Astris Energi Inc. (Ontario) announced that Astris and ACE Golf Cars, a division of ACE Concept Inc. (Indian Wells, CA), have signed a letter of intent covering the establishment of a joint venture of other small vehicles. Under terms of the letter of intent, ACE proposes to finance the 50-50 venture with an initial investment […]
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Canada) and GPU Inc. (Morristown, NJ) announced that their respective subsidiaries, Ballard Generation Systems (BGS) and GPU Diversified Holdings LLC, have restructured their relationship to allow for increased focus on the market and distribution aspects of commercializing fuel cell products for stationary applications. In anticipation of the launching of commercial stationary […]
Nippon Precision Circuits Inc. (NPC, Japan) introduced the SM6781BV quick charge control IC for NiMH and NiCd rechargeable batteries. Featuring precise detection...
Midtronics Inc. (Willowbrook, IL) announced the opening of its new European headquarters. The new location remains in IJsselstein, the Netherlands, and is about three times the size of the previous facility. The new office includes an expanded laboratory and facilities for hosting customers and distributor training seminars. According to Wim Koster, vice president and managing […]
UQM Technologies Inc. (Golden, CO) CEO William G. Rankin told shareholders at the company's annual shareholder meeting that it currently has two new fuel cell products under development for a major fuel cell development company. These new products are in addition to the air compressor drive motors currently being supplied to Ford's and DaimlerChrysler's next […]
Xoliox SA (Lausanne, Switzerland) announced a major breakthrough in its work to develop high-power batteries. The batteries, which are based on unique lithiated metal-oxide nanomaterials, will have a major impact on the powering of electric vehicles, power tools and other portable applications. Xoliox's recent tests of these new nanomaterials have revealed charge and discharge rates […]
Sony Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) told Nikkei Electronics (Japan) that it is tackling the development of materials for a fuel battery. The company recently found that fullerene (C60), a carbon substance, can be used for the electrolytic membrane that composes a fuel battery. High-polymer molecules have been employed for the electrolytic membrane of fuel batteries currently […]
Chroma Systems Solutions (Irvine, CA), a division of Chroma ATE, introduced an enhanced version of its power test environment, the PowerPro III....
PowerSmart Inc. (Shelton, CT) announced the PS401 AccuronTM, the industry's first SBS-compliant battery management IC that integrates all battery monitoring functions on...
Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan) demonstrated its new zero-emissions FCHV-4, a space-age fuel cell vehicle that generates its own on-board electricity with compressed...
Hydrogenics Corp. (Toronto) announced that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Toyota Tsusho Corp. (TTC, Japan) to market and sell Hydrogenics' FCATS products in the Japanese market. FCATS is Hydrogenics' proprietary product line of automated, industrial systems for testing and controlling fuel cells and fuel cell stacks. "We are very excited about our […]
Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd. (Alberta, Canada) announced that it has signed a letter of intent under which its major shareholder, Sabre Energy Ltd. (Canada), will invest $5.0 million in the company's power electronics subsidiary, Sustainable Energy Laboratories Inc., in exchange for a combination of common shares and convertible debentures of Sustainable Labs. The investment is […]
Teledyne Technologies Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) announced that Teledyne Energy Systems Inc. delivered its first three Teledyne Medusa RD automated fuel cell test stations, used in testing and evaluating proton-exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell products. Teledyne Medusa RD is a next-generation fuel cell test station that provides an easy-to-use platform for the automated testing of […]
Siemens Westinghouse Power Corp. (Orlando, FL) announced that it has signed a contract with BP to install a 250kW solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC) at BP's gas-to-liquids test facility in Nikiski, AK. The prototype SOFC system will be installed in 2003 and will use natural gas as its fuel. BP plans to use about 150kW of […]
Apollo Energy Systems Inc.'s (AES, Fort Lauderdale, FL) Apollo Alkaline Fuel Cells and Apollo Lead-Cobalt Batteries will be used on the first-generation...