Next April 2001, thousands of participants representing twelve different organizations will gather for FORUM 2001, a conference which is being hailed as the largest and most comprehensive solar event of the new millennium. These organizations – public, private, large and small – are united by a commitment to the possible key role of solar energy […]
Duracell (Bethel, CT) revealed that its Duracell Ultra with M3 technology is available in stores all over North America. M3 technology's advancements are claimed to increase the performance of Duracell Ultra in high-drain devices, allowing users 150 more pictures in flash cameras, for example."M3 technology is readily understood and appreciated by consumers because it answers […]
Global Thermoelectric Inc. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) has announced that it has obtained receipts for its final Short Form Prospectus (SFP) dated September 22, 2000. Pursuant to the previously announced special warrants financing, which closed on August 22, 2000, the company issued nearly three million special warrants priced at $34.50 each for net proceeds of $94.6 […]
Power-One Inc. (Camarillo, CA) is releasing the FXC/FXP Series of stand-alone or rack-mounted power systems, which provide ac front-end capability to telecom, data communications and other distributed-power designs. Both the FXC and FXP systems may be paralleled up to 180kW of output power. However, the FXC family is intended for chassis-mounted installations with bolted connections […]
Sanyo Electric Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) will start selling a thin, prismatic, lithium-ion, secondary battery, the UF383450P, in October 2000. The 3.5mm thick battery is, Sanyo claims, the thinnest lithium-ion battery available on the market. The company plans to manufacture one-million units per month, and to target use for mobile phones. The UF383450P has a capacity […]
Vishay Intertechnology (Malvern, PA) and DaimlerChrysler (Auburn Hills, MI) have signed a licensing agreement that will enable Vishay to undertake the high-volume manufacture of semiconductor products using DaimlerChrysler's silicon carbide (SiC) technology.Under development at DaimlerChrysler AG since 1993, SiC technology enables the creation of semiconductor devices for compact power-conversion systems in electric cars, railways systems […]
Centurion Wireless Technologies (Lincoln, NE), manufacturer of batteries for cellular phones, wireless Internet access devices and laptop computers, has filed to sell shares to the public. The company said in a filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission that it is looking to raise $80.5 million in an initial public offering of common stock. […]
Magna-Power Electronics Inc. (Boonton, NJ), manufacturer of ac/dc power supplies in the 3,300 to 750,000W range, announced that it will double its present size in October 2000. According to the president of the company, Ira Pitel, "The worldwide demand for our products required us to make this move two years earlier than we had projected."
Innovatec Communications LLC (Milwaukee, WI) announced that it has signed a purchase and supply agreement with the South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G, Columbia, SC), the largest subsidiary of SCANA Corporation. The agreement calls for the use of Innova-tec's AxisPath fixed wireless network in targeted sections of SCE&G's service territory in early 2001.The system […]
IdaTech (Bend, OR), a part of IDACORP, recently announced that it has received official notice from the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA, Portland, OR) to proceed with the design and production of the first block of 50 beta fuel cell systems for testing in 2001. The announcement comes at the completion of three months of field […]
Texaco Energy Systems Inc. (TESI, White Plains, NY) and Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (ECD, Troy, MI) announced the formation of Texaco Ovonic Fuel Cell Company LLC, a fifty-fifty joint venture to further develop and advance the commercialization of the Ovonic Regenerative Fuel Cell.Under the terms of the joint venture agreement, ECD will provide proprietary technology […]
Power-One Inc. (Camarillo, CA) has extended its MPU150 ac/dc power series by introducing the MPU150-3524, a low-profile, triple-output power solution intended for systems requiring 1U height constraints. With a main output of 5V at 17.5A and a 12V output at 4A, the MPU150-3524 provides flexibility by allowing the use of dc/dc converters and industrial controls. […]
Taiyo Yuden Inc. (San Marcos, CA), formerly known as Xentek Power Systems, recently introduced the PFC350, the latest in its line of compact, modular switch-mode power supplies. Rated at 250W total continuous output power at an operating temperature of 0 degree to 50 degrees C, the unit corrects the input current waveform to better than […]
Lambda Electronics Inc. (Melville, NY) expanded its half-brick PAH Series of dc/dc converters with the introduction of the product family's first dual-output module. The 75W dual-output power module targets on-board distributed-power applications in the telecommunications industry. "All PAH Series power modules provide industry-standard pinouts and footprints to allow for easy integration into existing systems. The […]
Invensys Energy Systems (Phoenix, AZ) unveiled its new Intergy Mini CP System, a compact, new-generation dc power rack system at Intelec 2000. Developed for the communications sector, the Mini CP System measures less than 3U high, and has a modular design that consolidates high-density rectifiers, controllers and distribution modules into one pluggable sub-rack. With a […]