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October 2, 2003

UltraGuard Plans 2004 Fuel Cell Product Release

UltraGuard Water Systems Corp. (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), a public company emerging as a provider of ultra-violet drinking water purification and filtration systems for the global residential marketplace, announced plans to make a magnesium-air fuel cell UV product available in early 2004, and actively pursue international interest in representation and sublicensing. Previously, UltraGuard acquired all […]

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Automotive Electronics

October 2, 2003

Honda Begins Experiments with Hydrogen HES

Honda R&D Co. Ltd. (Torrance, CA), a subsidiary of Honda Motor Co. Inc. (Tokyo, Japan) responsible for research and development activities, has...

Batteries and Portable Power

October 2, 2003

Palcan Receives Funding for Manufacturing Process

Palcan Fuel Cells Ltd. (Burnaby, BC) announced that as a result of Canada's Efficiency and Alternative Energy Program Contribution Agreement with Palcan, the second phase in Palcan's membrane electrode assembly (MEA) automation process has been funded by Natural Resources Canada for an additional $175,000. The objective of the joint "Milestones to Commercial Production Program" with […]

Batteries and Portable Power

October 2, 2003

FuelCell Energy Announces DFC Project Award

FuelCell Energy Inc. (FCE, Danbury, CT) announced that it has received a new $954,000 contract award for participation in the US Navy Marine Fuel Cell Technology Verification – Trainer Program. The objective of the program, anticipated to last 16 months, is to accelerate introduction of fuel cell power plants to US naval ships and facilities. […]

Batteries and Portable Power

October 2, 2003

Hydrogenics Secures $3M in Test Equipment Orders

Hydrogenics Corp. (Toronto, Canada), a designer and manufacturer of fuel cell technology, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Greenlight Power Technologies, has received orders totaling $3 million for fuel cell test stations from two leading Asian automotive customers. Both are repeat orders for multiple machines. Cumulatively, Greenlight is providing seven Fuel Cell Advanced Test Stations […]

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Batteries and Portable Power

October 2, 2003

Zetex Debuts ZXCT1020 Series Current Monitor ICs

Zetex plc (Chadderton, Oldham) debuted its ZXCT1020 Series current monitor IC, which ensures an accuracy of ±2% for a sense voltage of...

Communications Power

October 2, 2003

IBM Lands Foundry Deal with Intersil

IBM Microelectronics announced that it has scored a multi-year foundry agreement with Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA). The companies plan to install Intersil semiconductor process technology in IBM's Burlington, VT, manufacturing facility, with IBM serving as a second source manufacturer for Intersil's Endura power management ICs. IBM plans to reserve capacity for Intersil's power management ICs […]

Batteries and Portable Power

October 2, 2003

Xicor Announces Acquisition of Poweready

Xicor Inc. (Milpitas, CA), a supplier of high-performance, mixed-signal integrated circuits, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Poweready Inc. (San Diego, CA). The negotiated price of $15 million is comprised of stock, cash and contingent consideration if certain performance milestones are met in 2004 through 2006. Poweready, a private company, designs, […]

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Power Components

October 1, 2003

APT Europe Intros New Standard Power Modules

Advanced Power Technology Inc. (APT, Bend, OR) announced its new product line of non-punch-through (NPT) IGBT power modules in commonly used packages....

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Batteries and Portable Power

October 1, 2003

UNIPOWER Unveils INV5000-230 Inverter

UNIPOWER Corp. (Coral Springs, FL) announced its new INV5000-230 sine wave inverter, which produces 230Vac RMS at 22A (5kVA) in a 2RU-high...

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Batteries and Portable Power

October 1, 2003

TI Offers New Charge Pumps and Switch-Mode IC

Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) announced two new triple-output charge pumps for low-temperature poly silicon (LTPS) liquid crystal displays (LCDs) in...

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Batteries and Portable Power

October 1, 2003

NEC Develops Smaller Fuel Cell for Notebook PCs

NEC Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) announced the development of a fuel cell with 20% greater power generating efficiency than the PC built-in fuel...

Batteries and Portable Power

October 1, 2003

Legislators Dispute Renewable Fuels Standard

Disputes over whether power companies should be made to use renewable fuels to make electricity are complicating negotiations over a far-reaching energy bill. Fifty-three senators have urged that electric utilities be required to make at least 10% of their power from solar panels, wind turbines, biomass, geothermal energy and other non-hydro renewable sources. The bill […]