National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) recently announced the LM2655,an integrated 2.5A switching regulator in a TSSOP-16 package. According to National, the LM2655 delivers a conversion efficiency of 92 to 95 percent, resulting in increased battery life and decreased PCB area, which are factors of success in today's design challenges. The LM2655 is designed for […]
Ebus Inc. (Downey, CA) unveiled its first HEV at an Alternative Fuel and Electric Transit Bus Workshop hosted by the South Coast Air Quality Management District. The Ebus HEV is a 22ft long replica of an old-fashioned trolley car. It features an all-electric drive train with a small pack of liquid-cooled NiCd rechargeable batteries. An […]
Evercel Inc. (Danbury, CT) announced that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed offering of 1,250,000 shares of its common stock. All of the shares are being offered by the company. Net proceeds from the offering, which Evercel expects to be approximately $25.0 million, will go toward […]
Intersil Holding Corp. (Palm Bay, FL) announced that it has developed a breakthrough technology that offers increased battery life in notebook PCs, cellular telephones and other portable information appliances. Intersil claims it will utilize the technology in a new family of discrete power products tailored for these high-efficiency, low-voltage applications. Intersil's technology breakthrough is applied […]
Ballard Power Systems (Chicago, IL), XCELLSIS Fuel Cell Engines Inc. (Vancouver, BC) and the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) announced the successful conclusion of what they claim is the world's first fuel cell bus demonstration and testing program after two years of operation. During the past two years, three buses powered by Ballard fuel cells have […]
Active Power Inc. (Austin, TX) announced it is expanding the space it occupies. By the end of March, the company will have moved into an additional 13,000ft square of laboratory and office space at its headquarters on Stonehollow Drive. This increases Active Power's total administration and laboratory square footage to 23,500ft. The company is also […]
DCH Technology Inc. (Valencia, CA) is formally unveiling their recently established, wholly owned subsidiary, Enable Fuel Cell Corp. (Middleton, WI), at the Hanover Fair in Germany, March 20-25, 2000. Enable Fuel Cell, led by Vice President and General Manager Stephanie Hoffman, is focused on the continued development and commercialization of fuel cell power products. The […]
Astris Energi Inc. (Canada) recently revealed that it has achieved substantial progress in the development of commercially viable alkaline fuel cells as power sources for vehicles and other applications. Guided by Jiri K. Nor, a pioneer developer of fuel cell technology, Astris has been quietly pursuing that goal for nearly 17 years and has devoted […]
Koor Industries Ltd. (Israel) and Electric Fuel Corp. (Iselin, NJ) jointly announced an agreement that will allow Electric Fuel to acquire the Tadiran Batteries Ltd. (Israel) subsidiary of Koor Industries Inc., and for Koor Industries to invest $10.5 million in Electric Fuel. Tadiran Batteries is claimed to be a world leader in the manufacture and […]
Sprint PCS (Kansas City, MO) and enrev Corp. (Norcross, GA), a global leader in the development of battery operating systems, recently announced that they will work together to bring the benefits of enrev technology to Sprint PCS consumers nationwide. Sprint PCS will promote the use of enrev's Battery Operating System, a patented technology that claims […]
Evercel Inc. (Danbury, CT) reported results for the two-month transitional period ended December 31, 1999. Evercel posted revenues of $13,000 and a net loss of $1,320,000, or $0.23 per basic and diluted share, compared with no sales and a net loss of $358,000, or $0.13 per basic and diluted share. According to Evercel, the two-month […]
FuelCell Energy Inc. (Danbury, CT) has been selected to develop a $3.125 million program by the US Department of Energy (DOE), including 20-percent cost sharing, to support the design of a 40MW ultra-high efficiency, fuel cell/turbine hybrid power plant based on the company's Direct FuelCell (DFC). The system proposes an innovative combination of the DFC […]
ZeTek Power plc (UK) has announced an expansion program with major implications for automotive, marine and distributed power applications. The company is actively encouraging partners to sign up as ZeTek Approved Systems Integrators (ZASI) to develop specific commercial applications of its fuel cell technology. ZeTek Power's alkaline fuel cell modules generate electricity by the catalytic […]
Micrel Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) has debuted the MIC2142, a micropower boost regulator IC capable of driving white LEDs and providing LCD bias. Intended for use in cellular phones and PDA applications, the new MIC2142 is housed in Micrel's IttyBitty SOT23-5 packaging. It requires three external components, and has a 2.2V to 16V input voltage […]
Midtronics Inc. (Willowbrook, IL) recently announced that it has purchased the Charger Division of Exide Corp. (Reading, PA) for an undisclosed amount. Already claiming to be the world's leader in battery-management technology, Midtronics adds retail and commercial battery chargers to its line of battery testers along with its new PowerLogic and inCHARGE brands of professional […]