Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (ECD, Troy, MI) announced that Dr. Alastair Livesey has assumed the position of director of hydrogen-energy systems. Livesey...
Plug Power (Latham, NY) reported that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to offer the public 4.75 million shares of common stock. The proposed offering will also include an option for the underwriters to buy an additional 712,500 shares of common stock solely to cover any over-allotments. Plug Power […]
Inverpower Controls Ltd. (Toronto, Canada) announced that it has entered into a 35-day exclusivity arrangement with a publicly traded company to permit exclusive negotiations towards a possible sale of the assets of the business, and assumption of agreed-upon trade payables (asset sale) based upon a value of $6.0 million. Part of the ongoing negotiations include […]
Ener1 (Fort Lauderdale, FL) announced that it has promoted Jonathan New to become its COO for worldwide operations. New, recently VP of Finance and Operations, will have responsibility for worldwide operations and for identifying and pursuing strategic partnerships, and will report to the board of directors of Ener1. According to Dr. Peter Novak, CTO and […]
Signal Technology Corp. (Danvers, MA) announced that its Keltec Division in Fort Walton Beach, FL, has been awarded a $412,000 contract to develop engineering development models and pre-production units of very high-density, low-voltage power supplies. Isothermal Research Systems (ISR, Clarkston, WA) has selected Signal's Keltec Division to design and develop high-reliability power supplies utilizing cooling […]
Proton Energy Systems Inc. (Rocky Hill, CT) announced that it has entered into a joint development program with Marconi Corp. plc (UK). Under a memorandum of understanding, Proton and Marconi are jointly developing concepts, designs and products incorporating Proton's UNIGEN regenerative fuel cell technology for potential application to Marconi's product lines. Proton's 70 kWh UNIGEN […]
Duke Energy North America (DENA, Houston, TX) and Cinergy Capital and Trading Inc. announced that they signed an agreement providing for the dissolution of VMC Generating Company. VMC is a general partnership in which affiliates of DENA and Cinergy each own a 50-percent interest. VMC was formed in September 1999, and owns 100 percent of […]
Evergreen Solar (Marlboro, MA) has developed a solar panel called the EC-51. The new 51W panel incorporates solar cells that are wider and have a higher conversion efficiency than those in the company's previous products. Evergreen reports that the shift from a 2.2in-wide ribbon to a 3.2in-wide ribbon, both processed into 6in-long wafers, represents a […]
The 2001 Congressional Fuel Cell Expo will be held Tuesday, June 26, 2001, in the Cannon Caucus Room of the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Energy Secretary Spence Abraham will provide welcoming remarks to the expo attendees and exhibitors, and the event's Congressional host, Representative Nancy Johnson of Connecticut, also […]
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) announced new cost-reduction measures as a continuation of its previously announced and ongoing initiatives. As part of this latest action, the company will reduce its worldwide employee population by more than 1,000 positions, or about 8 to 12 percent, over the next several weeks. The company also has announced a 10-percent […]
Evergreen Solar (Marlboro, MA) has shipped its first new product from its 56,000-sqft manufacturing and headquarters facility in Marlboro, MA. The new product, called the EC-51, is a 51W solar panel. The shipment marks the first product made entirely in the Marlboro facility. SOLUZ Honduras, a subsidiary of SOLUZ Inc. (Chelmsford, MA), has purchased the […]
Manhattan Scientifics Inc. (Los Alamos, NM) announced that it has completed a one-year productization effort and is seeking to build a pilot production line leading to volume manufacturing of its NovArs fuel cells. The company is in discussions with several potential joint-venture partners in the US, Asia and Europe for this purpose. The NovArs fuel […]
Calex Manufacturing Co. (Concord, CA) announced the availability of its new 2001 Power Conversion Catalog. The new catalog provides detailed specifications and...
Advance-Galatrek (UK) revealed its new GDC 50-33 dc rectifier, aimed at critical telecommunications, mobile and Internet applications. The new PowerPak GDC 50-33 offers remote management capabilities that provide the ability to monitor and control various remote sites, whether manned or unmanned, from a central control station. The GDC 50-33 can be operated remotely and features […]
Camden Electronics (UK) introduced its upgraded and enhanced Eleckson range of sealed lead-acid batteries, the UL-approved Europa Plus family. Offering UL 94 V0 flame-retardant cases as standard, the batteries are suitable for use in fire-alarm and emergency-lighting systems, as well as a wide range of applications such as cable television, communications equipment, computer back-up, control […]