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Batteries and Portable Power
Johnson Controls Awarded Contract from USABC
Johnson Controls Inc. (Milwaukee, WI) has been granted a contract for lithium-ion (Li-Ion) battery development by the United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC). Over the 18-month program, the company will develop an abuse-tolerant, Li-Ion battery offering extended life and significantly improved power-to-weight performance versus current hybrid-battery technology. The project will leverage Johnson Controls' expertise in […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Astris Energi Reports First-Quarter 2004 Results
Astris Energi Inc. (Mississauga, ON), a developer of alkaline fuel cell technology, announced unaudited results for the first quarter and three months ended March 31, 2004. Revenue from product sales decreased to CDN$5,662 for the first quarter of 2004 from CDN$9,074 for the first three months of 2003, reflecting a decrease in sales primarily of […]
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Communications Power
Valere and Powerbox Sign Power Systems Partnership
Valere Power Inc. (Richardson, TX), a maker of power systems for the wireless and broadband sections of the telecommunications industry, announced it has signed a European reseller and joint development agreement with the Powerbox Group (Gnesta, Sweden). The agreement expands Valere's distribution and product development resources in Europe. Under the agreement, Valere will leverage Powerbox's […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Quantum Awarded Automotive Fuel Cell Contract
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. (Irvine, CA) announced that it has been awarded a $1.4 million contract by a major automotive OEM to develop a unique fuel cell vehicle hydrogen fuel delivery system. The technology adaptation will allow precise flow of hydrogen into the vehicle's fuel cell power module, enabling optimized system performance. The […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
FuelCell Energy Reports Second-Quarter 2004 Results
FuelCell Energy Inc. (FCE, Danbury, CT), a manufacturer of stationary fuel cell power plants for distributed generation, reported results and accomplishments for the quarter and six months ended April 30, 2004. The company reported a net loss for the second quarter of fiscal 2004 of $18.9 million, or $0.40 per basic and diluted share, compared […]
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Communications Power
Celestica Power Systems Joins DOSA
Celestica Power Systems (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) announced the company's membership in the Distributed-Power Open Standards Alliance (DOSA), an industry alliance formed in February 2004. Founded by Tyco Electronics Power Systems Inc. and SynQor Inc., DOSA's mandate is to establish standards over a broad range of power converter form factors, pin-outs, feature sets and functionality for […]
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Power Quality Protection
NPS Awarded On-Site CHP Power System Project
Northern Power Systems Inc. (NPS, Waitsfield, VT), a subsidiary of Distributed Energy Systems Corp., has been selected by SC Johnson to engineer, build and commission a $6 million turnkey combined heat and power (CHP) system that will provide critical load support for manufacturing operations at the company's Waxdale Plant in Racine, WI. Major components of […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Itochu, Hitachi Zosen, Hydrogenics to Demo PEM
ITOCHU Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) announced that it will start a demonstration test involving a proton-exchange membrane (PEM) stationary fuel cell, in collaboration with Hydrogenics Corp. (Toronto, Canada) and Hitachi Zosen Corp. (Osaka, Japan). ITOCHU applied to the demonstration test subsidy program of Mie Prefecture and Yokkaichi City, proposing a combination of a PEM fuel cell […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
DTE Energy to Sell Portion of Plug Power Ownership
DTE Energy Technologies Inc. (Detroit, MI) announced that it sold, through its wholly owned subsidiary DTE Energy Ventures Inc., 3.5 million shares of the stock it owns in Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY), a fuel-cell development and manufacturing company. After the sale, DTE Energy Ventures' ownership position totals 10.6 million shares, or 14.5 percent, down […]
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Power Quality Protection
Calpine Raises $101 Million through Power Contract Sale
As part of its program to enhance liquidity and reduce debt, Calpine Corp. (San Jose, CA) has sold its power contract related to the 118 MW Parlin and 58 MW Newark Power Plants in New Jersey. With the sale, Calpine raised $101 million in cash, after transaction costs and a payment to retire approximately $79 […]
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Power Quality Protection
AMSC Receives D-VAR Order for Wind Farm
American Superconductor Corp. (AMSC, Westborough, MA) announced the sale of two dynamic voltage control systems to a large North American wind farm. The two D-VAR units will mitigate voltage disturbances in the transmission grid while compensating for natural voltage fluctuations commonly caused by induction-type wind generators. The D-VAR system will be the world's first application […]
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Power Quality Protection
Reliant Energy to Supply DOD Installations
Reliant Energy Inc. (Houston, TX) has been awarded a contract by the US Department of Defense (DOD) to supply energy to several military installations, including the Andrews Air Force Base and the Walter Reed Medical Center. The Defense Energy Support Center approved the contract on Wednesday. The 17-month contract calls for Reliant Energy to supply […]
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1.2KCommunications PowerLTC Intros LTC2908 Six Supply Monitor
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced the LTC2908, a six supply monitor for densely packed systems with large numbers of supplies....
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1.8KAutomotive ElectronicsNational Semi Debuts LM5033 PWM Controller
National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) introduced debuted its new LM5033 100 V, dc-dc, pulse-width modulation (PWM) controller that meets the specifications...
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Communications Power
Microchip Technology Raises Revenue, EPS Guidance
Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ), a provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, announced that its net sales and earnings for its first quarter of fiscal year 2005 ending June 30, 2004, are expected to exceed the upper end of prior guidance originally provided on April 22, 2004. Microchip had previously guided net sales to be […]
