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 […]
Gaonengda Battery Co. Ltd. (Shenzhen, China) announced its new CR2450 lithium-manganese-dioxide, button-cell battery, which is designed for use in power supplies of...
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) announced the sale and delivery of nine GenSys;trade;5C systems, the company's 5kW, combined heat and power (CHP) grid parallel, natural gas-fueled, proton-exchange membrane, fuel cell systems, to Johnson Controls Inc. (Milwaukee, WI), under contract to the Navy Renewable Energy Division at the Naval Air Weapons Station in China Lake, CA. […]
Medis Technologies Ltd. (New York) reported financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2002. For the quarter ended June 30, 2002, the net loss was $2,565,000, or $0.12 per share, based on 21,098,959 weighted average shares, compared to a net loss of $7,440,000, or $0.38 per share, based on 19,594,657 […]
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; […]
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) announced the LT1940, a dual-output, constant-frequency, step-down switching regulator in a thermally enhanced, 16-pin, TSSOP package....
Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (ECD, Rochester Hills, MI) announced the promotion of David Strand to Vice President, Information Technology. In this position,...
Linear Technology Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced its new LTC3406B, a high-efficiency, 1.5MHz, synchronous-buck regulator that can deliver up to 600mA of continuous...
A coalition of 26 leading fuel cell companies presented the Bush Administration and Congress with a report for a national fuel cell and hydrogen strategy, entitled "Fuel Cells and Hydrogen: The Path Forward," which presents a comprehensive strategy for federal investment in fuel cell technology and fuel infrastructure. The report was prepared by Robert Rose […]
Composite Power Corp. (CPC, Las Vegas, NV) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Premium Power Corp. (PPC) that will lead to the manufacture and distribution of PPC's PowerBlock integrated power management system, a hybrid fuel cell product combining power electronics with large-scale, advanced battery, energy storage for high value and mission-critical power quality and […]
Acumentrics Corp. (Westwood, MA), a privately held manufacturer of power quality and distributed generation products, and Sumitomo Corp. (Japan) announced the signing of a stock purchase agreement and a one-year study of the Japanese market for solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), flywheel-based uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) and battery-based UPSs. Under the terms of the agreement, Sumitomo […]
Power Integrations Inc. (San Jose, CA) unveiled its new LinkSwitch switching power supply IC, which is claimed to be the industry's first...
Alps Electric Co. Ltd. (Japan) announced its new SKRR Series of thin tactile switches, which are suitable for use in portable devices...