FuelCell Energy Inc. (FCE, Danbury, CT) announced that George Petty has joined the board of directors. Petty is a corporate director of Enbridge Energy Management LLC and Enbridge Inc., leaders in the energy transportation and distribution in North America and internationally. The appointment of Mr. Petty is an addition to FuelCell Energy's board and brings […]
Stuart Energy Systems Corp. (Toronto, Canada) announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with the Hydrogen Car Company (HCC), a privately held company focused on developing and marketing a new generation of cars and trucks that are powered by hydrogen internal combustion engines. To support the sale of its vehicles, HCC will exclusively offer […]
Changzhou Xinchang Electronic Co. Ltd. (China) introduced its new KT105 switches, which are designed for use in personal digital assistants and mobile...
CEIEC Sichuan Hualong Co. Ltd. (China) expanded its battery portfolio with the release of the SCHL-001 sealed lead-acid (SLA) storage battery that...
Ningbo Sunbright Battery Co. Ltd. (China) introduced its P212/220 lead-acid battery, designed for use in emergency lighting systems, portable instruments, small uninterruptible...
General Motors Corp. (GM, Detroit, MI) and Duke University (Durham, NC) have agreed on a multi-year teaching and research project to further efforts to develop fuel cell technology by 2010. Duke's Fuqua School of Business will lead the project with participation from the Pratt School of Engineering and the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy. […]
NanoSignal Corp. (Las Vegas, NV) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Energy Ventures Organization for Ballard Power Systems Inc. AirGen™ fuel cell generator units, through the Fuel Cell Store (Boulder, CO). The terms of the agreement were finalized December 19, 2003, with beta testing of SLICES™ beginning January 2004. The agreement will […]
IdaTech Corp. (Bend, OR), a fuel cell system/component and fuel cell solutions provider, has appointed Harol Koyama as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Koyama brings over 10 years of international business experience in the distributed generation industry with such companies as Capstone Turbine Corp. and International Fuel Cells. "Throughout his career, Hal has […]
US Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham and Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan Goji Sakamoto, have signed a...
Dynetek Industries Ltd. (Calgary, Canada) announced that it will deliver three on-board, hydrogen, fuel storage systems for fuel cell buses bound for Perth, Western Australia, in the first quarter of 2004. Dynetek is providing the fuel storage solution using its certified 350bar (5,000psi) hydrogen fuel storage system. Ballard Power Systems will provide its latest-generation, heavy-duty, […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) announced that President, CEO and Chairman Kirk Pond has been elected to serve as a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Pond's responsibilities as a director will range from the supervision of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston to making recommendations on monetary policy. Pond will continue […]
Schneider Electric (Palatine, IL) announced that it has decided to fully acquire MGE UPS Systems Inc. (Costa Mesa, CA), in which it held a 32.3% interest as of December 31, 2002. The transaction should be completed in the first quarter of 2004, pending approval by anti-trust authorities, notably in the US and Europe. The total […]
UNIPOWER Corp. (Coral Springs, FL) introduced a new 12-page brochure that features hot-swap power systems from 200W to 7,500W. There are eight...
Lithium Technology Corp. (LTC, Plymouth Meeting, PA), an early production stage rechargeable lithium battery manufacturer, announced receipt of a small business innovative research, phase-one contract from the US Army Communications-Electronics Command for the development of an Ultrafast Charging Lithium Battery System. Under the contract, LTC will develop a high-power, 14.4V, lithium-ion battery system that will […]
Atmel Corp. (San Jose, CA) announced the release of its AT73C203 power management standard product for third-generation (3G) wireless platforms. Manufactured on Atmel's low-cost mainstream CMOS process, the AT73C203 has been developed to provide an integrated solution for portable and hand-held applications based on microprocessors that require "smart" power management functions, such as 3G phones, […]