FuelCell Energy Inc. (FCE, Danbury, CT), a manufacturer of stationary fuel cell power plants for distributed generation, and its US distribution partner, PPL Energy Plus, a PPL Corp. (Allentown, Pa) subsidiary, announced the installation of a Direct FuelCell® (DFC®) power plant for Ocean County Community College (OCC), a public, two-year community college in Toms River, […]
C&D Technologies Inc. (Tucson, AZ) introduced its SLC100 Series of standard open-frame, quarter-brick converters, which are capable of delivering up to 40...
Power Integrations Inc. (San Jose, CA), a leader in power conversion semiconductor technology, announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2004. Net revenues for the first quarter of 2004 were $34.2 million compared with $29.1 million in the first quarter a year ago and $32.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2003. […]
Absopulse Electronics Ltd. (Carp, Ontario, Canada) debuted its new PFC500-C compact power supply intended for application in harsh environments where power-factor correction...
Active Power Inc. (Austin, TX), a developer of battery-free, power quality products, announced that Eurotel Praha sro (Czech Republic), a large provider of wireless voice and data services, has selected Active Power's CleanSource® technology, a flywheel-based uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system marketed through Caterpillar as Cat® UPS. Eurotel will use the UPS to improve the […]
Proton Energy Systems Inc. (Wallingford, CT), a hydrogen generator and regenerative fuel cell company, announced its intention to provide hydrogen generation and fueling technologies as key infrastructure components for California's new "Hydrogen Highway" and renewable energy economy. The announcement was made at a California Fuel Cell Partnership event where Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed an executive […]
Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (ECD, Rochester Hills, MI) announced the election of three new, independent directors to its board of directors effective immediately, increasing the number of independent directors to seven. The three new directors were selected and recommended by the Compensation and Nominating Committee of the Board. The ECD Ovonics Board is now comprised […]
FuelCell Energy Inc. (FCE, Danbury, CT), a manufacturer of stationary fuel cell power plants for distributed generation, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the thermoelectric generator (TEG) product line subsidiary, Global Thermoelectric Inc., a developer of planar solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology and a manufacturer and distributor of TEGs, to RockWood Equity Partners […]
Pulse Engineering Inc. (San Diego, CA) introduced its new PG0155 Series of low-profile, surface-mount (SMT) inductors for high-power applications. A compact footprint...
Microsemi Corp. (Irvine, CA), a manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and power management integrated circuits, announced that its backlight power management circuits have been chosen by KDX (China), a major exporter of home entertainment audio/video products, for three new LCD television products. KDX chose Microsemi's LX1691™ controller and a Microsemi-patented light-balancing system for its new 15 […]
STMicroelectronics Inc. (ST, Geneva, Switzerland) reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 27, 2004. Net revenues for the first quarter were $2,029 million, 25.4 percent above the $1,618 million of last year's first quarter, and down 4.0 percent sequentially from the $2,113 million reported in the prior quarter. Revenues from differentiated products were […]
Power-One Inc. (Camarillo, CA) announced its new QTS48T25120-NDA0, a 96.2-percent, ultra-high-efficiency, quarter-brick, dc-dc converter capable of delivering up to 300 W of...
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed an executive order aimed at making California the leader in introducing environmentally friendly, hydrogen-fueled cars in...
United Technologies Corp. (South Windsor, CT) reported that first-quarter net income rose 15 percent on sales in Asia and contributions from the Chubb security business, which it bought last year. Net income rose to $579 million, or $1.14 a share, from $502 million, or $1 a share, a year earlier. However, shares fell 2.6 percent […]
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP, Los Angeles, CA) received the 2004 Environmental Achievement Award from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for LADWP's Fuel Cell Demonstration Program. Over the past decade, the LADWP has taken a leadership role in developing an internationally recognized, distributed generation program, which demonstrates the operation of […]