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Distributed Power Acquires Two Cogeneration Facilities
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 signed a memorandum of understanding to purchase two cogeneration facilities. Distributed Power will purchase each facility for cash through a special purpose project investment entity, in each case […]
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1.6KCommunications PowerEmerson Network Power Launches Liebert NX UPS
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (St. Louis, MO), introduced the Liebert NX, a mid-sized, uninterruptible power supply (UPS) global platform...
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Communications Power
UNIPOWER Receives ISO 9001:2000 Certification
UNIPOWER Corp. (Coral Springs, FL) announced that it has received its Certificate of Registration confirming that it operates a Quality Management System that complies with the requirements of BS EN ISO 9001:2000. In recent months, UNIPOWER has invested heavily in its "Process Quality System," including on-line reporting of quality at each production step, resulting in […]
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Communications Power
Artesyn Promotes Scott McCowan to ACP President
Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Boca Raton, FL), a leader in power conversion solutions and real-time subsystems for the communications industry, announced the promotion of Scott McCowan to its President of Artesyn Communications Products (ACP) division. In this role, McCowan will be responsible for leading the growth of ACP in providing board-level subsystems and software applications to […]
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Power Quality Protection
e/j BLOOM Offers Modern Power Conversion Courses
The Educational Division of e/j Bloom Associates Inc. (San Rafael, CA) will present three presentations of its new two-segment Modern Power Conversion Design Techniques course in 2004. Course locations in the US are Chicago, IL (May 18-21) and Las Vegas, NV (August 17-20). The third presentation of the course segments will be in the UK […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Siemens Westinghouse Cancels Fuel Cell Plant Plans
Citing sluggish sales and problems developing the technology, Siemens Westinghouse Power Corp. (SWPC, Orlando, FL) has cancelled plans on a $122 million Pittsburgh fuel cell plant that would have employed 500 people. Siemens is delaying plans for the plant in Munhall indefinitely, and will instead invest $2 million at an existing plant in another suburb. […]
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2.0KBatteries and Portable PowerNippon Oil Presents ENEOS PEM Fuel Cell
Nippon Oil (Japan), a large petroleum refining company, presented its 10 kW, stationary proton-exchange membrane (PEM) ENEOS kerosene-powered fuel cell unit. Nippon...
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1.1KBatteries and Portable PowerVaillant and Plug Power Start Virtual Power Plant
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) reported that the European Virtual Power Plant project, partly funded by the European Union's fifth framework program,...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Mechanical Technology Receives $10 Million Investment
Mechanical Technology Inc. (MTI, Albany, NY) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Fletcher International Ltd., a leading institutional investor, for the purchase of $10 million of MTI common stock with two possible additional investments that may aggregate up to another $26 million in sales of MTI common stock before December 31, 2006. […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Matsushita, Ebara Develop Home-Use Fuel Cell Stacks
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (Japan) and Ebara Corp. (Japan) have separately developed fuel cell stacks that can operate for longer than 10,000 hours, realizing the dream of using fuel cells as the power source in homes for electricity and hot water. Although fuel cell systems for emergency power applications are already available for homes, […]
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Power Quality Protection
RWE Innogy Obtains Financing for Wind Farms
RWE Innogy (Swindon, Wiltshire, UK), a British energy company, announced that it has signed a deal to secure development funds for its wind energy business. Under the agreement, RWE Innogy, Englefield Capital and the First Islamic Investment Bank will each assume one-third of the share capital of an investment fund, Zephyr Investments, which was established […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
SME to Launch Fuel Cell/Energy Systems Conference
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) announced the launching of a new event, the Alternative and Advanced Energy Technologies: Manufacturing Challenges and Opportunities, which will be taking place October 12-13, 2004, at the Hyatt Regency Dearborn in Dearborn, MI. The conference will demystify fuel cell technologies by featuring interactive displays and exhibits of automotive, portable […]
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Communications Power
Tyco Reports Increased Profit and Plans to Sell Assets
Tyco International Ltd. (West Windsor, NJ) reported that quarterly net income rose 23 percent, beating the company's own forecast. The conglomerate, which previously said it planned to exit more than 50 small businesses, is in talks on about 20 potential deals to unload assets. Tyco, whose former chairman and former finance chief have been on […]
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Power Quality Protection
Millennium Cell Receives Two Hydrogen Fuel Patents
Millennium Cell Inc. (Eatontown, NJ), a technology development company that has created a proprietary process to safely store, generate and deliver pure hydrogen, announced that it has been awarded two patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office. US Patent number 6,670,444 describes an economic approach for producing sodium borohydride, and US Patent number 6,683,025 […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Kettering University's Fuel Cell Lab Receives Grant
Kettering University (Flint, MI) announced that it will construct the Center for Fuel Cell Systems and Powertrain Integration on its campus thanks to a $1.8 million grant from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) of the US Department of Commerce. The EDA grant is the keystone of a funding package that totals $3 million and allows […]
