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March 11, 2003

Norsk Hydro Unveils Iceland Hydrogen Fueling Station

A subsidiary of Norsk Hydro (Oslo, Norway) unveiled a key component of what it claims will be one of the world's first hydrogen-filling stations for vehicles. The company reported that its "hydrogen electrolyzer" will use an electric charge to extract from water hydrogen to power vehicles with fuel cells. The device will be installed at […]

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Automotive Electronics

March 11, 2003

AQWON-Motors Hydro Scooter Receives Certificate

Independent Energy Systems (Speinshart, Germany) announced that its AQWON hydrogen-filled, two-stroke, engine scooter has received the German TÜV certificate, and that the...

Batteries and Portable Power

March 10, 2003

Riello Purchases Advance Galatrek's UPS Business

Riello UPS, Europe's second largest manufacturer of UPS equipment, announced the purchase of the uninterruptible power systems sales and service business of Advance Galatrek (UK, Advance Electronics Ltd.), the UK's leading provider of power protection solutions for the IT, communications, commerce and industrial sectors. The new business will be known in the UK as Riello […]

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Automotive Electronics

March 10, 2003

Ballard Confirms Campbell CEO Appointment

Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) has confirmed the appointment of Dennis Campbell as President and Chief Executive Officer effective...

Automotive Electronics

March 10, 2003

Fairchild Semi's CEO Extends Company Contract

Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) announced that Kirk Pond, president, CEO and chairman of the board, has extended his contract with the company and will remain president, CEO and chairman of the board for an additional two years. Pond's current contract expires on March 11, 2003. Additional details are provided in the company's preliminary […]

Power Components

March 10, 2003

iWatt Closes $14.5 Million Series B Financing

iWatt Inc. (Los Gatos, CA), a power management IC company developing and marketing digital controllers for power supplies, announced that it closed a $14.5 million Series B financing, led by new investor VantagePoint Venture Partners. Existing investors Horizon Ventures, PTI Alliance of Taiwan, and Sigma Partners, as well as several private investors, also participated in […]

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Batteries and Portable Power

March 10, 2003

Linear Technology Debuts LTC4054 Battery Charger

Linear Technology Corp. (Milpitas, CA) introduced the LTC4054, a single-cell, linear, lithium-ion (Li-Ion) battery charger for single-cell 4.2V Li-ion and lithium-polymer batteries....

Packaging and Cooling

March 10, 2003

Stewart & Stevenson Intros EnGen-Therm Modules

The Distributed Energy Solutions Division (DES) of Stewart and Stevenson Services Inc. (Houston, TX) introduced a new family of EnGen-Therm™ power modules. The EnGen-Therm power module is a natural-gas-reciprocating engine generator that is designed for easy integration of a heat recovery unit (HRU) or absorption chiller system. The engine generator provides enough heat from its […]

Automotive Electronics

March 10, 2003

Fairchild to Complete Suzhou Facility in Q2

Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) has announced that its 800,000ft² assembly, test and warehouse facility in Suzhou, China, is scheduled to be completed next quarter. The facility is located within the China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park. Qualification testing is ongoing, and about 250 employees are being trained to immediately begin production. With the new factory, […]

Communications Power

March 10, 2003

Goldfield Creates New Division To Expand Presence

The Goldfield Corp. (Melbourne, FL), a leading provider of electrical construction services in the southeastern US, announced that it has created a new division to expand its presence in the mid-Atlantic region and has been awarded more than $6 million in new energy and telecommunications construction projects. The new division, in Greenville, SC, is focused […]

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Automotive Electronics

March 7, 2003

NextEnergy Receives $2 Million in Federal Funds

NextEnergy (Detroit, MI), a non-profit, alternative energy research, development and education corporation, received $2 million in federal funds through the Fiscal Year...

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Power Quality Protection

March 7, 2003

Environmental Power Executes Letter of Intent

Environmental Power Corp. (Portsmouth, NH), through its subsidiary Microgy Cogeneration Systems Inc. (Golden, CO), has executed a letter of intent with Dairyland...