Ningbo Wyecliffee Electronic Co. Ltd. (China) released its WLF-230SSG two-electrode surge protectors, which feature a switching current of 5 A to 100...
Surpass Power Corp. (Taiwan) released its PT 1-100 miniature power transformers, suitable for PCB control circuits and home appliances, which are rated...
General Dynamics C4 Systems (Taunton, MA), a business unit of General Dynamics Corp. (Falls Church, VA), reported that it has won a $1.3 million US Air Force contract to develop 10 prototype tablet computers powered by direct liquid fuel cells that could be used by special operations forces to set up portable air traffic control […]
FuelCell Energy Inc. (FCE, Danbury, CT), a manufacturer of stationary fuel cell power plants for distributed generation, has entered into a cooperative research and development agreement with the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center/Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL) to provide a 250 kW direct fuel cell power plant to the US Department of Defense […]
Modine Manufacturing Co. (Racine, WI) announced that it has been awarded a contract with Vehicle Projects LLC (Denver, CO) to supply thermal management hardware for a US Department of Energy (DOE) vehicle development and demonstration project. The nearly $8.6 million project will develop, manufacture and demonstrate a mine loader powered by a fuel cell, along […]
MGE UPS Systems Inc. (Costa Mesa, CA), a leader in high-availability power solutions to the industrial, telecom and IT markets, introduced the...
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) announced the promotion of Ole-Petter Brusdal to Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Europe. Based at Fairchild's Global Power Resource design center and sales office in Fuerstenfeldbruck, Germany, Ole-Petter will direct all sales and marketing activities in Europe. He will report to Tom Beaver, Fairchild's Executive Vice President, […]
Electricity utility company Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB, Malaysia) has commissioned an enterprise energy management (EEM) system from Power Measurement Ltd. (Victoria, BC, Canada) to help optimize power quality and reliability across its national distribution network. Under the terms of the agreement, Power Measurement's Malaysian agent, SFG Technology Sdn Bhd, will supply, install, test and commission […]
Transistor Devices Inc. (TDI, Hackettstown, NJ) introduced a new environmentally sealed, dc power plant that provides outside plant power, dc distribution, battery...
Nanomaterials Discovery Corp. (NDC, Laramie, WY) announced that it will receive $2.5 million from the US Department of Defense (DOD) in fiscal year 2005. NDC is working with the Army Material Command at Picatinny Arsenal to use nanotechnology to produce a new class of fuel cells powered by high energy materials such as propellants and […]
Clean Energy Inc. (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) has finalized the acquisition of an international exclusive license from HPA LLC for a turnkey hydrogen delivery system for internal combustion engines. Clean Energy intends to complete, in the coming 24-month period, a market-ready conversion system for a select group of pre-owned and new American vehicle models for use […]
Magnetek Inc. (Chatsworth, CA), a leading manufacturer of power conditioners for commercial fuel cells, reported its audited results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2004. Fourth-quarter revenue reached a three-year high of $69.5 million, an increase of 28% over the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003, and up 7% sequentially from the […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) announced two new families of single-chip, battery charge and power management ICs that provide safe, efficient...
The California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP, West Sacramento, CA) has released a study that concludes that existing parking garages and service stations can safely handle vehicles running on hydrogen fuel cells. The partnership expects the report to help designers and code developers regarding commercialization plans for hydrogen-fueled vehicles and supporting infrastructure. Modeling scenarios concluded that […]
DaimlerChrysler AG (Auburn Hills, MI) announced its move into the fuel cell market in California with its first sale to the state's Air Quality Management District (AQMD) under the agency's Technology Advancement Program. The government agency will use the company's F-Cell fuel cell system in daily use as part of a 100-vehicle alternative fuel fleet […]