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Batteries and Portable Power
Acumentrics Delivers SOFC UPSs to ChevronTexaco
Acumentrics Corp. (Westwood, MA) has delivered an additional five, fully integrated, rapid-start, solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC), uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) to ChevronTexaco Technology Ventures (Houston, TX) under the terms of a purchase order. Applications for the BB-SOFC™ include outdoor 90Vac broadband backup, and output dc or 120Vac for telecom and computer backup applications. The BB-SOFC™ […]
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Power Quality Protection
AMSC Sells Voltage Regulation System to Nordex
American Superconductor Corp. (AMSC, Westborough, MA) announced the sale of a 1 mega-VAR D-VAR™ voltage regulation system to wind turbine manufacturer Nordex USA Inc. The D-VAR system is one-eighth the power rating of the full-size D-VAR systems AMSC has sold during the last year. The new, lower-power rating system is specially designed to be used […]
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Power Quality Protection
Japan Environment Ministry to Test Hydrogen Method
The Japan Environment Ministry will begin testing a method for mass-producing hydrogen without creating carbon dioxide to meet the fuel needs of hydrogen fuel cells, according to government officials. The Ministry plans to produce hydrogen using electrolysis technology at an offshore wind-power generation facility next fiscal year. The ministry decided to use wind power as […]
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Power Quality Protection
Cape Wind Selects GE Wind Energy
Cape Wind LLC (Yarmouth Port, MA), the nation's first offshore wind farm, has chosen GE Wind Energy (Tehachapi, CA) as the wind turbine manufacturer for its planned net 420MW offshore project on Horseshoe Shoal off the coast of Cape Cod. By selecting the GE Wind offshore wind turbine, Cape Wind will reduce the number of […]
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Power Quality Protection
NiSource Names David Vajda VP, Finance/Treasurer
NiSource Inc. (Merrillville, IN) announced that David Vajda has been named Vice President of Finance and Treasurer of the company today. In his new role, Vajda, who joined the company as an accountant in 1977, will be responsible for all treasury and financing activities for NiSource. "Dave is a valued member of our leadership team," […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
TI Offers bqTINY II Series Battery Chargers
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) announced its bqTINY™ II Series of single-cell, lithium-ion and lithium-polymer battery chargers for personal digital assistants, cell phones, digital cameras and wireless headsets that charge from a universal serial bus (USB) port or ac wall adapter. The bqTINY II Series offer fully integrated, fully compliant USB port and ac […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
EnerSys Intros PowerSafe DDm Battery System
The Reserve Power Group of EnerSys Inc. (Reading, PA) introduced a new battery system that combines an enhanced cell design with an integral racking system, which is easy to install and maintain. The new PowerSafe DDm battery system provides long service life and performance for a variety of applications that require large capacity valve-regulated batteries, […]
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583Batteries and Portable PowerBeta Dyne Announces SR40 and SR80 Regulators
Beta Dyne Inc. (Bridgewater, MA) announced two new switching regulators, the SR40 and SR80, which are constant-frequency, current-mode, step-up converters with line...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Active Power Awarded GSA Contract #GS-07F-0061N
Active Power Inc. (Austin, TX) announced that the United States General Service Administration (GSA) has awarded the company with a GSA Contract #GS-07F-0061N. Federal customers, as well as state and local police, fire and rescue operations, may now purchase Active Power's line of battery-free power quality solutions, and support services. "We are very pleased to […]
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970Batteries and Portable PowerColeman Powermate AirGen Earns UL Listing
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) announced that the AirGen™ fuel cell generator by Coleman Powermate (Aurora, IL) has been determined to comply with...
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Power Quality Protection
Marina Energy to Support Cogeneration Plant
South Jersey Industries (Folsom, NJ), the energy holding company for South Jersey Gas and South Jersey Energy, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Marina Energy LLC, has signed an agreement to design and build a cogeneration plant and a three-year agreement to provide operations management support to the plant at Johnson Matthey (West Deptford, NJ). […]
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Automotive Electronics
Fairchild Reports Fourth-Quarter, Fiscal 2002 Results
Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, ME) reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 29, 2002. Fourth-quarter sales were $353.9 million, nine percent higher than fourth-quarter 2001 sales and two percent lower than third-quarter 2002 sales. Fairchild reported net income in the quarter of $3.5 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, compared […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
MTI Micro's Michael Adler Becomes IEEE President
Senior Technical Advisor Dr. Michael Adler of MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc. (Albany, NY), a subsidiary of Mechanical Technology Inc., has been named president of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) for 2003. Adler is an expert in power electronic devices, power electronic systems, control systems and high-density electronic assemblies, and has published […]
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486Batteries and Portable PowerReGen Premieres 2.3kW Portable Generator
ReGen Tech Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland) announced its new 2.3kW prototype portable generator, which is designed and built for trial and demonstration purposes....
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582Communications PowerEnergizer Enters the UPS/Power Protection Market
Energizer UPS (Indianapolis, IN) announced its entry into the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) market, introducing six new UPS models that will protect...
