Acumentrics Corp. (Westwood, MA) has delivered a fully integrated, rapid-start, solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC), uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to ChevronTexaco Technology Ventures (Houston, TX) under the terms of a purchase order. Acumentrics supplied the factory-tested, full-on-line, 2kW fuel cell unit based on its proprietary, anode-supported, tubular solid-oxide fuel cell and power electronics technology. The BB-SOFC™ […]
Reliant Energy Inc. (Houston, TX) completed the spin-off of its 83-percent-owned, competitive energy services subsidiary, Reliant Resources Inc. The company's regulated energy delivery businesses are owned by a new holding company, CenterPoint Energy Inc. The spin-off was accomplished through a distribution of the Reliant Resources shares held by Reliant Energy. Reliant Energy shareholders received 0.788603 […]
NEWMAR Power (Newport Beach, CA) announced that its rack-mount distribution panels have undergone rigorous analysis by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and were recently awarded both UL 1801 and CSA C22.2 telecommunications equipment listings. The listings are now frequently required in equipment specified for carriers, municipalities, utilities and in co-located wireless equipment applications. Two models, the DST-20A […]
Xantrex Technology Inc. (Vancouver, BC) launched its Xantrex Datacom Inverter (XDI), which provides uninterruptible ac power to equipment connected to 48Vdc battery...
Celestica Inc. (Toronto, ON) announced the launch of its new voltage regulator module (VRM), VRM 9.1 family of dc/dc converters designed for the computing sector. The VRM 9.1 power converters are targeted at computing OEMs. The new VRM components exceed the compatibility requirements defined for Intel® Xeon™ processors and Intel® Xeon™ processor-based platforms. Available in […]
Argus Technologies Ltd. (Vancouver, BC) announced that its Trio TR32 compact system has passed the final tests and achieved Bellcore Network Equipment Building System (NEBS) level-three compliance, which is used for mission-critical network applications and ensures maximum equipment operability. The Trio TR32 system is comprised of rectifiers, distribution and a supervisory module in a three-rack-high […]
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) announced the availability of the company's first direct-hydrogen fuel cell system designed to provide extended outage coverage for critical industrial operations. The 5kW, 48Vdc, hydrogen-fueled system will support premium power applications. The new system marks Plug Power's first shipment into the backup/uninterruptible power supply (UPS) markets. The direct-hydrogen system differs […]
Advanced Power Conversion plc announced that it has been awarded ISO9001 accreditation from Lloyds Register Quality Assurance (LRQA). The ISO 9001 premiere...
Aquila Inc. (Kansas City, MO), a natural gas and power generation distributor, announced that it has reached an agreement with President and CEO Robert Green under which he has resigned from all executive officer positions with the company and from Aquila's board of directors. The company cited market realities that demanded a strategic repositioning of […]
OutBack Power Systems Inc. (Arlington, WA) has received its first listing to UL 1741 by ETL Testing Laboratories for its OutBack FX2000...
Active Power Inc. (Austin, TX) announced that it has successfully demonstrated full power operation of its new 1,200kVA uninterruptible power supply (UPS). Active Power received a $1.0 million payment from Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL) as a result of meeting the technical milestone. "We are proud to have achieved another on-time development milestone for the higher-power […]
Tyco Electronics Power Systems (Dallas, TX) expanded its NP Series of 48V power systems with the launch of the NP2500 rectifier. The...
Caddock Electronics Inc. (Riverside, CA) announced its new CHR2520FC chip resistors that offer a temperature coefficient of ±25ppm/C from 10 to 40...
Changjie Electronic Co. Ltd. (Changzhou, China) announced its new CIS Series of plastic film capacitors, designed for antenna coupling, line bypass and...
Smart Fuel Cell GmbH (SFC, Munich, Germany) announced the launch of its SFC 25.2500 R portable, stand-alone, power supply powered by an...