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 […]
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Canada) announced that it has entered into an exclusive development, collaboration and long-term supply agreement for natural graphite-based materials and manufactured components with UCAR International Inc. (Nashville, TN). Ballard will also become a strategic investor in Graftech Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of UCAR. Ballard has agreed to invest $5.0 million […]
Cortech Systems (Simi Valley, CA) has developed the CSS300 family of single-, dual-, triple- and quad-output open-frame switchers. Two or more of these power supplies can be paralleled for n+1 redundant operation. A single-wire current-sharing scheme ensures that all supplies contribute equally. Outputs 1 and 2 include a remote-sensing feature that regulates a constant voltage […]
Proton Energy Systems Inc. (Rocky Hill, CT) announced plans to build a new 100,000-square-foot manufacturing, product development and research facility on 44 acres of land in the Medway Industrial Park in Wallingford, CT. The building will be designed and built by Casle Corp. (Avon, CT). The new facility will allow the company to consolidate all […]
IdaTech, a subsidiary of IdaCorp (Boise, ID), reports the issuance of its fourth fuel cell systems patent. The patent, number 6,221,117, is entitled "Hydrogen-Producing Fuel-Processing System." It contains 69 claims directed to IdaTech's fuel processors. The company believes that this patent could be crucial to commercialization of its fuel cell systems and components for electric […]
Fuel Cell Technologies (FCT, Canada) was recently awarded two Government of Canada contracts to further advance its work in solid-oxide fuel-cell (SOFC) power systems. The contracts total $440,000 and apply to both of FCT's strategic directions: the commercialization of its 5kW SOFC power system, and the advancement of SOFC technology through FCT's core science program. […]
Sanyo Energy Corp. (San Diego, CA) launched its newest rechargeable battery factory with a gala grand opening celebration hosting an international audience. The custom-built facility, called SIA Electronica de Baja California SA de CV Battery Monterrey, is located in the Nuevo Leon region at the 100th Meridian. Sanyo Electro Co. Ltd. Chairman Statoshi Iue welcomed […]
H Power Corp. (Clifton, NJ) announced that it is working jointly with its partner, Energy Co-Opportunity Inc. (ECO, Herndon, VA), to market a residential fuel cell system for the rapidly growing California market. These units will be designed to meet the needs of California consumers. H Power expects to start manufacturing and shipping these units […]
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) announced that W. Mark Schmitz has been appointed vice president and CFO. Schmitz, who has a master's degree in business administration from Ohio State University, joins Plug Power from General Motors Corp. (Detroit, MI). As Plug Power's vice president and CFO, Schmitz's responsibilities will include management of the company's finance, […]
Global Thermoelectric Inc. (Canada) announced the delivery of a prototype 2.3kW residential fuel cell system to Enbridge Inc. (Canada). Global and Enbridge entered into a strategic alliance in July of 2000 to commercialize residential fuel cell systems in Canada. Enbridge will be testing the natural-gas-powered system at its facilities to evaluate various performance characteristics, including […]
Altair International Inc. (Cody, WY) announced that its subsidiary, Altair Technologies, has entered into a cooperative solar-cell and energy-storage work program with the J. Heyrovský Institute (Czech Republic) Ecole Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne (EPFL, Switzerland). Dr. Ladislav Kavan of the J. Heyrovský Institute is the principal investigator for the program. He is under the overall […]
Wurtland Elementary School (Wurtland, KY) recently became Kentucky's first school to install a solar electricity system as part of the Department of...
NESS Corp. (Korea) announced the formation of Ness Capacitor Co. Ltd. (NCC). A spin-off of NESS Corp., NCC will concentrate on the further research, development and commercialization of their family of capacitor products, including the ultracapacitor, pseudocapacitor and advanced aluminum electrolytic capacitor. "We are greatly encouraged by the progress of our capacitor technology thus far, […]
FuelCell Energy (Danbury, CT) reported revenues of $6.5 million for the second quarter ended April 30, 2001. This is up 32 percent from the company's revenues of $4.9 million in the same quarter of 2000. Net loss for the period was $5.1 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $1.7 […]