Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) has hired Mark Sperry as its chief marketing officer, and reorganized its technology development as it loses William Acker as vice president.Sperry formerly served as Xerox Corp.'s (Stamford, CT) vice president and general manager for the production color business within the North American Solutions Group. Plug Power's research and advanced […]
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) has announced that its spin-off affiliate Beacon Power Corp. (Woburn, MA) has signed an agreement with Cox Communications (Atlanta, GA) to install Beacon's flywheel energy storage system to support the backup power needs of Cox's advanced cable networks."There is a growing recognition of the benefits of flywheels over batteries in […]
FuelCell Energy Inc. (FCE, Danbury, CT) announced it has completed the successful operation of the 250kW Direct FuelCell (DFC) power plant at its Danbury facility. FCE claims that the grid-connected power plant has met or exceeded its program goals and will be taken off-line on June 30, 2000. The fuel cell module will be disassembled […]
PowerSmart Inc. (Shelton, CT) has introduced software and hardware tools for the evaluation and production of smart battery solutions using PowerSmart's PS33X Series of products. SB Tool, an integrated software package for Windows and SB Tool-Box, a hardware platform supporting multiple boards or packs, will enable battery manufacturers to automatically program and test up to […]
Ultralife Batteries Inc. (Newark, NY) has introduced two new models of polymer rechargeable batteries for use in Nokia phones of the 5100, 6100 and 7100 Series. Ultralife has already received large orders for the polymer phone batteries from various distributors to sell to cellular-accessory retailers nationwide, and plans to sell batteries directly to a number […]
Moltech Power Systems Inc. (Gainesville, FL) has announced that it provides the brains and technology behind Alegna Inc.'s (Reston, VA) PowerLink 572, a portable power unit that provides up to ten times the internal battery power of many cellular telephones and other handheld devices. The custom lithium-ion battery pack, created specifically to power this new […]
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) has signed agreements with Engelhard Corp. (Iselin, NJ) for development and supply of advanced catalysts, which will be used to increase the overall performance and efficiency of Plug Power's fuel processor.As part of the agreement, over the next three years, Plug Power will contribute $10.0 million to fund Engelhard's development […]
Thor Industries Inc. (Jackson Center, Ohio) plans to build the world's first commercially-viable, fuel-cell powered, zero-emissions transit buses in an exclusive alliance with International Fuel Cells Inc., a United Technologies company, and ISE Research. Plans for the initial bus are set for mid-2001."This is an extraordinary break-through in clean transit buses. Thor is already the […]
Lithium Technology Corp. (LTC, Plymouth Meeting, PA) announced the latest status of the planned strategies and timetable for events related to the pending merger with Pacific Lithium Ltd. (PLL, New Zealand).LTC previously reported that it anticipated holding a meeting of LTC's shareholders on July 31, 2000, to vote on the merger, which would be completed […]
Acumentrics Corp. (Westwood, MA) has announced that Nigel Sammes, Ph.D., and seven solid oxide fuel cell scientists and engineers from the University of Waikato in New Zealand have joined the company. Dr. Sammes and his team's research began nine years ago and has yielded a unique and proprietary small tubular fuel cell design that circumvents […]
FuelCell Energy Inc. (Danbury, CT) received a commitment from the Marubeni Corp. (Tokyo) to procure multiple fuel cell power plants based on the company's Direct FuelCell (DFC) technology. Under the contract, FuelCell Energy will deliver one 250kW DFC power plant in 2001, followed by four 250kW power plants or a MW-class plant. The contract's total […]
Sony Corp. (Tokyo) announced that it will start producing lithium-ion polymer batteries in Mexico by October, to cash in on the rising demand for hand-held telephones in North America. According to a spokesman, Sony expects the demand for the rechargeable batteries, which will be thinner and lighter than widely used lithium-ion batteries, to grow rapidly […]
FuelCell Energy Inc. (Danbury, CT) began trading on the Nasdaq National Market on June 7, 2000, under the ticker symbol FCEL. The stock moves from the American Stock Exchange where it is traded under the symbol FCL.According to Jerry D. Leitman, FuelCell president and CEO, the move should provde shareholders and investors with greater visibility […]
Douglas Battery's (Winston-Salem, NC) Standby Systems division has unveiled three additions to its Safeguard Premium Series. The three new modular standby systems will offer 1,200Ah, 1,400Ah and 1,600Ah capacity. The new systems, which were revealed at Supercomm 2000, are designed as solutions for telecom, UPS and standby power system needs. Douglas Battery Standby Systems produces […]
America Electric Automobile Co. Inc. (AEAC, San Diego, CA) has announced that the company's hybrid-powered automobile, designed for the company's joint venture in China, is now in final design-testing stage. The automobile is targeted for use in a number of China's major cities to assist in reducing pollution from gasoline-powered automobiles. The final steps of […]