Medis Technologies Ltd. (New York) reported that its recently completed rights offering was over-subscribed. Medis reported stockholders purchased 2,325,600 shares of common stock at a fixed subscription price of $2.15 per share. Net proceeds from the offering will be used for working capital, including for the continued development of Medis' direct liquid fuel cells and […]
Air Products and Chemicals Inc. (Allentown, PA) has inked a contract to build, own and operate a standard 34,000,000ft³ per day hydrogen facility adjacent to Marathon Ashland Petroleum's (MAP) refinery in Catlettsburg, KY. The facility, a natural-gas-based, hydrogen steam, methane reformer, is expected to be on-stream in November 2003, and Air Products will supply hydrogen […]
Smart Fuel Cell AG (SFC, Munich, Germany) and Medion AG announced plans to jointly develop a revolutionary new power supply for notebooks...
Stuart Energy Systems Corp. (Toronto, Canada) announced that it is cutting about 70 jobs and closing down two offices following its acquisition...
Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) announced that Derek Howell has been appointed Director of Operations for the company. In his role, Howell is responsible for manufacturing, supply chain management, and customer support for Sustainable Energy's renewable energy inverter. "Derek's appointment underscores the company's success in executing is product commercialization plan," said Sustainable Energy […]
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced a new family of standard-recovery diodes in a stud-mount, DO-5, plastic-cap case, which improves...
JP Holdings Inc. (Santa Clarita, CA) announced its new Power Up™ line of wall outlet receptacles, which provide low-voltage dc current from...
Onsite Energy Corp. (Carlsbad, CA) announced that Glenn Steiger has joined the company as Vice President. Steiger will be primarily responsible for business development for demand-response programs and Onsite's INSITESM real-time monitoring and control system. Steiger will also be responsible for development of energy-efficiency and distributed generation projects in the hospitality industry. "Glenn's direct experience […]
Tyco International Ltd. (Pembroke, Bermuda) announced that it would close 300 plants over three years, cutting $1 billion in costs by 2006, and its chairman vowed to clean up the sprawling industrial conglomerate plagued by a year of turmoil and scandal. Tyco reported that it would scale back its manufacturing facilities to 1,700 from 2,000 […]
Los Angeles Mayor Jim Hahn, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and FuelCell Energy Inc. (Danbury, CT) announced plans to dedicate an ultra-clean, fuel cell power plant for Los Angeles on March 14, 2003. The John Ferraro Building fuel cell power plant will generate 250kW of ultra-clean electricity for Los Angeles; enough […]
Praxair Inc. (Danbury, CT) announced the launch of a new high-purity hydrogen grade for fuel cell applications. The introduction of the new...
Shin-Hang Electronics Enterprise Co. Ltd. (Taiwan) announced its new VCR Series of varistors, which are capable of withstanding 18V to 1.8kV, enabling...
Superior MicroPowders LLC (SMP, Albuquerque, NM) announced that it has completed the design, fabrication and testing of its combinatorial synthesis tool for...
Pacific Fuel Cell Corp. (PFCE, Tustin, CA) announced that it has developed a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process to grow carbon nanotubes on carbon cloth and carbon paper using an electro-deposited CVD catalyst. The discovery was accomplished by a research team headed by University of California, Riverside, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering Yushan Yan, under […]
MesoFuel Inc. (Albuquerque, NM) and Jadoo Power Systems LLC (Folsom, CA) jointly announced a strategic partnership arrangement to integrate MesoFuel's hydrogen generator products with Jadoo's fuel cell products. The partnership enables Jadoo and MesoFuel to exclusively develop portable hydrogen power system products. MesoFuel, a company that develops on-site, on-demand hydrogen generators, will jointly develop fuel […]