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Batteries and Portable Power
Ceres Power Wins $1.9M Government Fuel Cell Grant
Ceres Power Holdings PLC (Bristol, UK), a developer of a core fuel cell product focused on the global distributed power generation market, announced that it has been awarded a £1.9 million contract from the UK Department of Trade and Industry, as part of the government's commitment to support the development of low-carbon technologies. The AIM-listed […]
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603Batteries and Portable PowerNTT Releases Prototype Fuel Cell Mobile Phone
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT, Japan) has developed a PEM fuel cell that uses hydrogen gas, and is small enough to...
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1.5KAutomotive ElectronicsNissan Announces New In-House Fuel Cell Stack
Nissan Motor Co. (Tokyo) announced that it has designed and developed its first in-house fuel cell stack, as well as a new...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Fuel Cell Canada Receives CDN$2 Million in Funding
Fuel Cells Canada (Vancouver, BC), a national industry association, announced that it has received CDN$2 million in funding to support hydrogen and fuel cell innovation. The funding will jumpstart critical elements of industry's "BC Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Strategy - An Industry Vision For Our Hydrogen Future," and leverage additional investment from industry, and federal […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Ceramic Fuel Cells Awarded US Patents
Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd. (CFCL, Australia) reported that it has been awarded two patents in the United States for two inventions that resolve problems of electrical conductivity for ceramics and heat-resistant steels. When used in a fuel cell, this invention can remove the need for some external electrical conductor, such as wire, and thus avoid […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
EBZ Presents New Planar SOFC Demonstration Unit
EBZ (Germany), a developer of planar solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), has produced a compact demonstration unit of 1.5 kW electrical power that runs on urban natural gas. Equipped with two planar SOFC stacks, manufactured by Fraunhofer IKTS, it is thought to be the first time that a planar mutli-SOFC-stack system has been implemented in Europe. […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Altair Nanotechnologies Announces Shelf Registration Closing
Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (Reno, NV) announced that it has entered into definitive agreements with respect to the sale of five million shares of its common stock to institutional investors at a price of $4.05 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately $20,250,000. Following closing of the financing, Altair expects to receive approximately $19,237,500 after deducting […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Hydrogenics CFO Gary Brandt to Step Down
Hydrogenics Corp. (Toronto, Canada), a designer and manufacturer of fuel cell technology, announced that Chief Financial Officer Gary Brandt will step down from his post at the end of March 2005. Brandt is leaving the company to "pursue other career opportunities" after overseeing Hydrogenics' integration with Stuart Energy Systems, which it bought in a $155-million […]
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Communications Power
Voller Buys KAT-Chem Assets and Appoints New CTO
Voller Energy Group PLC (UK), a manufacturer of portable fuel cells, announced that it has bought the assets of KAT-Chem GmbH, a developer of hydrogen reformer technology, for a maximum of £250,000. The company also announced the appointment of Mark Turpin as Chief Technology Officer. Under the deal, Voller Energy is acquiring two patent applications, […]
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1.2KCommunications PowerSummit Microelectronics Intros SMB110/SMB113 PPM ICs
Summit Microelectronics Inc. (San Jose, CA), a supplier of programmable, mixed-signal, power management platform solutions, announced two new devices in a growing...
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Power Quality Protection
Schneider Electric to Acquire Power Measurement
Schneider Electric has agreed to acquire Power Measurement Inc. (PMI, Victoria, BC, Canada), owned by a consortium led by GFI Energy Ventures LLC. Power Measurement is a leading designer, manufacturer and provider of Enterprise Energy Management intelligent systems for energy suppliers, service providers and large energy consumers. Schneider Electric Executive Vice President of the North […]
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1.3KBatteries and Portable PowerLinear Technology Debuts LTC4061-4.4 Li-Ion Battery Charger
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced its new LTC4061-4.4, a stand-alone, linear, one-cell, 4.375 V (4.4 V, maximum) lithium-ion (Li-Ion) battery...
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750ComponentsZetex Semiconductors Presents ZMR330 Voltage Regulator
Zetex Semiconductors (UK), a subsidiary of Zetex plc (Chadderton, Oldham), announced its ZMR330 voltage regulator, which supports an input-voltage range from 5...
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Batteries and Portable Power
CEC Awards Beacon Power $1.2M Energy Storage Contract
Beacon Power Corp. (Wilmington, MA), a development-stage manufacturer of flywheel energy-storage systems that provide uninterruptible electric power, announced that it has executed a contract with the California Energy Commission (CEC) to demonstrate an advanced energy storage solution for frequency regulation and grid stability. The CEC had given its approval to the project in December 2004, […]
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Automotive Electronics
Ballard Power Announces Fuel Cell Breakthrough
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC, Canada) has claimed significant progress in three areas crucial to the commercialization of automotive fuel cell stack technology – freeze-start capability, durability and cost reduction – without compromising performance. Ballard has demonstrated a stack design that can start repeatedly from -20 °C and operate for more than 2,000 hours […]
