General Semiconductor (Melville, NY) announced a new SMF package that it claims offers the same current and power-handling capability of a power package in an ultra-small package. The SMF matches the JEDEC DO-219 standard outline, with a height of less than 1mm. The footprint allows it to fit on the mounting pad of a number […]
EnerSys Inc. (Reading, PA) announced that it has increased the life expectancy of its REL-B valve-regulated, lead-acid family of batteries. These batteries...
Idatech (Bend, OR) is developing a compact 1kW fuel cell system projected to be available to the public in 2002. The platform will be a generic system that IdaTech or an OEM can adapt for a host of uses. Possible applications include portable power plants for camping and boating, or stationary systems providing backup or […]
Ultralife Batteries Inc. (Newark, NY) announced third-quarter results for the period ended March 31, 2001. Consolidated revenues for the quarter were $5.8 million, compared to the $6.2 million reported for the same period in 2000, and $5.3 million, reported in the second quarter of 2001. Gross margin for the three months was a loss of […]
Rayovac (Madison, WI) announced that it has filed a prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed underwritten public offering of 7.5 million shares of Rayovac's common stock. Of the shares being offered, 3.5 million will be offered by Rayovac and four million will be offered by certain selling shareholders of Rayovac. In […]
A new maker of sealed VRLA batteries, NorthStar Battery Co. (Springfield, MO), is announcing its official launch on July 1, 2001. Formed...
American Power Conversion (APC, West Kingston, RI) announced the MX06-100, a modular dc power system capable of supplying up to 105A at -48Vdc for wireless, customer-premise and distributed-network applications. APC reports that the new system is designed to grow with the user's needs, allowing them to add power in 10A increments. Compatible with both 19in […]
EnerSys Inc. (Reading, PA) premiered the latest addition to its line of Phoenix batteries. The new PHX12-475 is claimed to increase performance...
Energizer (St. Louis, MO) has announced power improvements to its Energizer and Energizer e2 products. The company plans to relaunch Energizer, giving...
The telecommunications power systems division of TDI Transistor Devices Inc. (TDI, Hackettsown, NJ) announced its new Gemini dc power system that is...
Millennium Cell Inc. (Eatontown, NJ) announced the signing of a beta test agreement with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN). The agreement, to be managed by UT-Battelle LLC under contract with the US Department of Energy, calls to evaluate Millennium Cell's Hydrogen-on-Demand technology for use in a project being developed for the […]
Invensys Energy Systems (Atlanta, GA) announced that it will debut the DataTrax T-Module, its next-generation monitoring device for critical-communications networks. The DataTrax T-Module was designed to provide small-site remote monitoring for the company's Foreseer Management Software. The new device gives users the ability to manage power, environmental, safety and security systems in wireless base stations, […]
Fuel Cell Technologies Corp. (Canada) announced that it has completed the filing of a preliminary prospectus for a proposed offering of common shares in all of the provinces and territories of Canada. The offering is expected to close in July 2001. Proceeds of the offering will go towards expanding marketing and sales initiatives, continuing research […]
FuelCell Energy Inc. (Danbury, CT) announced that it has agreed to sell three million shares of its common stock through Merrill Lynch in an underwritten public offering. The offering is being made pursuant to FuelCell Energy's shelf registration statement. FuelCell Energy intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to expand manufacturing equipment and […]
Valence Technology Inc. (Henderson, NV) reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended March 31, 2001. Revenue for the fourth quarter was $2.7 million, representing an increase of 42 percent from $1.9 million in the third quarter of 2001. This was a 286-percent increase from $0.7 million in the fourth quarter […]