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Batteries and Portable Power
UN Meeting to Decide Portable Fuel Cells' Future
An upcoming United Nations committee meeting will make a key decision on whether cartridges containing methanol should be allowed on commercial aircraft, which is seen by fuel cell companies as vital for the commercial success of the methanol fuel cells being developed as an alternative to lithium-ion batteries. At present, passengers are forbidden to take […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Powerco Trials Ceramic Fuel Cells' Fuel Cell Technology
Powerco (Taranaki, Australia) confirmed it had signed an agreement with Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd. (CFCL, Australia) to trial new fuel cell energy systems in New Zealand. The field trial agreement comes after 12 years of fuel cell research and development by Ceramic, which cost it some $130 million. The fuell cell being converts natural gas […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Hydrogenics to Acquire Stuart Energy Systems
Hydrogenics Corp. (Toronto, Canada), a designer and manufacturer of fuel cell technology, and Stuart Energy Systems Corp. (Mississauga, Canada) have entered into an agreement whereby Hydrogenics has agreed to make a share exchange take-over bid to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Stuart Energy at an exchange ratio of 0.74 Hydrogenics […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Quantum Announces Plans to Acquire Starcraft
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. (Irvine, CA) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Starcraft Corp. in a stock-for-stock exchange valued at approximately $185 million, including the assumption of debt and other consideration. Under the terms of a definitive agreement and plan of merger dated […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Stark State Breaks Ground on Fuel Cell Prototyping Center
Stark State College (Ohio), with assistance from US Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham, broke ground October 13, 2004, on a $4.4 million fuel cell prototyping center that will position Stark State College as a leader to support the research, development and commercialization of fuel cells. Secretary Abraham also announced over $5 million in hydrogen research […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
ReliOn Fuel Cell Powers Telecomm During Hurricane Frances
Avista Corp. subsidiary ReliOn Inc. (Spokane, WA), a provider of high-reliability fuel cell solutions for backup power applications, released the successful operation of its equipment during Hurricane Frances. ReliOn's power solution is installed at a telecommunications site, which was in the central path of the storm. The NEBS Level 3 compliant solution features ReliOn's Independence […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
PalcanOpens Manufacturing Facility in China
Palcan Power Systems Inc. (Burnaby, BC) has officially opened its new manufacturing facility in China, which enables Palcan to produce a low-cost supply chain for China, and opens up significant opportunities for both further funding from the Chinese government and participation in the many fuel cell programs that are in various planning stages throughout China. […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
IdaTech Unveils Portable Fuel Cell System
IdaTech Corp. (Bend, OR), a fuel cell system/component and fuel cell solutions provider, has unveiled a scalable 100 W to 500 W portable fuel cell system prototype. The system is a prototype of a system that will be delivered to the US Army for use as a field battery charger in order to help solve […]
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516Power Quality Protection9 Corp. Unveils Ground Transient Terminator Technology
ECM Electronics and 9 Corp. (St. Charles, IL) announced the new Ground Transient Terminator (GTT) technology, which is designed for security system...
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1.8KAutomotive ElectronicsAllegro MicroSystems Intros ACS754/5 Current Sensors
Allegro MicroSystems Inc. (Worcester, MA), a supplier of mixed-signal power semiconductors and hall-effect sensors, announced its new ACS754/5 family of current sensors,...
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Power Quality
American Power Conversion Intros InfraStruXure PDU
American Power Conversion Corp. (APC, West Kingston, RI) announced its new InfraStruXure™ 150 kVA power distribution unit (PDU), a higher-capacity, single rack-based solution that helps data center managers address changing power needs. The new InfraStruXure PDU solution improves speed of deployment and adaptability, and lowers total cost of ownership for IT networks in small-to-large data […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Darnell Offers PPDC Sponsorship Opportunity
Darnell Group Inc. (Corona, CA) announced sponsorship opportunities for the first annual Portable Power Developer's Conference (PPDC 2005), which will be held April 18-20, 2005, in San Jose, CA. The three-day, international conference will focus on the latest commercial advancements and anticipated future developments related to advanced power management and efficient energy utilization. As a […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
UTC Fuel Cells Changes Investment Relationship with Toshiba
UTC Fuel Cells (South Windsor, CT), a part of United Technologies Corp. (South Windsor, CT), has changed its long-standing ownership relationship with Toshiba Corp. (Japan), but will maintain a working relationship. Under the terms of the agreement, UTC Fuel Cells will purchase Toshiba's 10% ownership interest in UTC Fuel Cells, and Toshiba will purchase UTC […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Research May Lead to Improved Fuel Cell Design
A University of Alberta research team has provided scientists with the first internal images throughout an operating hydrogen fuel cell, paving the way for design improvements and increased efficiency. Dr. Steven Bergens and Dr. Rod Wasylishen from the Department of Chemistry led the team, which produced images revealing how water behaves inside hydrogen fuel cells. […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Fuel Cell Technologies Reports Third-Quarter 2004 Results
Fuel Cell Technologies Corp. (FCT, Kingston, ON) reports on the quarter ended September 30, 2004, with financial results, management discussion and analysis, and highlights of corporate activity and activities of its operating subsidiary Fuel Cell Technologies Ltd. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) in the third quarter ended September 30, 2004, was a […]
