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Batteries and Portable Power
LIPA Announces RFP for Fuel Cell Project
The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA, Hauppauge, NY) announced that it is looking for a firm to install and operate fuel cells that would produce up to 10 MW of electricity, enough to power 10,000 homes. The fuel calls would be installed at LIPA's substation in West Babylon. LIPA's request for proposals (RFP) seeks proposals […]
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Digital Power
Zilker Labs to Develop Power Management IC Technology
Zilker Labs Inc. (Asutin, TX) announced development of a new power management technology that will ease the design challenges and improve the time to market of embedded applications, including telecom, datacom, storage, instrumentation and other rack-based equipment. Zilker Labs' proprietary Digital-DC™ technology minimizes the number of components required in board-level power designs, reducing system costs, […]
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Digital Power
Volterra Reports Fourth-Quarter, Fiscal Year 2004 Results
Volterra Semiconductor Corp. (Fremont, CA), a provider of high-performance analog and mixed-signal power management semiconductors, reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. Net revenue for the fourth quarter of 2004 was $14.6 million, an increase of 125% over net revenue of $6.5 million for the fourth quarter of […]
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Digital Power
iWatt Appoints Jim McCreary as Vice President of Engineering
iWatt Inc. (Los Gatos, CA), a power management IC company developing and marketing digital controllers for power supplies, announced that Jim McCreary has joined the company as Vice President of Engineering. McCreary leads the company's engineering efforts and product development strategy. He brings strong engineering leadership and distinct IC-domain expertise as well as a proven […]
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Digital Power
iWatt Names Larry Finch as Chairman of the Board
iWatt Inc. (Los Gatos, CA), a power management IC company developing and marketing digital controllers for power supplies, announced that Larry Finch, a managing director at Sigma Partners, was elected Chairman of the Board. Finch brings a wealth of operational experience in moving early-stage technology companies through high-growth stages of development. He has advised more […]
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Automotive Electronics
Azure Dynamics Wins HMMWV Contract from AM General
Azure Dynamics Corp. (Vancouver, BC), a leading developer of hybrid-electric power trains for commercial vehicles, announced that it has won a contract from AM General LLC (South Bend, IN). The contract is to develop a parallel hybrid, high-mobility, multi-purpose, wheeled vehicle (HMMWV), which will be integrated with a third-generation auxiliary power distribution system (APDS). Azure […]
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1.4KBatteries and Portable PowerBetter Energy Systems Unveils Solio Portable Charger
Better Energy Systems unviled its new Solio portable solar charger, which fans out photovoltaic cells in a trefoil to capture solar energy,...
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Power Quality Protection
Three Professional Societies to Sponsor PEDAC 2005
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) have all become endorsing sponsors of the Second Annual International Conference on Power Electronics for Distributed and Co-Generation (PEDAC), which will be held June 27-29, 2005, at the Sheraton Novi-Detroit in Detroit, MI, […]
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1.3KPower QualityB&K Precision Intros Model 4012A Generator
B&K Precision Corp. (Yorba Linda, CA) introduced its Model 4012A, a new sweep/function generator that combines several functions into one low-cost unit....
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Communications Power
Artesyn Reports Fourth-Quarter Revenue and Earnings
Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Boca Raton, FL), a leader in power conversion solutions for the communications, reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. Sales for the fourth quarter of 2004 were $120.4 million, a 21% increase from the $99.3 million reported in the fourth quarter last year. Net income […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
PowerGenix Selects Partner for Rechargeable NiZn Batteries
PowerGenix Corp. (San Diego, CA), a developer of rechargeable nickel-zinc (NiZn) batteries, announced that it has entered into an agreement with Shenzhen Grepow Battery Co. Ltd. (Shenzhen City, China) for high-volume production and Asian distribution of its NiZn batteries. PowerGenix's NiZn rechargeable battery technology is a suitable replacement in high-power nickel-cadmium (NiCd) and nickel-metal hydride […]
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Communications Power
Power-One Reports Q4 and Fiscal Year 2004 Results
Power-One Inc. (Camarillo, CA) announced that net sales for the fourth fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2004, increased 7% to $71.9 million compared with $67 million for the fourth quarter of 2003. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, net sales were $280.3 million, an improvement of nearly $24 million, or 9%, over net […]
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2.1KBatteries and Portable PowerEaglePicher Releases BA-5590 Battery with SOCI
The Defense and Space Power Division of EaglePicher Technologies LLC (Phoenix, AZ) announced that EaglePicher has released a new BA-5590 battery with...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Delphi Exceeds DOE Fuel Cell Cost Goal
Delphi Corp. (Troy, MI), a partner in the US Department of Energy's advanced fuel cell development program, has reported that it has exceeded the power density level required to meet the $400 per kilowatt cost goal for fuel cells. Meeting the cost target is essential if fuel cells are to expand beyond their current niche […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Northern Power Awarded NYPA Contract for DG Systems
Northern Power Systems Inc. (NPS, Waitsfield, VT), a subsidiary of Distributed Energy Systems Corp., has been awarded a master implementation contract by the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to design, engineer and install distributed generation (DG) projects at various NYPA customer sites over the next three years. The first of two projects identified for development […]
