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Beacon Power and NxtPhase T&D Terminate Acquisition Agreement
Beacon Power Corp. announced that the company, NxtPhase T&D Corp. and Class A shareholders of NxtPhase have executed a settlement agreement that terminates an agreement, originally signed on April 22, 2005, under which Beacon was to acquire NxtPhase in an all-stock transaction. As part of the settlement agreement, each side agreed to release one another […]
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Communications Power
Vicor Expands 375 Volt Offering
Vicor Corp. has released a new 375 Vin, 54 Vout dc-dc converter module, the V375A54C600B, first of a planned expansion of its matrix of 375 Vin high-power-density dc-dc converters. All have an input range of 250 to 425 Vdc and have power densities ranging from 80 to 120 W/cubic inch. This release extends the full […]
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Power Quality Protection
Toronto Airport Opens Major Cogeneration Plant
In conjunction with its 9th anniversary, the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) announced the opening of its new cogeneration plant. The plant will ensure the uninterrupted flow of electrical power to Toronto Pearson International Airport. The cogeneration plant is expected to provide many operational benefits to Canada's busiest airport, including both the establishment of defined […]
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Power Quality Protection
EPRI-Led Team Wins DoE Dollars to Foster Distributed Generation
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI, Palo Alto, CA) today announced that a collaborative project it initiated has been selected to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Energy State Technologies Advancement Collaborative to foster distributed energy resources (DER) development and integration. The two-year project will establish business models and regulatory approaches that reward electricity […]
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Power Quality Protection
Indigo Solution to Reduce Energy Costs in Marinas and Camp Grounds
The PASS’PORT solution from Indigo Instruments (Marseille, France), the first integrated energy management, reservation booking and control application of its kind, is designed to reduce operating costs by up to 25% in ports and marinas. PASS’PORT is being introduced this week at the Salon Nautique International de Paris event in France. “Marina and port operators […]
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Power Quality Protection
BP Forms BP Alternative Energy
BP plc (London), the oil giant, has announced that it plans to double its investment in alternative and renewable energies to create a new low-carbon power business with the growth potential to deliver revenues of around $6 billion a year within the next decade. Building on the success of BP Solar, which expects to hit […]
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Power Quality Protection
FuelCell Energy Receives CSA Certification
FuelCell Energy Inc. (Danbury, CT) announced that its modular sub-megawatt Direct FuelCell® (DFC®) power plant has been certified to meet the ANSI/CSA America FC1-2004 Stationary Fuel Cell Power Standard by CSA International (CSA). Certification of the DFC 300MA fuel cell encompasses features emanating from FuelCell Energy’s cost-out program. These improvements — aimed at simplifying installation […]
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1.7KPower Quality ProtectionTokyo Gas Offers Residential Co-Generation Systems
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. is preparing to launch sales of “ECOWILL”, a residential gas engine co-generation system, in January 2006. The company...
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Automotive Electronics
Lithium Technology Reports Rapid Revenue Growth
Lithium Technology Corp. (LTC, Plymouth Meeting, PA) announced its consolidated financial results for the first nine months and third quarter ended September 30, 2005. Revenues for the 9 months ended September 30, 2005, were $1,233,000, an increase of 190% compared with $424,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2004. Revenues for the third quarter […]
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1.2KPower Quality ProtectionAmerican Superconductor Delivers Converters for Wind Turbines
American Superconductor Corp. (Westborough, MA) today announced a follow-on order for its proprietary PowerModule-based wind turbine generator control systems from Windtec Systemtechnik...
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Power Quality
Westcode Offers 6.5kV Thyristor for Electrical Power Control, Generation and Distribution
Westcode Semiconductors Limited, the UK subsidiary of IXYS Corp., has expanded its range of medium voltage thyristors to the 5 to 8 megawatts delivered power range with higher efficiency. The new 6.0kV and 6.5kV devices have an average current rating of 1351A and are encapsulated in 63mm (2.48″) pole face hermetic pressure contact packages. “These […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Acta Doubles the Power of Micro Fuel Cells
Acta SpA (Lavoria, Italy) has more than doubled the power output of its catalyst for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFCs). This increased level of power output is amongst the highest reported of any self-breathing room temperature DMFC, whether fuelled by ethanol or methanol. The increase in power, which is from 25mW/cm2 to 55mW/cm2 on an […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
C&D Ups Battery Prices
C&D Technologies Inc. (Mansfield, MA) announced today it would increase prices by 5 percent on all 10- and 20-year battery products to offset higher raw materials and energy costs. The increase, which includes hardware, components and parts, will go into effect with orders placed starting Jan. 1. “With the continuing rise in costs of raw […]
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1.3KBatteries and Portable PowerLinear Technology Intros LTC4065L Li-Ion Battery Charger
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced the LTC4065L, a fully integrated standalone linear battery charger that charges single coin cell lithium-ion...
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1.9KCommunications PowerPrimarion Launches Di-POL Family of Digital Power ICs
Primarion Inc. (Torrance, CA), a mixed-signal semiconductor company that provides digital control of power solutions, announced the launch of its first product...
