Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) announced its first slew-rate control IC, the FDG901D, capable of reducing current inrush spike voltage and...
General Motors Corp. (Detroit, MI) announced its latest fuel cell stack, which sets a new world standard for power density that packs...
Millennium Cell Inc. (Eatontown, NJ) announced that it has provided Ford Motor Co. (Dearborn, MI) with a prototype Hydrogen-on-Demand fuel system for...
Advanced Automotive Batteries (AAB, Oregon House, CA) announced that the market for advanced hybrid-electric vehicle (HEV) batteries will grow from approximately $70.0 million this year to over $250.0 million by 2005 and is expected to top $500.0 million by 2009, according to a new study, "The 2001 Advanced Automotive Battery Industry Report," to be published […]
Ultralife Batteries Inc. (Newark, NY) announced the election of General Daniel Christman to its board of directors. Until recently, General Christman was the Commanding General and Superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY. General Christman has over 30 years of leadership experience in positions in the Army and federal government. Before […]
IMPCO Technologies Inc. (Cerritos, CA) reported results for its fiscal first quarter ended July 31, 2001. For the first quarter of fiscal 2002, IMPCO reported a net loss of $5.6 million, or $0.54 per share on revenues of $25.9 million. This compared to a net loss of $0.6 million, or $0.07 per share for the […]
Proton Energy Systems Inc. (Rocky Hill, CT) announced that renowned fuel cell expert Dr. Frano Barbir has joined the company as Director of Fuel Cell Technology and Chief Scientist. In this role, Barbir will lead Proton Energy's efforts to evaluate, develop, operate, commercialize and manufacture appropriate fuel cell technologies to serve the needs of the […]
Exide Technologies (Reading, PA) announced that it has signed an exclusive two-year agreement to supply Pacific Automotive (Elizabeth, Australia) with transportation batteries. Pacific Automotive, a division of Pacific Dunlop Ltd., operates more than 570 retail outlets under the names Repco and Autopro. "The two-year supply agreement, retroactive to November 2000, is a significant achievement and […]
Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. Ltd. (Japan) debuted a AA nickel-metal hydride battery, the Metal Hydride 1700 Series. Matsushita claims the new battery has the industry's highest capacity, with a large electric current for the same price as its existing models. A set of four 1700 Series batteries is priced at 1,940 yen, and a set […]
Valence Technology Inc. (Austin, TX) announced details of its new business strategy that is designed to transition the business from a research-and-development-oriented company to an operational company with a stronger sales and marketing focus. The company's strategy includes the introduction of its "next-generation" phosphate technology, a balanced licensing and system sales approach, a manufacturing plan […]
Ultralife Batteries Inc. (Newark, NY) announced that it has received a four-year production order from BAE Systems Aerospace Inc. (Braintree, MA) for seawater-activated batteries. The initial production order, together with development contracts, brings the value of this business to $1.0 million. Dr. Colin Newnham, managing director of Ultralife Batteries (UK) Ltd., said, "This order is […]
Valence Technology Inc. (Austin, TX) announced the appointments of Terry Standefer as vice president of worldwide operations and Deepak Swamy as chief system architect. Standefer and Swamy bring more than 18 years' and 14 years' experience, respectively, to Valence in operations and systems engineering. Stephan Godevais, Valence's president and CEO, said, "I am pleased with […]
Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (ECD, Troy, MI) announced that, pursuant to the stock purchase agreement between ECD and Texaco Inc. (Detroit, MI), Texaco has exercised its right to maintain its 20-percent interest in ECD. This share purchase follows an increase in ECD's outstanding common stock due to the exercise of warrants on July 31, 2001. […]
DCH Technology Inc. (Valencia, CA) announced that Daido Metal Ltd., (Nagoya, Japan) DCH's joint venture partner for the manufacture and sale of fuel cells in the Asian markets, has sold its first 12W/12V portable fuel cells to targeted customers in the Japanese automotive, electronics manufacturing and highway sign industries. The fuel cells were sold through […]
Mechanical Technology Inc. (Albany, NY) announced it has received an award of more than $4.6 million from the Advanced Technology Program (ATP) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The award is to carry out a two-and-one-half year, $9.3 million cost-shared program to research and develop a micro fuel cell for use in […]