment vehicle systems where high-package density and high-energy efficiency are desired. The […]
Ztek Corp. (Woburn, MA) announced that it has successfully extracted hydrogen from regular unleaded gasoline using Ztek's patented reformer. The breakthrough could revolutionize the fuel cell industry by freeing vehicles from the need for an expensive and heavy on-board reformer. Fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) could be refueled similar to current gasoline-powered cars. Ztek's reformer extracts […]
Based on an unfavorable decision from the Japanese patent office Board of Appeals, Modine Manufacturing Co. (Racine, WI) will no longer receive royalty payments in Japan related to its parallel-flow (PF) technology. Since July of 2000, Modine has been receiving royalty payments from Japanese competitors related to its PF patents, which expire in 2006. Over […]
Nova Cruz Products LLC (Dover, NH) announced the debut of the Voloci electric motorbike, a lightweight, high-performance motorbike. The Voloci zero-emissions vehicle...
The Acura unit of Honda Motor Co. (Japan) unveiled its DN-X concept sports sedan that employs a powertrain using a gasoline-powered engine and an electric motor. The V6 engine powers the rear wheels in the DN-X and Honda's integrated motor assist electric motor powers the front wheels, resulting in a 400HP vehicle with a fuel […]
Hangzhou Fubei Electric Appliance Co. Ltd. (China) announced its new FBC500Q automobile dc/dc power adapter, which is suitable for all cars with...
Belkin (Compton, CA) introduced its universal serial bus (USB) Power Sync Travel Kit for Palm m500 and m505 (F8P3001) personal digital assistants (PDAs); Compaq iPAQ H3100, H3600 and H3700 Series handhelds (F8Q1001); and Hewlett Packard Jornada 520, 540 and 560 Series handhelds (F8H1001). The Belkin USB Power Sync Travel Kit provides flexible and complete charging […]
Agile Systems Inc. (Waterloo, ON) announced that it has completed an additional private equity placement with its current investors. Agile will use the proceeds to accelerate product development, market expansion and sales of its new digitalPOWER technology.
Royal Philips Electronics (San Jose, CA) and the automotive electronics division of Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany) have signed a technology transfer and dual-source agreement to manufacture discrete semiconductors for high-current applications, which will be used for leading-edge power silicon switches in advanced automotive systems. Under the terms and conditions of the agreement, Philips grants […]
Infineon Technologies AG (Munich, Germany) announced that it has filed a shelf registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to periodically sell up to $1.5 billion in debt securities and common stock. In the shelf registration filing Infineon said it planned to use the net proceeds for working capital and other general corporate […]
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC) reported a wider fourth-quarter loss driven by higher spending for research and development of its fuel cell technology. Ballard, which switched its accounting from Canadian to US dollars in the quarter, said its losses were $36.0 million, or $0.37 a share, for the period ended December 31, 2001, up […]
Hyundai Motor Co. (Korea) will feature hybrid drive systems developed by Enova Systems (Torrance, CA) in its hybrid transit vehicles. Enova manufactured the drive systems as a result of the two companies' joint hybrid-development program. The series hybrid drive system is an Enova Panther Genset, which consists of a 50kW electric motor, a motor controller […]
Westport Innovations Inc. (Vancouver, BC) announced that it has inked a collaboration agreement with BMW AG (Munich, Germany). The agreement calls for Westport to provide fuel injection hardware and engineering support, including a set of prototype Westport hydrogen fuel injectors. BMW AG will use a research engine to test the Westport fuel injectors. Westport retains […]