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Power Quality Protection
Capstone C60 Microturbine Receives CA Certification
Capstone Turbine Corp. (Chatsworth, CA) announced that its C60 product is the only mechanical power generation product now state-certified to meet California's new distributed generation emissions standards that went into effect January 1, 2003. The new requirement covers smaller-scale generators, which have been exempt from the permitting requirements of the Air Quality Management Districts of […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Caterpillar and FCE Expected to Win Fuel Cell Contract
FuelCell Energy Inc. (FCE, Danbury, CT) and Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL) are expected to win a contract to install one of the nations first advanced utility-scale fuel cell power plants designed to feed power from a substation into a local electric distribution system. The project award is the first by the state of Ohio, which […]
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581Batteries and Portable PowerPhihong Moves US Headquarters to Fremont, CA
Phihong (Fremont, CA) has moved its US headquarters to a new and expanded facility in Fremont, CA. The new 30,000ft² building will...
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Motion Control
Emission Control Offers New FL Series EMI Filter
Emission Control Ltd. (Butler, WI) announced its new FL Series EMI filter, which provides protection from conducted electronic noise in three-phase applications from 100A to 300A. Suitable for requirements including inverters, variable speed motor drives, RF generators and uninterruptible power supplies, the filter features the smallest footprint in its high-current classification, an integrated coil design […]
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Power Quality Protection
AmericanDG to Supply Holliswood Care Center
AmericanDG (Waltham, MA) has agreed to supply low-cost energy to Holliswood Care Center, a 314-bed nursing home located in Queens County, NY. Under the terms of the agreement, Holliswood will soon receive a substantial portion of its electricity and hot water directly from an on-site, 150kW cogeneration facility that will be installed and operated by […]
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591Power Quality ProtectionCanadian Hydro Updates Status of Wind Plants
Canadian Hydro Developers Inc. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) announced an update on the status of the 26MW Cowley North and Sinnott Wind Plants,...
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790Power Quality ProtectionCapstone Turbine Announces Results for 2002
Capstone Turbine Corp. (Chatsworth, CA) reported its results for the year ended December 31, 2002. Revenue for the quarter ended December 31,...
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Power Quality Protection
Capstone Turbine CEO Ake Almgren Steps Down
Capstone Turbine Corp. (Chatsworth, CA) confirmed that Ake Almgren has stepped down from his role as President and CEO and as a member of Capstone's Board of Directors. Emily Liggett, interim Chief Operating Officer, was named interim CEO and President. In October, Capstone had announced Almgren's intention to retire and, a month later, appointed Emily […]
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Power Quality Protection
GE to Supply 80 Wind Turbines for Los Angeles
GE Wind Energy (Tehachapi, CA) will supply 80 wind turbines for a new, 120MW facility in California's Mojave Desert that will be the first wind project for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), the nation's largest municipally owned utility. When completed in the summer of 2004, the Pine Tree Wind Project will […]
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Communications Power
Amperion Unveils Powerline Wi-Fi Broadband Solution
Amperion Inc. (Chelmsford, MA), a provider of medium-voltage, powerline communication (PLC) equipment, unveiled both the Amperion Connect™ Powerline system and PowerWiFi™ access. The Amperion Connect system offers a suite of hardware and software products that enable broadband access, backhaul and internal utility services. PowerWiFi access links the power line network to end users via an […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
FCT Announces Fourth-Quarter 2002 Results
Fuel Cell Technologies Corp. (FCT, Kingston, ON) announced results for the quarter ended December 31, 2002, that FCT Directors approved during the meeting of the board on February 18, 2003. FCT completed a private placement of 9,933,870 units issued at $0.46 per unit, for total gross proceeds of $4,569,580. The net proceeds will provide for […]
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Automotive Electronics
SatCon Receives Fuel Cell Power Conditioning Order
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) announced that it has received a $1.2 million purchase order for 3MW of power conditioning systems for fuel cell power generation. The UL1741-compliant, three-phase, multi-mode inverters will provide power conversion and conditioning and the electrical balance of plant for a fuel cell power generation system. The units are to be […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Hydrogenics Appoints Twiss to Board of Directors
Hydrogenics Corp. (Toronto, Canada) announced the appointment of Wesley Twiss to Hydrogenics' board of directors. Twiss was previously employed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PanCanadian Energy Corp. In addition to serving as a director on the board, Twiss will lend his expertise to the company's audit committee. "We're thrilled to have […]
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Automotive Electronics
UQM Granted Patent on Rotor Sensing Technology
UQM Technologies Inc. (Frederick, CO) announced that it has been granted a US patent entitled, "Accurate Rotor Position Sensor and Method Using Magnet Ring and Linear Output Hall Effect Sensors." The patented technology enables accurate position sensing of rotating shafts using a low-cost design, which has potentially broad application in a wide range of products […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Medis Technologies Receives Fuel Cell Patent NOA
Medis Technologies Ltd. (New York) announced that it has received notices of allowance (NOA) from the US Patent Office of all of its claims for patents covering the invention of the composition of the fuel that is used in its direct liquid fuel cell and the invention of a fuel cell for generating electrical power […]
