Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL) and FuelCell Energy Inc. (FCE, Danbury, CT) announced the first joint sale of an ultra-low emissions fuel cell power generation plant in the state of California. The 250kW Direct FuelCell® (DFC®) power plant will be used by the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (LACSD), which expect the new plant to provide […]
Astec Power (Carlsbad, CA), a developer of battery-free, power quality products, announced the availability of its new ALQ25B50 bus converter series for...
Ault Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) introduces its PW130 power sourcing equipment (PSE) to power next-generation IP telephony and power-over-LAN applications. The new single-port,...
INCEP Technologies Inc. (San Diego, CA) announced that it has entered into a manufacturing agreement with Celestica. INCEP will leverage Celestica's operations in Asia, Europe and the Americas to provide its OEM customers with industry-leading quality, technology and supply chain management, enabling faster time-to-market, scalability and manufacturing efficiency. INCEP is working with Celestica to help […]
Microsemi Corp. (Irvine, CA), a leading manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and power management integrated circuits, has launched a new family of OR'ing Schottky barrier rectifiers providing low forward-voltage specifications and high efficiency. The new rectifiers, which extend Microsemi's OR'ing portfolio, have power ratings from 1A to 240A and are particularly well suited for hot-swap power […]
ON Semiconductor Corp. (Phoenix, AZ) announced that it has refinanced approximately $100 million of the term loans under its senior secured bank facility with the net proceeds of an additional term loan. As a result of this transaction and the application of the net proceeds of the company's recent equity offering, ON Semiconductor's bank debt […]
The Power Quality Products Division (Franklin, WI) of S&C Electric Co. (Chicago, IL) announced that a metal recycler in Phoenix, AZ, is...
Capstone Turbine Corp. (Chatsworth, CA), a leading microturbine power systems manufacturer, reported that it has resumed production of its model C60 microturbines. Production of the C30 model for low-pressure natural gas is expected to resume in two to three weeks. All of the companies other C30 models, including high-pressure gas, bio-gas, liquid fuel and sour […]
SynQor Inc. (Hudson, MA) announced a new line of high-current, high-efficiency, half-brick, dc/dc converters to its PowerQor® Peta Series, which can deliver...
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced the LTC4064, a standalone, linear charger optimized for prolonging the life of one-cell, lithium-ion (Li-Ion)...
BluePoint Energy Inc. (BPE, Granite Bay, CA) announced that it has received final approval for Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) listing of its proprietary Lean-One™ 260kW combined heat and power module for "Engine Generator for Co-Generation Use," #46XT; Standard 2200. The UL listing applies to the US and Canada. BluePoint CEO Guy Archbold commented, "We at […]
Capstone Turbine Corp. (Chatsworth, CA), a leading microturbine power systems manufacturer, has begun shipping a new combined heat and power (CHP) product...
The City of Los Angeles expanded the city's supply of clean, efficient and renewable energy by adding a 250kW Direct FuelCell® power plant to the Los Angeles power grid that will operate with biogas fuel generated by the Terminal Island Treatment Plant in San Pedro. The plant will represent one of the first high-efficiency fuel […]
Engelhard Corp. (Iselin, NJ) introduced three different approaches to removing sulfur from both natural and liquid petroleum gas used in fuel cell applications. Desulfurization of fuels is key to making fuel cells commercially viable because sulfur compounds poison fuel cells, lowering their useful life. With the introduction of multiple approaches, Engelhard becomes the first company […]
Enova Systems Inc. (Torrance, CA), a developer and manufacturer of mobile and stationary electric, hybrid and fuel cell digital power management systems, announced that its power management and fuel cell systems are key featured components in two major automotives OEMs entrants in the Michelin Challenge Bibendum™ this year. Both Ford Motor Co. and Hyundai Motor […]