Hydrogenics Corp. (Toronto) announced the highlights of its corporate activity and its financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2001. Hydrogenics recorded revenues of $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2001, compared to $2.8 million for the same period in 2000. Hydrogenics incurred a net loss of $2.3 million, or […]
Cosel Asia Ltd. (Hong Kong) launched its new CDS60048 Series power modules with an output of 700W (maximum) at 12.5V/28V with a...
Desay Power Technology Co. Ltd. (China) has commenced mass production of zinc-air batteries for the mobile communications industry in the domestic and overseas market. The company invested about $12.0 million in the project, which is expected to reach an annual capacity of 60 million units of AA- and AAA-size batteries.
Global Thermoelectric Inc. (Canada) announced that Global and Suburban Propane LP (Suburban, Whippany, NJ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This MOU establishes the first strategic alliance in North America to develop and distribute SOFC power products in propane markets. "We expect the alliance of Global and Suburban will accelerate the commercialization of our […]
Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. (Tokyo) announced plans to launch a manganese dioxide, lithium-ion primary battery, the CR-V3, for high-powered devices such as...
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 […]
The US Department of Energy's (DOE, Washington, DC) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL, Golden, CO) announced 19 universities and 14 companies expected to receive a total of $40.0 million in funding for research and development into thin-film photovoltaic cells. "Each of these awards makes possible a research and development direction that could significantly cut the […]
General Motors (GM, Detroit, MI) unveiled a stationary generator based on the company's fuel processing and stack technology for automotive applications. The 5kW stack unit, which can generate clean, quiet and efficient power, could be a backup generator for subdivisions at risk of losing power because of common blackouts, or could even replace standard sources […]
NEC Electronics Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) announced the appointment of Toshio Nakajima as president and COO. In his new role, Nakajima will oversee day-to-day operations at NEC Electronics and will be responsible for delivering on the company's strategies and goals as set forth by the chairman and CEO and board of directors. Nakajima, who has […]
MGE UPS Systems (Costa Mesa, CA) introduced its new Comet EXtreme Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) that is one of the industry's smallest UPS systems to provide over an hour of scalable power protection in a compact tower or rack configuration. Ideal for networks, B2B, e-commerce and other critical applications, the new Comet EXtreme's modular design […]
DCH Technology Inc. (Valencia, CA) announced it's plan to integrate a 5kW PEM DCH Enable fuel cell with a natural gas reformer supplied by UOP LLC (Des Plaines, IL) to provide a stand-alone power quality system for an electric utility in France by year-end. The fuel cell was delivered by DHC to UOP's facility last […]
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 […]
Invensys Powerware Division (Raleigh, NC) announced the debut of the Powerware ConnectUPS-BD and the Powerware ConnectUPS-X, the latest additions to its family...
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) announced its new Dale WSC6927 molded surface-mount wirewound resistor, which provides what is claimed to be the industry's highest derating temperature. It offers a 3W power rating at 70 degrees C and derates linearly to 275 degrees C. It also extends the derating temperature by up to 77 percent, which […]
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 […]