Magnetek Inc. (Chatsworth, CA), a leading manufacturer of power conditioners for commercial fuel cells, announced that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Power House Electronics Inc. (Salem, NH). The distribution agreement enables Power House to stock and sell Magnetek digital power components to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and to market Magnetek integrated power […]
The Materials and Components Working Group of the US Fuel Cell Council (USFCC, Washington, DC) announced participants in the testing of its single-cell testing protocol, and confirmed that Los Alamos National Laboratory, Teledyne Energy Systems, Greenlight Power and ElectroChem would participate in the first round of tests. The Working Group has made great strides in […]
Rockwell Automation Inc. (Milwaukee, WI), a global provider of industrial automation power, control and information solutions, reported fiscal 2003 fourth-quarter net income of $67 million, or $0.35 per share, and full-year 2003 net income of $217 million, or $1.14 per share, excluding the third quarter tax benefit. Fiscal 2003 fourth-quarter income from continuing operations, which […]
The S&C Electric Co. (Chicago, IL) announced that Georgia College and State University (Milledgeville, GA) has selected S&C's PureWave UPS™ system to maintain consistent power quality to the computer room supporting its information technology activities. Available for either indoor or outdoor installation, the S&C PureWave UPS systems are rated up to 20MVA and provide 30 […]
Radius Power Inc. (Orange, CA) announced its new line of industrial and medical power line filter series, the RP400, which is a universal three-phase plus neutral EMC filter family with a universal input up to 480Vac, and rated up to 300A. The RP400 meets all international and domestic safety requirements in packages that conform to […]
Anuvu Inc. (Sacramento, CA) introduced a new zero-emission, hydrogen-powered pick-up truck that runs on a fuel cell/battery hybrid engine. The Clean Urban...
Riello Galatrek Ltd. (UK), a subsidiary of Riello UPS Manufacturing (UK), introduced the new Dialog Dual uninterruptible power system (UPS), which designed to protect critical computer, telecom and security applications from mains failures and power fluctuations. The new Dialog Dual 3.3kVA and 4kVA UPS offer a host of features to enhance their installation, electrical performance […]
Microsemi Corp. (Irvine, CA), a leading manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and power management integrated circuits, announced that its Broomfield Colorado Division has introduced the industry's first synchronous rectifier module for isolated power supplies. Designated the SRM4010™, the new module is rated at 40A and is designed for isolated power supplies requiring an output voltage of […]
The US Fuel Cell Council (USFCC, Washington, DC) has established working groups on Government Affairs and Sustainability in 2003, reflecting members' interest to provide an industry voice in policy making and sustainable systems development. The Council now has eight member-led working groups. The mission of the Government Affairs working group is to educate members and […]
Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Boca Raton, FL), a leader in advanced power conversion equipment for the communications industry, launched 15 new high-performance, non-isolated,...
Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (ECD, Rochester Hills, MI) announced that it closed the sale for $25 million of 2,388,915 units of its securities at a price per unit of $10.465 based upon the closing price of ECD common stock on November 4, 2003, plus $0.125. Each unit consists of one share of ECD common stock […]
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced that it has broken ground on a new manufacturing site in Xi'an, China. The new assembly and test facility is anticipated to become operational in early 2005 for the manufacturing of key power management components needed to support the growing requirement for power supplies, motion control, personal […]
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (St. Louis, MO), announced its power-packed, rack-mountable UPS, the Liebert UPStation® GXT2 6000, which is the first UPS that combines 6kVA of capacity, true on-line double-conversion technology, and dual output voltage in a 4U-sized cabinet, making it suitable for use in either rack or tower configurations, or for […]
Power Measurement Ltd. (Victoria, BC), a provider of enterprise energy-management systems, has appointed Paul Van Camp regional sales manager for the US Western region. Van Camp will oversee sales, service and support of the company's ION® energy-management products throughout the western states. Van Camp will work with Power Measurement's sales team to help the company's […]
Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent covering the company's innovative approach to the integration of batteries with distributed generation (DG) technologies as part of grid-connected, backup and emergency power systems. Sustainable Energy's patented technology enables the battery to be controlled independently of, […]