Holtek Semiconductor Inc. (Taiwan) announced its HT48RA3 controller for remote-control applications, which has a 24K-by-16 memory capacity. The device has an internal programmable frequency divider or PFD output, the output frequency of which can be defined under software control, giving the device the flexibility to suit a large range of remote-control protocols. The controller contains […]
Fuel Cell Technologies Corp. (FCT, Kingston, Ontario) announced that its board of directors has approved the construction of the company's new manufacturing...
Xantrex Technology Inc. (Vancouver, BC) and AstroPower Inc. (Newark, DE) are providing a complete solar-electric power system that will be used to power production equipment for filming and editing This Renewable House. Produced by PBS, this new television program is designed to bring renewable energy directly to mainstream consumer markets. This Renewable House is believed […]
Ener1 Holdings Inc. (Fort Lauderdale, FL) announced plans to relocate its battery manufacturing plant from Cagliari, Italy, to Fort Lauderdale by January 2002. The company is currently conducting negotiations for the purchase of a 20,000sqft facility in Fort Lauderdale that will house its manufacturing plant and research laboratories. "Fort Lauderdale provides us with easy access […]
Midtronics (Willowbrook, IL) announced the creation of a new business unit focused on strengthening the company's position in the motive power industry. The new division will focus on technology and product development to provide innovative solutions for motive-vehicle users based upon Midtronics' success in automotive and standby power applications, including battery analyzers, monitors and diagnostic […]
Xcellsis Corp. (Vancouver, BC) announced that its fuel-cell development center in Poway will be phased out over the next few months as part of a sweeping shift in the structure of its parent company. Xcellsis will lay off the bulk of its 115 employees by next spring, company officials said. Its parent, Ballard Power Systems […]
Cummins Power Generation (Columbus, IN) announced that it has received a $20.0 million development contract from the US Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory to initiate the first phase of a project to develop an affordable, compact and pollutant-free 10kW fuel cell module. The fuel cell system will generate low noise, highly reliable power […]
Medis Technologies Ltd. (New York) announced that it has achieved a major milestone in the development of its proprietary direct-liquid ethanol (DLEF) fuel cell technology, specifically, in the use of its fuel cells as the source of power to operate a working model of its Power Pack cell-phone charger. The Medis Power Pack is capable […]
Catalytica Energy Systems Inc. (Mountain View, CA) announced that it has reached a $3.0 million cash settlement with AGC Manufacturing Services Inc....
Applied Digital Solutions Inc. (ADS, Palm Beach, FL) announced that it has developed a miniaturized thermoelectric generator — a half-inch-diameter ceramic-based "battery" that converts low gradient body heat flow into electrical power. The battery is a solid-state device, does not contain any chemicals and would never need replenishment. The device generates 1.5V of electricity with […]
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC) announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with EBARA Corp. (Japan) to enhance...
Electric Fuel Corp. (New York) announced that its Las Vegas electric transit bus demonstration drive events have been re-scheduled to take place...
Delphi Automotive Systems (Troy, MI), along with French government officials and representatives from several other companies, took part in a ground-breaking ceremony...
Generation Electronics Inc. (Lowell, MA) announced its Generation Custom Lithium-Ion Battery Packs for portable solutions, which can be made in cylindrical, prismatic...
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (Osaka, Japan) announced the ERTJZE Series of multilayer chip thermistors, which are offered in a 0201 case...