FuelCell Energy Inc. (Danbury, CT), has reported revenues of $4,936,000 for the second quarter ending on April 30, 2000, compared with revenues of $5,788,000 in the same quarter of the previous year. Net loss for the period was $1,708,000 or $0.26 per diluted share compared with a net loss of $773,000 or $0.12 per diluted […]
Danionics (Denmark), a Danish Li-Ion polymer battery supplier, has succeeded in production of a Li-ion polymer battery for Compaq's new iPAQ H3600 Pocket PC.The battery has been completed after six years of development. It has a capacity of 950mAh and is only 3mm thick, meeting the requirements for a slim battery design and utilizing the […]
FuelCell Energy Inc. (Danbury, CN), will be supplying the fuel cells for a power plant to be built at a hospital in Germany. The Rhone Klinikum, in Bad Neustadt, will be the first hospital in the world to use FuelCell Energy's Direct FuelCell technology. All the fuel cells for the project will be manufactured at […]
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) announced that its Beacon Power Corp. affiliate has closed a $28.5 million private placement of Beacon Power's Class F preferred stock with GE Capital; Mechanical Tech., Inc.; DQE Enterprises, Inc.; the Beacon Group Energy Investment Fund II, L.P.; Penske Corporation; Micro-Generation Technology Fund; and Perseus Capital, L.L.C. GE Capital, Mechanical […]
PowerCache (San Diego, CA), a Maxwell Technologies company, has achieved Underwriters Laboratories (UL) recognition for its line of small-cell ultracapacitors, making it the only line of ultracapacitors on the market that comply with UL's Component Recognition requirements under the Capacitors, Standby Energy Storage Category BBBG2."We are extremely proud and excited that we have attained UL […]
Power Innovations (Bedford, UK) is to be acquired by the US-based Bourns Inc. (Riverside, CA), for an unspecified amount. Power Innovations' silicon plant in Bedford will be made the center for Bourns' worldwide telecom protection products. Expansion will see the creation of 70 new jobs over the next couple of years at the site."This organization […]
Tyco Electronics Corp., a unit of Tyco International Ltd. (Harrisburg, PA), announced it has expanded the authorization of Arrow Electronics (Melville, NY) to carry AMP and other Tyco Electronics product brands, effective July 3, 2000. The decision reflects the dynamic increase in the product offerings of Tyco Electronics and the distribution channel changes that accompany […]
Battery Engineering Inc. (Canton, MA) has developed a fire-safe, rechargeable, lithium-battery system. The new battery system, developed for Cairns and Brother's (Clifton, NJ) new CairnsVIPER hand-held thermal imaging system for fire fighting, delivers the high power needed for advanced thermal imaging in a lightweight, environmentally-friendly package that withstands high heat. The battery provides up to […]
Lucent Technologies (Murray Hill, NJ) announced a flooded lead-acid battery with a 25 percent longer life for telecommunications central offices, mobile switching offices and cable head-end applications. The expected 25-year life of the battery is five years longer than comparable flooded lead-acid batteries on the market today, and the 1,680Ah Victory Class premium battery can […]
PowerCache (San Diego, CA), a Maxwell Technologies company, has expanded its ultracapacitor product line with the introduction of the PC5 ultracapacitor. The...
AM Communications Inc. (Quakertown, PA) announced a new transponder for monitoring Invensys' CPR telecommunications network power supplies. Employing AM's FlexStat transponder technology, this new monitoring solution allows the CPR to be managed by AM's OmniStat Network Management Architecture. "The Model 9163 CPR transponder provides a clean, capable and fully integrated monitoring solution that keeps track […]
Douglas Battery’s (Winston-Salem, NC) Standby Systems division has introduced three new additions to its Safeguard Premium Series. The three new modular standby systems will offer 1,200Ah, 1,400Ah and 1,600Ah capacity. The new systems are scheduled to be unveiled at Supercomm 2000, June 4-6, 2000. The increased capacity Safeguard Premium systems are designed as solutions for […]
Condor DC Power Supplies (Oxnard, CA) has extended its line of PFC power supplies with four new single-output models. The new models are available in both medical and commercial versions, including two medical units offering 115W and 250W output power, and two commercial models with 110W and 250W output power. The new units meet the […]
Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) has introduced the CVR375, a 365W, high-current, dual-output ac/dc power supply and the accompanying CVS750 power shelf. Designed specifically for disc-storage applications, the warm-swappable CVR375 sets a new powering standard for this fast-growing computing and communications market segment. The CVR375 can be used as a stand-alone power solution, or integrated […]
Lucent Technologies (Dallas, TX) has announced a new power system that they claim can pack as much as 40 percent more power than similar products into increasingly smaller spaces for data, enterprise and telecommunications applications. With an industry-leading 6W per cubic inch, Lucent's next-generation NP1200 Series front-end power supply and innovative zero-thickness NPS3600 shelf (19" […]