Power Quality Protection

Artesyn Reports First-Quarter 2004 Results

Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Boca Raton, FL), a leader in power conversion solutions and real-time subsystems for the communications industry, reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 26, 2004. Sales reported for the first quarter of 2004 were $96.5 million compared to $81.9 million for the same quarter last year. Net income for the […]

Midtronics Files Patent Infringement Suit Against DHC

Midtronics Inc. (Long Beach, CA) reported that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against DHC Specialty Corp. (Taipei, Taiwan) in Federal District Court in Chicago. The suit claims that DHC products violate patents that have been assigned exclusively to Midtronics in the area of battery testing technology. Steve McShane, Midtronics CEO, stated, "For the […]

Communications Power

US DOT Approves TOHS Transport of Hydrogen

Texaco Ovonic Hydrogen Systems LLC (TOHS, Rochester Hills, MI) announced that the US Department of Transportation (DOT) has approved the transport of hydrogen in metal-hydride storage systems developed by TOHS for portable applications. The approval represents an early step to the advancement of the hydrogen economy as it now enables customers across the US to […]

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Ballard Signs Agreement with Heliocentris Energy

Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC, Canada) has named Heliocentris Energy Systems (Berlin-Adlershof, Germany) as a distributor in North America and Europe...

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April 19, 2004

LTC Offers LTC4068 Li-Ion Battery Charger

Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced its LTC4068, a standalone, linear, single-cell, lithium-ion (Li-Ion), lithium-polymer battery charger that allows system designers...

April 19, 2004

PEMEAS Receives $21.7M in Financing

PEMEAS Fuel Cell Technologies (Frankfurt, Germany), a provider of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells marketed under the brand name Celtec, has received $21.7 million in financing from an investment consortium led by Conduit Ventures. Sustainable Asset Management, CDP Capital and InfraServ GmbH and Co. also participated. Proceeds will […]

April 19, 2004

Greenlight Subsidiary Expands Product Line

Greenlight Power Technologies Inc. (Toronto, Canada), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hydrogenics Corp. (Toronto, Canada), announced the expansion of its next-generation G-Series fuel cell test station product line. The Fuel Cell Automated Test Systems (FCATS™) are used by many fuel cell development programs to meet expanding fuel cell testing requirements. The expanded platform now includes […]

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LTC Intros LTC3736 DC-DC Step-Down Controller

Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced its LTC3736 low-input-voltage, synchronous two-phase, dc-dc step-down controller capable of regulating and tracking two supplies....

Hydrogenics wins Contract with SunLine Services

Hydrogenics Corp. (Toronto, Canada), a designer and manufacturer of fuel cell technology, reported that it has won a contract to supply two 10 kW fuel cell power modules to SunLine Services Group, a California public agency that supports alternate fuel development in public transit and related applications for clients such as the US Army. The […]

FuelCell Energy Receives Marubeni DFC Order

FuelCell Energy Inc. (FCE, Danbury, CT), a manufacturer of stationary fuel cell power plants for distributed generation, has received an order from its Asia-Pacific strategic partner Marubeni Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) for 4 MW of Direct Fuel Cell® (DFC®) power plants. Financial terms of the contract were not announced. FuelCell Energy will manufacture the units and […]

Communications Power

Ballard Breaks into Solar Inverter Market with Ecostar

Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC, Canada) recently unveiled a new 75 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) power, grid-tie utility, interactive inverter designed for large solar PV applications. The new Ecostar inverter is only available to PV customers. The new inverter comes from the company's extensive experience developing inverters for automotive and microturbine applications, and is […]