Battery Engineering Inc. (Canton, MA) has developed a fire-safe, rechargeable, lithium-battery system. The new battery system, developed for Cairns and Brother's (Clifton, NJ) new CairnsVIPER hand-held thermal imaging system for fire fighting, delivers the high power needed for advanced thermal imaging in a lightweight, environmentally-friendly package that withstands high heat. The battery provides up to […]
Lucent Technologies (Murray Hill, NJ) announced a flooded lead-acid battery with a 25 percent longer life for telecommunications central offices, mobile switching offices and cable head-end applications. The expected 25-year life of the battery is five years longer than comparable flooded lead-acid batteries on the market today, and the 1,680Ah Victory Class premium battery can […]
PowerCache (San Diego, CA), a Maxwell Technologies company, has expanded its ultracapacitor product line with the introduction of the PC5 ultracapacitor. The...
Douglas Battery’s (Winston-Salem, NC) Standby Systems division has introduced three new 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 are scheduled to be unveiled at Supercomm 2000, June 4-6, 2000. The increased capacity Safeguard Premium systems are designed as solutions for […]
Ford Motor Co. (Scotland), has built a prototype electric hybrid based on its popular "Ka" city car, an electric hybrid powered by advanced lithium-ion batteries. The "E Ka" reportedly has similar performance to the gasoline-powered model and a range of up to 95 miles. Ford says it also accelerates much quicker than rival electric hybrids. […]
Modine Manufacturing Co. (Racine, WI) plans to develop fuel cells. The company, which has been working for two years on fuel cell heat exchangers for vehicle applications, has formed a Fuel Cell Products Group to bring its heat-transfer expertise to what it calls "an emerging, energy-revolution opportunity." Fuel cells use a chemical reaction of hydrogen […]
Hyundai Motor Co. (Ann Arbor, MI), announced that it is building two prototype fuel cell-powered sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) that use fuel cells from International Fuel Cells (IFC, South Windsor, CT). The internal-combustion engine in Hyundai's new "Santa Fe" SUV will be replaced by a single-stack, proton-exchange membrane IFC fuel cell and an electric drive system […]
Analytic Systems Ware Ltd. (Surrey, BC), appointed On Board Components (Scarborough, Ontario), as a national distributor for their line of power conversion products into the year 2000 and beyond. On Board Components will distribute Analytic Systems' full line of power supplies, battery chargers, inverters and dc-dc converters.Stated Jim Hargrove, president of Analytic Systems, "This partnership […]
Mechanical Technology Inc. (Albany, NY) announced the appointment of Shimshon Gottesfeld as the chief technology officer and vice president of research and...
A cleaner, lighter and more efficient battery system to fit electric school buses in California will be built and tested through a $375,000 contract awarded today by the California Energy Commission (Sacramento, CA), to the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD).The contract represents the Commission's share to support phase two of a project to design, develop […]
GreenVolt Power Corp. (Ontario, Canada) announced the appointment of Jeric Gu as supervisor of in-house alkaline fuel cell development programs. Gu most recently served as research and development manager for Beijing Century Fuyuan Fuel Cells Co. Ltd. (Beijing, China), with a particular focus on alkaline fuel cell applications for electric vehicles and mobile phones. He […]
Valence Technology Inc. (Henderson, NV), a developer of advanced rechargeable lithium-polymer battery technology, reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2000. For the fourth quarter of 2000, excluding one-time charges relating to the settlement of a securities class-action lawsuit and factory start-up costs, the company reported a net loss of […]
FuelCell Energy, Inc. (Danbury, CT), has received a $16.5 million cost-shared contract from the US Navy to demonstrate a 0.625 MW marine fuel cell power plant operating on diesel fuel, based on the company's Direct FuelCell technology. FuelCell Energy will build, test and deliver the ship service fuel cell (SSFC) power plant for evaluation at […]
Koor Industries Ltd. (Tel Aviv, Israel) has cancelled an agreement to sell its Tadiran Batteries subsidiary to Electric Fuel Corp. (Iselin, NJ) for $42.3 million in Electric Fuel shares. The Israeli holding company said it will, however, invest $10.0 million in Electric Fuel in exchange for a 5.3-percent stake of the company. Within six months, […]
ReDOX Technology Corp. (Houston, TX) is pleased to announce that the development of their proprietary high-energy density battery has begun. The project will involve a series of five prototypes that will be produced over the next 13 months. ReDOX President and CEO Richard Szymanski explained the potential magnitude of a successful end product. "An independent […]