Huaneng Power International Inc. (HPI, Hong Kong) announced that the investment agreement between the company, Shenzhen Energy Group Co. Ltd. (SEG) and Shenzhen Investment Holding Corp. (SIH) to acquire a 25% equity interest of SEG was approved. Pursuant to the investment agreement signed earlier, HPI agreed to subscribe from SEG newly issued shares representing 10% […]
Ansoft Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA) announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended April 30, 2003. Revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003 totaled $15.1 million, an increase of 22% as compared sequentially to $12.4 million reported in the previous quarter and a decrease of 3% as compared to $15.6 million reported […]
The Reserve Power Group of EnerSys Inc. (Reading, PA) announced that its PowerSafe DDm batteries are now available for shipment within 48...
Advanced Power Conversion plc (APC, Farnborough, England) announced an agreement with Behlman Electronics Inc. (New York) for a range of ac, dc...
austriamicrosystems AG (Graz, Austria) has developed a highly integrated, real-time, programmable, power management unit (PMU), the AS3601, which is designed for mobile...
JARO Components Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) announced a new series of capacitors that combine high temperature and long life into one surface-mount...
Metallic Power Inc. (Carlsbad, CA) and the Outside Plant, Power and Services group of Marconi Corp. plc announced a partnership to provide zinc-based, fuel cell, backup power sources. Under the terms of the reseller agreement, Marconi will use Metallic Power's zinc fuel cells in a variety of applications in the telecommunications industry. Under the terms […]
Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (ECD, Rochester Hills, MI) announced that it will pay $6 million to N.V. Bekaert S.A. for its interests in the joint venture established in April 2000 by United Solar Systems and Bekaert ECD Solar Systems to manufacture and market photovoltaic (PV) products. ECD will assume Bekaert's guarantees to $25 million of […]
GE Power Systems (Atlanta, GA) announced that it will supply 315 wind turbines, representing more than 470MW of power, to FPL Energy, a subsidiary of FPL Group Inc., for projects across the US that are expected to begin producing electricity later this year. The wind turbines will be used by FPL Energy for new projects […]
Proton Energy Systems Inc. (Wallingford, CT), a hydrogen generator and regenerative fuel cell company, announced that it will acquire Northern Power Systems Inc., a leader in the design, manufacture and installation of integrated, on-site power systems for stationary commercial and industrial applications. Together, the companies will offer a wide array of practical energy technologies, including […]
Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) introduced a grid-interactive power inverter for stationary fuel cells. The first commercial inverters have been delivered to Nuvera Fuel Cells Inc. The inverter, which was developed in collaboration with RWE Piller GmbH, meets a need for a more efficient, and less complex method of converting the power output […]
Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan) announced that it would recall all six of its hydrogen-powered vehicles after it found a leak in the fuel tank of one of the cars. Toyota had begun leasing the million-dollar-plus cars to four Japanese government ministries and two California university campuses last December. Toyota said the leak occurred in the […]
Fuel Cell Technologies Corp. (FCT, Kingston, ON) reported financial results on the quarter ended March 31, 2003. Total revenue was $536,290 for the first quarter of 2003 compared to $139,947 for the same quarter of 2002. This was a 283% increase in revenues quarter-over-quarter. The impact of the Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance program that […]
Magnetek Power Electronics Group, a division of Magnetek Inc. (Chatsworth, CA) announced the release of its 3,000W Compact Energy Station, which is...
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) announced the FDZ299P, a new p-channel MOSFET with high-performance PowerTrench® technology housed in an ultra-small, 1.5mm...