Lucent Technologies (Murray Hill, NJ) has just unveiled the Onami 5V and 12V Power Modules. The new Onami Series of isolated power...
Power Conversion Products (Crystal Lake, IL) is announcing the availability of the G Series Global Rectifier, a new telecom dc power product. The company claims that the G Series rectifiers have a small footprint, low cost and high efficiency. The interface between the rectifiers and the controller is digital, allowing the customer to customize its […]
Westcor (Sunnyvale, CA), a division of Vicor, introduces the PFC MegaPAC-XF, which they term the High-Power MegaPAC, for high-power applications. This field-configurable,...
Compaq Computer Corp. (Houston, TX) recently unveiled the Compaq UPS R3000 XR, which they claim to be the power industry's smallest and...
H Power Corp. (Clifton, NJ) recently unveiled the Power Pem PS250, a new PEM fuel cell system. The system, rated at 250W, is available in both mobile and rack-mounted models. Intended for the small electric-vehicle market as a primary or fuel cell battery hybrid-power source, the Power Pem PS250 can also be used as a […]
Ericsson Microelectronics (Kista, Sweden) has begun production of dc/dc converters at a newly acquired former Volvo factory in Kalmar, Sweden. The plant opening was attended by over 300 people, including the world press, customers, suppliers and government officials and was the most elaborate and lavish event of its kind in recent memory. Ericsson's strong commitment […]
Eltek (Drammen, Norway) and Power Conversion Products (PCP, Crystal Lake, IL) recently signed a merger agreement to create a company capable of competing in the global telecom power systems industry.The merger, structured by Eltek, issued shares in exchange for 100 percent of the shares in PCP. The issued shares will give the current owners of […]
Catalytica Inc. (Mountain View, CA) reported that net revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2000, decreased by 17.7 and 8.4 percent, respectively, when compared with the revenues in the same periods in 1999. Product sales decreased by 22.0 and 13.7 percent, respectively, during the three and six months ended June 30, […]
Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) unveiled the CVN300, a multi-output, ac/dc power supply designed for use in worldwide communications systems. The CVN300 comes in a 3.4" x 5.9" x 5.5" package and features an industry-standard form factor, extensive peripheral and auxiliary connectors, internally cooled modules that contain a fan-monitoring signal and fan-control signal, five […]
Sanyo Electric Company Ltd. (Japan) is constructing a 3.4MW solar cell plant for its Gifu Plant for manufacturing semiconductor chips. The plant will annually generate an estimated 3,700MWh of power. The solar cell uses a proprietary cell structure featuring amorphous silicon film on a single crystal-silicon substrate, achieving a high cell-conversion efficiency of 18 percent […]
Avista Corp. (Spokane, WA) technology subsidiary, Avista Labs, announced the issuance of US Patent 6,096,449 covering 73 claims for the electronic-control system that significantly enhances the performance of its modular, cartridge-based, proton-exchange membrane fuel cell. The new patent covers the control schemes that maximize the output of each modular cartridge and has been under review […]
Members of the Exide Corp. (Reading, PA) board of directors have voted a corporate cash dividend for its first fiscal quarter of $0.02 per share of common stock, payable September 15, 2000, to shareholders of record on September 5, 2000.Exide Corp., following its planned acquisition of GNB Technologies, plans to have annual revenues of approximately […]
FuelCell Energy Inc. (Danbury, CT) reported revenues of $4,112,000 for the third quarter ended July 31, 2000, compared with revenues of $4,416,000 in the same quarter of the previous year. Net loss for the period was $1,307,000, or $0.17 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $386,000, or $0.06 per diluted share, for […]
Proton Energy Systems Inc. (Rocky Hill, CT) announced the appointment of Thomas Maloney as Business Development Manager focusing on energy markets. Maloney brings 15 years experience in regenerative fuel cell systems development for commercial, aerospace and military applications with prior experience at Eltech Systems, Argonne National Laboratory and the NASA Glenn Research Center.Fred Mitlitsky also […]
The US General Services Administration (GSA) announced that it has selected a unit of Potomac Electric Power (PEPCO, Washington, DC) to help build one of the nation's largest solar-energy projects, outside of the nation's capital in Maryland. PEPCO Energy Services Inc., in partnership with Applied Power Corp. (Butler, WI), were chosen to construct a photovoltaic […]