Ningbo Sealake Storage Battery Co. Ltd. (China) announced the new Model FM6100A sealed lead-acid battery, which is manufactured with cathode absorbents that...
Tyco International Ltd. (Pembroke, Bermuda) stated that its quarterly earnings will fall below the Wall Street consensus estimate. The warning came after an earnings report that showed net income for the first quarter ended December 31, 2001, quadrupling over the year-earlier period, which was hurt by a change in accounting. The company said it expects […]
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) introduced the new Siliconix Si91842 and Si91844 150mA low-noise LDO regulators, which exhibit low dropout and...
Cornell Dubilier (Liberty, SC) announced the availability of its Type 325 capacitor rated for operation from -55 to +125 degrees C. The...
EnerSys Inc. (Reading, PA) reached an agreement to acquire the Energy Storage Products Group of Invensys plc (Chippenham, England). EnerSys will continue to provide stored energy solutions to utilities, UPS, telecommunications, data communications, Internet and materials handling markets. EnerSys and Energy Storage product offerings and brand identities will be maintained. The closing of the transaction […]
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, Canada) announced that its associate company, EBARA BALLARD, unveiled the second-generation of its engineering prototype 1kW proton-exchange membrane fuel cell stationary power generator for the Japanese residential market. The prototype exhibits increased performance and efficiency and its volume has been reduced by 40 percent. The natural-gas-fueled cogeneration unit is the […]
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) introduced a single-cell, lithium-ion, battery-charge controller that features a standby current of 0.5mA. Designed for use in a...
The National Science Council (NSC, Taiwan) received three US patents for its polyurethane-based polymeric electrolyte, polymeric-composite electrolyte and triple-polymer-based composite electrolyte lithium batteries. The newly patented technologies will be transferred to local battery manufacturers. Tien-shing Wen, professor of the National Cheng Kung University, said, "Local battery manufacturers can now cut down their production costs without […]
TMK Power Ind. Ltd. (China) unveiled its Model 4/3A350 rechargeable NiMH battery, which features a nominal capacity of 3.5Ah and a nominal...
Midtronics Inc. (Willowbrook, IL) announced the release of its charge-control device (CCD-100), designed to regulate standby battery charging for improved battery performance and lifespan. The CCD-100 prevents reduced battery performance and premature deterioration that can be caused by constant-current-charging equipment sometimes found in telecommunications, UPS and other power systems. The CCD-100 protects batteries from damaging […]
H Power Corp. (Clifton, NJ) announced that it has formed a joint development agreement with PSA Peugeot Citroen (Paris) to develop low-power fuel cells that will be used in light-duty vans. The 7kW fuel cells will be employed as "range extenders," an on-board device that increases the current range of an electric power car through […]
Medis Technologies Ltd. (New York) announced that it has received a $75,000 purchase order to define a specification and carry out the preliminary design of a direct liquid ethanol/methanol fuel cell for a new energy pack for infantry soldiers. "We are pleased to receive this initial purchase order for this important military program," said Robert […]
DCH Technology Inc. (Valencia, CA) announced it has shipped a natural-gas-fueled 5kW fuel cell system to a major European electric utility. The utility will use the DCH Enable proton-exchange membrane (PEM) system to validate DCH fuel cells for use as power-quality systems and, when tied to the grid, as an option for a clean distributed-power […]
The US Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL, Golden, CO) has been selected to perform three research projects, worth $2.8 million, as part of a program to advance renewable energy that is funded by Xcel Energy (Minneapolis, MN). One project is to develop a filter that can remove potential pollutants from systems […]
Donaldson Co. Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) announced a major development contract with a leading Japanese automobile manufacturer to apply fuel cell filtration science to fuel-cell-powered automobiles, helping accelerate their commercialization. "Fuel cell developers, including automobile manufacturers, are recognizing the need for intake-air (or cathode-side) filtration to ensure fuel cell reliability and performance," said Richard Canepa, director […]