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Batteries and Portable Power
David Demers Joins Palcan Board of Directors
David Demers has agreed to join the board of directors of Palcan Fuel Cells Ltd. (Burnaby, BC). His formal appointment is expected to occur in August 2004. With his appointment, the board of directors will be expanded to six from the current five members. Demers is a founder of Westport Innovations Inc. and has been […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
USA Engineering College Builds Fuel-Cell-Powered House
A two-room house powered by fuel cells has been built by the College of Engineering at Mobile's University of South Alabama (USA). The fuel cells convert natural gas to electricity, and provide all utility power to the experimental house. The university conducted the project in conjunction with Radiance Technologies Inc. "There could not be a […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
SatCon Reports $1M in Fuel Cell Component Orders
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA), a leader in power and energy management, reported that it has logged more than $1 million in new orders for components it manufactures for use with fuel cells. SatCon said the components are to be used with the alternative-energy fuel cells to create electric power in office buildings, small factories, […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
SatCon PCU to Be Used in FuelCell Energy DFC Plant
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA), a leader in power and energy management, announced that its fuel cell Power Conditioning Unit (PCU) will be used as part of a 250 kW Direct FuelCell® (DFC®) power plant to be installed by FuelCell Energy Inc. as part of a temporary distributed power generation micro grid for the Democratic […]
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Automotive Electronics
Ford Unveils Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine
Ford Motor Co. (Dearborn, MI) reported that the Ford Research Center at Aachen (FFA) is working on a prototype hydrogen internal combustion engine (H 2 ICE) for the Ford Focus C-MAX, and has unveiled the engine at the Research Conference of the German Car Manufacturer Association in Stuttgart, Germany. The FFA has developed this technology […]
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Automotive Electronics
Fairchild Reports Second-Quarter 2004 Results
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) announced results for the second quarter ended June 27, 2004. Fairchild reported second quarter sales of $414.3 million, 19% higher than the second quarter of 2003, and a 4% increase from the prior quarter. Fairchild reported net income in the second quarter of $17 million, or $0.14 per diluted […]
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757Communications PowerSynQor Debuts HEA Series DC Bus Converters
SynQor Inc. (Boxborough, MA) announced its new HEA Series of wide-input, regulated dc bus converters in a standard half-brick package. The BusQor®...
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Batteries and Portable Power
BC Hydro Begins Field Trial with Ballard’s Nexa RM
BC Hydro (Burnaby, BC) announced it has developed a hydrogen-fuel-cell-based emergency backup system for utility applications, powered by Ballard Power Systems Inc.'s (Vancouver, BC) Nexa® RM Series fuel cell modules. The system is environmentally friendly, provides extended backup time, and is expected to offer better long-term reliability and reduced maintenance compared to existing battery and […]
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875Power Quality ProtectionV-Infinity Debuts VSNS Series POL DC-DC Converters
V-Infinity LLC (Beaverton, OR) introduced its new VSNS Series of point-of-load (POL) dc-dc converters intended for a range of distributed power architecture...
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647Power QualityPepperl+Fuchs Intros FieldConnex Surge Protector
Pepperl+Fuchs (Twinsburg, OH) introduced its FieldConnex field bus surge protector, which is a lightning current and over-voltage arrester that protects PROFIBUS PA...
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1.5KBatteries and Portable PowerTI Releases New bq24100 Battery Management IC
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) released its new bq24100, a synchronous, switch-mode, battery charge, integrated circuit (IC) with internal power FETs...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Buderus Joins IdaTech and RWE Partnership
IdaTech Corp. (Bend, OR), a fuel cell system/component and fuel cell solutions provider, announced that heating equipment manufacturer Buderus Heiztechnik GmbH (Buderus, Germany), a company of the Bosch Group, has joined RWE Fuel Cells in its program with IdaTech for the development of a commercial 5 kW combined heat and power (CHP) fuel cell system. […]
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564Batteries and Portable PowerKDDI to Build Fuel Cell Handsets with Hitachi, Toshiba
KDDI Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) announced plans to launch mobile phones powered by fuel cells by 2007, and is working with both Hitachi...
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814Automotive ElectronicsPartnership Formed to Develop Vehicular Fuel Cells
DaimlerChrysler AG and Ford Motor Co. announced that they would provide $58 million to partner Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC) for...
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925Batteries and Portable PowerRenew Power Develops Formic Acid Fuel Cell
Renew Power Inc. (Champaign, IL), a subsidiary of Tekion SolutionsInc. (Burnaby, Vancouver, BC), has been working toward developing a fuel cell tiny...
