General Electric Co. (Fairfield, CT) officially opened its new European Global Research Center in Garching, near Munich, Germany. The state-of-the-art, 10,000 m² facility is the latest addition to GE's $4 billion worldwide technology development effort. By 2005, the new European Global Research Center will be home to 150 scientists and engineers, who will develop technology […]
Nuvera Fuel Cells Inc. (Cambridge, MA) and Takagi Industrial Co. Ltd. (Japan) announced an agreement to develop commercial fuel-cell-based cogeneration systems for the Japanese market. The parties will be building on technology they have already developed and deployed for the Japan Gas Association. Takagi, a leading Japanese manufacturer of commercial and residential water heating products, […]
IdaTech Corp. (Bend, OR), a fuel cell system/component and fuel cell solutions provider, has entered into an agency agreement with energy engineering firm RENCO SpA (Italy) for the market development and distribution of IdaTech's fuel cell systems and hydrogen generation products. The agreement will support the distribution of IdaTech's fuel cell products by RENCO into […]
FPL Energy LLC (Juno Beach, FL), a subsidiary of FPL Group Inc. (Juno Beach, FL), announced that it will build, own and operate a new wind farm in Oklahoma capable of generating up to 106.5 MW. It will sell the electricity output to the Public Service Company of Oklahoma, a wholly owned operating subsidiary of […]
Emerson Network Power (Carlsbad, CA), a business of Emerson, announced that it has added a new 48 V model to its popular...
Power Integrations Inc. (San Jose, CA), a leader in power conversion semiconductor technology, announced that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against System General Corp. (Taiwan). The suit, filed in the US Federal District Court, states that certain integrated circuits produced by System General infringe upon patents owned by Power Integrations. The company is […]
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY), a fuel-cell development and manufacturing company, announced that the company has signed an agreement with Tyco Electronics Installation Services Inc., under which Tyco will install and service Plug Power's GenCore® fuel cell systems throughout the US and its territories. Tyco Electronics Installation Services has a nationwide footprint covered by more […]
Eaton Corp. (Cleveland, OH) announced an expansion to its family of Powerware 5125 single-phase uninterruptible power systems (UPS). The Powerware 5125 family...
Electrotek Concepts (Edison, NJ), an engineering consulting firm specializing in power quality, announced that Thomas Grebe, has been elected Secretary of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Transmission and Distribution Committee. Grebe, a senior consultant with Electrotek, will begin his two-year term in January 2005. The IEEE Committee oversees all matters related to […]
KWI (Houston, TX), a provider of trading and risk management software for the global energy industry, announced its partnership with Toshiba Corp. (Tokyo, Japan), a leading Japanese developer and manufacturer of power generation systems. The relationship has resulted in the creation of the first Japanese-language energy trading and risk management (ETRM) packaged application. The system, […]
Power Measurement Ltd. (Victoria, BC, Canada) introduced the ION® 6100 wireless energy metering system, which is suitable for tenant sub-billing or cost-allocation...
Magnetek Inc. (Chatsworth, CA), a leading manufacturer of power conditioners for commercial fuel cells, announced its new line of Aurora photovoltaic (PV)...
Magnetek Inc. (Chatsworth, CA), a leading manufacturer of power conditioners for commercial fuel cells, unveiled a number of new power systems for telecommunications applications, which are designed specifically to cut costs, save time and ensure reliability for today's telecom service providers. The Spectrum MPE7630 power backup system, the Spectrum MPE7566 enclosure, Spectrum MPE5224 enclosure system […]
The Distributed-Power Open Standards Alliance (DOSA), an industry alliance formed in February 2004, has launched its new website. Founding members Tyco Electronics...
Toshiba Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) announced that it has developed a tiny prototype of a direct-methanol fuel cell (DMFC) that could eventually be used in consumer products such as digital audio players and even wireless headsets for mobile phone. The fuel cell measures 22 mm x 56 mm x 4.5 mm, about the size of your […]