Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) announced a highly efficient, power management integrated circuit (IC) for Xilinx’s Spartan™-II/IIE/3 series of field programmable...
Ericsson (Sweden) announced that 265,519,834 B-shares of company stock have been converted to the same number of A-shares in the first conversion round. Shareholders in Ericsson have in the first conversion round tendered 265,519,834 B-shares for conversion to the same number of A-shares. As a result of the first conversion round, the total number of […]
Xantrex Technology Inc. (Burnaby, BC) announced that it has again been selected as a supplier of photovoltaic (PV) solar power inverters by PowerLight Corp., a manufacturer of solar-electric products and energy efficiency services. The companies have signed a multi-year supplier agreement, which follows their successful partnership of more than 10 years in the US. "We […]
Power-One Inc. (Camarillo, CA) announced that it has met the original scheduled production-release date for its Z-One Digital Intermediate Bus Architecture (IBA),...
FuelCell Energy Inc. (FCE, Danbury, CT) announced that its European strategic partner, MTU CFC Solutions GmbH (a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler), placed a new order for the company's Direct FuelCell® (DFC®) components for three new sub-megawatt carbonate fuel cell power plants. Delivery is expected in late 2004 and early 2005. Announcements of individual power plant sites […]
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) announced its new LT1990, a micropower, gain-selectable, difference amplifier that has an input that can extend...
BTU International Inc. (North Billerica, MA), a supplier of advanced thermal processing equipment for advanced materials processing, semiconductor packaging and surface-mount assembly, announced the receipt of an order, valued at approximately $2 million, for an integrated manufacturing line for solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC) manufacturing. The order is from one of the largest European-based, global leaders […]
Fuel Cell Technologies Corp. (FCT, Kingston, ON) and the University of Alaska Fairbanks (Fairbanks, AK) announced that the 5 kW solid-oxide fuel...
NTT DoCoMo Inc. (Tokyo, Japan), a mobile communications company, announced the joint development of a prototype micro fuel cell for third-generation FOMA®...
Proton Energy Systems Inc. (Wallingford, CT), a hydrogen generator and regenerative fuel cell company, manufacturer of HOGEN® on-site hydrogen generator systems for electric generator cooling within power plants, and a subsidiary of Distributed Energy Systems Corp., announced the appointment of Mark Murray as President. Murray, a 25-year executive, brings a wealth of experience in innovative […]
Power-One Inc. (Camarillo, CA) announced its new 20 A SQT48T20120 eighth-brick converter, which is part of the new 20 A SemiQ™ family...
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced the IRF7842, a 40 V n-channel, HEXFET™ power MOSFET optimized for isolated dc-dc converters...
Enova Systems Inc. (Torrance, CA), a developer and manufacturer of mobile and stationary electric, hybrid and fuel cell digital power management systems, announced its newest series hybrid drive systems for heavy-duty, urban transit and delivery vehicles. The fuel efficient and environmentally friendly hybrid systems are applicable for Class 5 through Class 7 trucks as well […]
Distributed Energy Systems Corp. (Wallingford, CT) has been awarded a Small Business Innovative Research Phase II contract from the US Army Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to continue development of lightweight regenerative fuel cell technology for high-altitude airships. The goal of the two-year, $750,000 contract is to demonstrate a multikilowatt-capable, closed-loop, hydrogen-oxygen regenerative fuel cell, and […]
The New York State Public Service Commission has voted to enact an ambitious renewable portfolio standard (RPS) demanding that by 2013, a...