Medis Technologies Ltd. (New York) announced that it has achieved important advances in the performance of its direct liquid ethanol (methanol) fuel cell relating to energy capacity and operating time. In laboratory tests, the Medis fuel cell operated at 0.5V for 10,000mAh for 24 continuous hours on a single fueling. The fuel cell demonstrated an […]
Modine Manufacturing Co. (Racine, WI) reported fourth-quarter net earnings of $5.0 million, or $0.15 per fully diluted share, and $254.6 million in revenue for the period ending March 31, 2002. Compared to the prior year, revenue decreased 6.2 percent and net earnings decreased 2.9 percent. Sales for the full year declined by 4.2 percent to […]
Toyota Motor Corp.'s (Tokyo, Japan) USA Sales division announced that it will lease about 20 fuel cell hybrid sport utility vehicles at...
Dallas Semiconductor Corp. (Dallas, TX) introduced its new DS2770 battery monitor and multi-chemistry charge controller, which integrates a fuel gauge and an...
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) announced that Plug Power Vice President and Chief Scientist William Ernst and Plug Power Director of Stationary Product Engineering and Development George Earle III, recently received recognition by the US Department of Energy (DOE, Washington, DC) and the US Fuel Cell Council (USFCC, Washington, DC), respectively. Ernst received a special […]
Dynetek Industries Ltd. (Calgary, Canada) demonstrated its DyneCell® lightweight fuel storage system using Ford Motor Co.'s (Dearborn, MI) second-generation Ford Focus fuel...
Ansoft Corp. (Pittsburgh) announced the release of two software models for fuel cell and lead-acid batteries within SIMPLORER® to help engineers develop...
American Power Conversion Corp. (APC, West Kingston, RI) announced a new version of its PowerChute power-management software specifically designed for Windows XP...
A group of leading German carmakers and engineering firms announced plans to set up a five-year joint project to test hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and other cars powered by clean energy such as methanol and synthetic diesel. The project, bringing together DaimlerChrysler Corp. (Auburn Hills, MI), BMW AG (Frankfurt, Germany), Adam Opel AG, and Ford […]
Proton Energy Systems Inc. (Rocky Hill, CT) announced that it delivered a renewable, energy-based HOGEN® hydrogen generator to Birka Energi AB (Sweden), in conjunction with ABB (Zurich, Switzerland), to fuel an environmental information center in Hammarby Sjostad, Stockholm, Sweden, that will generate hydrogen directly from a photovoltaic solar array. Birka Energi and ABB selected Proton's […]
IDACORP Inc. (Boise, ID) announced plans to wind down its power marketing business and reaffirmed its commitment to maintain a strong investment credit rating. The company's energy marketing subsidiary, IDACORP Energy, will not seek new customers and will limit its maximum value at risk limits to less than $3.0 million. In addition to minimizing its […]
H Power Corp. (Clifton, NJ) announced that it has signed a third joint-study agreement with Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. (Japan), which calls for the delivery of eight 500W proton-exchange membrane, residential cogeneration, fuel cell systems for in-house and field beta testing for the Japanese residential market. The 500W system combines H Power's proprietary fuel cell […]
Emerson (St. Louis, MO) has been awarded a major contract to "power protect" a new 30-story office building in the heart of...
Siliconix Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) announced a new family of analog switching devices designed for low-voltage signal routing and voice and data applications. The industry's first analog switch family to feature 1.8V, 3V and 5V ratings for all devices, the new DG2000 Series also provides outstanding charge-injection performance. New devices in the DG2000 family include […]
Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) announced that it has completed the acquisition of PowerSmart Inc. (Shelton, CT), a privately held fabless semiconductor company, in a cash transaction. Microchip paid approximately $54.0 million in cash, assumed a balance sheet with approximately $4.0 million in cash and other net assets, and assumed certain employee stock options. Approximately […]