Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (Japan) announced the following proposed changes in its Board of Directors, Corporate Auditors and Executive Officers. Of the proposed changes, election of new Directors and Corporate Auditors and certain other matters will be submitted for, and subject to, approval at the company's ordinary general meeting of shareholders to be held […]
ON Semiconductor Corp. (Phoenix, AZ) announced that total revenues in the first quarter of 2004 were $308.2 million, an increase of 11 percent from the fourth quarter of 2003. During the first quarter of 2004, the company reported a net loss of $47.6 million, or $0.23 per share, that included restructuring, asset impairments and other […]
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC) announced that supports the US Department of Energy and the $350 million, five-year funding program announced by Secretary Spencer Abraham to support research grants targeted at making hydrogen-fueled vehicles a commercial reality by 2015. Total funding committed by the government and private industry for the initiative is $575 million, […]
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) reported pro-forma earnings of $29.8 million, or $0.43 per share, in the March quarter compared to $24.6 million, or $0.36 per share, in the December quarter, and $12.1 million, or $0.19 per share, in the prior-year quarter. On a GAAP basis, net income was $26.7 million, or $0.39 […]
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (St. Louis, MO), introduced the Liebert Type SS Series, a new line of transient voltage surge suppression (TVSS) systems that utilize a hybrid approach to protect communications devices and other electronic systems from damage and downtime from power surges. It is suitable for cell sites, communication shelters, transmitters, […]
Distributed Power Inc. (Solana Beach, CA), an owner of distributed generation facilities providing on-site electric power and energy to industrial and commercial customers, announced that it has reached tentative agreement with an investment fund for up to $7 million of project financing. The project financing will pay for the costs of acquiring and developing approximately […]
DTE Energy Technologies Inc. (Detroit, MI) announced the commercial availability of the ENI 140 and ENI 265 Lean Burn Biogas systems. Both new additions to the energy|now™ branded line of distributed generation (DG) products operate on waste gas from digesters or from other sources such as flare gas from landfills or oil and gas wells. […]
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced its new LTC4059A, a fully integrated, linear battery charger in a tiny package that can...
Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Boca Raton, FL), a leader in power conversion solutions for the communications industry, launched a series of 15 A...
Case Western Reserve University (CWRU, Cleveland, OH) is working with the Ashlawn Group LLC (Alexandria, VA) to develop fuel cells to double the shelf life of the US Department of Defense "smart" munitions. The research also positions Case and Ashlawn to help create much-needed research and development, as well as potentially creating up to 100 […]
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) released two new families of transient voltage suppressors, including the first bi-directional, 800 W rated transient voltage...
Power Measurement Ltd. (Victoria, BC, Canada) announced that it has appointed Thomas Butler district sales manager for the states of Colorado, Wyoming and Northern Texas. From his office in McKinney, TX, Butler will work alongside Power Measurement's US West sales team to help large electricity providers and consumers throughout the region to manage the cost, […]
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (St. Louis, MO), launched its Power Wizard web-based product selector for Astec Power's comprehensive range...
Ebara Ballard Corp. (Tokyo, Japan), a joint venture between EBARA Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) and Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC), unveiled its advanced, pre-commercial, 1 kW combined heat and power, proton-exchange membrane (PEM) stationary fuel cell generator for the Japanese residential market, building upon the first-generation, pre-commercial generator unveiled in January 2003. Field trials are […]
Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) reported that it has pulled its employees out of Iraq, and General Electric Co. (Fairfield, CT) has suspended...