National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) announced a pair of high-precision current-gauge ICs for monitoring battery capacity in cellular phones, information appliances...
IMPCO Technologies Inc. (Cerritos, CA) reported record revenues for its first quarter ended July 31, 2000. For the first quarter of fiscal 2001, ended July 31, 2000, IMPCO reported a net loss of $608,000, or $0.07 per share, on revenues of $29.3 million, a three-percent revenue increase from the prior year's first-quarter results. This compared […]
Avista Corp. (Spokane, WA) technology subsidiary, Avista Labs, announced the issuance of US Patent 6,096,449 covering 73 claims for the electronic-control system that significantly enhances the performance of its modular, cartridge-based, proton-exchange membrane fuel cell. The new patent covers the control schemes that maximize the output of each modular cartridge and has been under review […]
Ultralife Batteries Inc. (Newark, NY) announced the election of Ranjit Singh to its board of directors. Singh is COO of ContentGuard, a spin-off of Xerox that is jointly owned with Microsoft. John D. Kavazanjian, president and CEO of Ultralife, stated, "We are thrilled that Ranjit has been elected a director of the company. With his […]
Members of the Exide Corp. (Reading, PA) board of directors have voted a corporate cash dividend for its first fiscal quarter of $0.02 per share of common stock, payable September 15, 2000, to shareholders of record on September 5, 2000.Exide Corp., following its planned acquisition of GNB Technologies, plans to have annual revenues of approximately […]
FuelCell Energy Inc. (Danbury, CT) reported revenues of $4,112,000 for the third quarter ended July 31, 2000, compared with revenues of $4,416,000 in the same quarter of the previous year. Net loss for the period was $1,307,000, or $0.17 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $386,000, or $0.06 per diluted share, for […]
Proton Energy Systems Inc. (Rocky Hill, CT) announced the appointment of Thomas Maloney as Business Development Manager focusing on energy markets. Maloney brings 15 years experience in regenerative fuel cell systems development for commercial, aerospace and military applications with prior experience at Eltech Systems, Argonne National Laboratory and the NASA Glenn Research Center.Fred Mitlitsky also […]
Fuel Cell Technologies Corp. (FCT, Kingston, Ontario) has issued its report to shareholders, which includes a description of aspects of the operations of FCT and the financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2000. On May 5, 2000, FCT's corporate reorganization was completed and trading in common shares opened on May 19, 2000. […]
Ballard Power Systems (Vancouver, BC) announced that its subsidiary, Ballard Generation Systems, has delivered its third 250kW stationary fuel cell power generator for field testing through its associated company Alstom Ballard to Elektra Birseck (Basel, Switzerland). This power generator, which uses Ballard fuel cells, will be tested by Elektra Birseck at their corporate headquarters. "In […]
GE MicroGen (GEMG, Latham, NY) announced that it has added two new energy partners to its global fuel cell distribution network. "Soroof Trading Development Company (Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia) will represent our fuel cell product line in Saudi Arabia, and RahimAfrooz Batteries Ltd. (Dhaka, India) will distribute our product in Bangladesh," said Barry Glickman, president of […]
Texas Instruments (Dallas, TX) unveiled a new integrated, single-cell, lithium-ion, battery-protection circuit that yields the smallest system solution on the market, according...
NEC Corp. (Dallas, TX) announced the development of a new proton-polymer battery designed to provide backup power for car cellular phones. The...
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) announced that it will triple its research and development spending by 2001 over its 1999 spending levels and will double the product introductions it plans to release in this year to 400. The company plans to commit 80 percent of its research and development to analog-power management and broadband applications, with […]
The 16th Annual Battery Conference on Applications and Advances will be held January 9-12, 2001, in Long Beach, CA. The conference, sponsored by the Department of Electrical Engineering, California State University, Long Beach, will feature two parallel tracks of 11 technical sessions each examining the analysis, design and selection of batteries and power conditioners that […]
Lithium Technology Corp. (LTC, Plymouth Meeting, PA) announced that its prospective merger partner, Pacific Lithium Ltd. (PLL, New Zealand), has signed a joint venture agreement with Eldor Corp. (Como, Italy) regarding the manufacture and distribution of lithium-ion polymer batteries. LTC Chairman and CEO David J. Cade stated, "PLL's alliance relationship with Eldor for portable electronics […]