Pacific Lithium Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand) has exercised its option and has licensed Energy Ventures Inc.'s (Toronto, Ontario) lithium-ion battery cathode material technology. Pacific Lithium has exclusive license for the manufacture and sale of Energy Venture's lithium-ion cathode materials, and for the manufacture of lithium-ion rechargeable batteries that use those materials. Pacific Lithium decided on […]
Electric Fuel Corp. (New York) announced production on their universal ZincAir booster powerpack, which will enable cellular phone users to "cut the cord" while talking and charging their cellular phone, simultaneously. The less than 3oz powerpack provides up to three complete charges to the phone's battery without the need for an electrical outlet. The booster […]
International Fuel Cells Inc. (South Windsor, CT) has aided South County Hospital in Wakefield, RI, with their PC25 fuel cell system. South County has become the first hospital in New England to generate its own electricity. The fuel cell began its 24-hour operation in December 1999, producing one-third of the hospital's electricity during peak hours, […]
Shindengen America Inc. (Mt. Prospect, IL) has appointed Peter Gajewski as president of the company. Gajewski succeeds Masayoshi Hattori, who is retiring. Gajewski joined Shindengen America in 1987 as senior sales and marketing executive in the company's founding year. Prior to Shindengren, Gajewski held management and technical positions for California DC and Gould Inc. Gajewski […]
American Power Conversion Corp. (APC, West Kingston, RI) has made its debut in Fortune magazine's ranking of the 1,000 largest companies. The company topped out 1999 with $1.3 billion in revenues placing the company at Number 929. "The fact that a company that manufactures and markets power-protection equipment made it to the Fortune 1,000 sends […]
Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (ECD, Troy, MI) and N.V. Bekaert S.D. (Belgium) have formed a joint venture into the production of photovoltaic cells and modules based on thin-film technology. With an investment from Bekaert, a leading manufacturer of steel products, a manufacturing plant with an annual capacity of 25MW will be designed and built by […]
Rentech Inc. (Denver, CO) has signed a memorandum with FuelCell Energy Inc. (Danbury, CT) to immediately begin a feasibility study for the siting of a 9,000kW commercial scale fuel cell power plant at the Sand Creek Energy LLC (SCE, Commerce City, CO). Rentech plans to convert the existing methanol plant at Sand Creek into a […]
Trace Holdings LLC (Arlington, WA) and Xantrex Technology Inc. (Burnaby, BC) have completed their merger effected through an exchange of privately held shares. With combined annual sales in 1999 of US$105.0 million, the merged company will be called Xantrex Technologies Inc. This merger follows Xantrex's acquisition of Statpower Technologies Corp. (Vancouver, BC) in October 1999. […]
American Power Conversion Corp. (APC, West Kingston, RI) announced that Conectiv Solutions LLC, which offers a broad array of electricity, gas, telecommunications, heating and cooling solutions, has selected APC as its preferred brand for power-protection products and services. Conectiv Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Conectiv that develops customized energy solutions for large commercial and […]
Lambda Electronics Inc. (Melville, NY) has added the SCT401 and SCT601 triple-output models to its low-profile SC Series of ac/dc power supplies. The new models provide outputs of +5V, +3.3V and a floating 12V output. Lambda's new devices utilize magamp control for tighter regulation on the 5V and 3.3V outputs. The SC Series, which is […]
Pulizzi Engineering Inc. (Santa Ana, CA) is now shipping its patented TPC2562, the first ac power-distribution unit that combines true redundant input, under-voltage protection and ultra-fast switching. This unit was designed for critical systems that require redundant ac sources to protect against a power failure or severe brown-out condition. According to Pulizzi, testing has consistently […]
Sensitron Semiconductor (Deer Park, NY) announced the IM Series, its latest addition of isolated miniature 1W dc/dc converters, to their portfolio of micro-electronic devices. These converters are suitable for use in distributed power systems, telecommunications equipment, datacom equipment, instrumentation products and microprocessor-based systems. The series consists of a total of 40 models featuring 1,000Vdc isolation, […]
MGE UPS Systems (Costa Mesa, CA) is introducing its Pulsar Esprit Power Cluster, the newest development in high-availability power protection. According to MGE, the Pulsar Esprit Series models are the world's first UPSs to offer an optimized combination of availability and reliability required by the most demanding users such as Internet and application service providers. […]
Invensys Power Systems (Raleigh, NC) announced a consolidation plan for its Secure Power Group, which is comprised of Powerware, Best Power and IPM. The consolidation plan will result in an overall workforce reduction of about 270 employees or 6 percent of the company's worldwide workforce. As part of the effort, Invensys will transfer current manufacturing […]
Eagle-Picher Technologies LLC (EPT, Joplin, MO) signed a Technology Investment Agreement (TIA) with the Air Force Research Laboratory's Propulsion Directorate Power Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The TIA enables the joint development of lithium-dry-polymer battery technology. The TIA will provide a total funding of $1.44 million over three years under the Department of Defense's […]