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Batteries and Portable Power
ECD Grants Consumer Battery License to TWD
Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (ECD, Rochester Hills, MI) announced that its subsidiary, Ovonic Battery Company Inc., has entered into a consumer battery license agreement, in connection with its proprietary technology relating to rechargeable nickel-metal hydride battery systems, with TWD Battery Co. Ltd. (TWD, China). The license agreement grants TWD a royalty-bearing nonexclusive license to make, […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
3M to Supply MEAs for Avista Fuel Cell Cartridges
Avista Labs (Spokane, WA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Avista Corp. (Spokane, WA), announced a strategic supply agreement in which Avista Labs will purchase membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) exclusively from 3M Company (St. Paul, MN) for integration into its commercial fuel cell products. The agreement enables reduced and competitive product costs, which will immediately benefit […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Marconi Debuts LMS1000 Remote Monitoring System
Marconi plc (Cleveland, OH) introduced the LMS1000 remote power monitoring system, which combines the features of existing Marconi monitoring solutions with new input/output (I/O) networking capability and a fully integrated Ethernet port. Applications include alarm mediation, battery management, capacity management, diagnostics, energy management, routing engine cycling, power metering and rectifier sequencing. The LMS1000 reduces overall […]
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Communications Power
Siemens Names David Pacyna President/CEO
Siemens Corp. (Munich, Germany) has named David Pacyna President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution Inc. (SPTD). He previously served as the vice president in charge of global business strategy for Siemens Westinghouse Power Corp. (SWPC, Orlando, FL). He succeeds Jan van Dokkum, who is leaving the company effective September 1, […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
ECD Receives US Patent on Fuel Cell Technology
Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (ECD, Rochester Hills, MI) announced that it has been granted a patent on its Ovonic™ Instant Startup Fuel Cell technology by the US Patent and Trademark Office. The patent (No. 6,447,942) covers a new, non-noble, metal-catalyst-based, fuel cell technology. Stanford Ovshinsky, ECD president and CEO and the principal inventor of the […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Abraham Joins Altair's Technical Advisory Board
Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (Reno, NV) announced that K.M. Abraham has joined the company's technical advisory board. Abraham is the president and COO of E-KEM Sciences (Needham, MA) and is a renowned battery expert and a leader in the field of battery research who has worked previously with Altair Nanotechnologies as an independent consultant. "We are […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Quantum Reports First-Quarter, Fiscal 2003 Results
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. (Irvine, CA) reported results for its fiscal first quarter ended July 31, 2002. For the first quarter of fiscal 2003, Quantum reported a net loss of $5.1 million, or $0.29 per share, on revenues of $4.6 million. This compares to a net loss of $11.2 million, or $0.64 per […]
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Automotive Electronics
Astris Energi Nears Production of Fuel Cells
Astris Energi Inc. (Mississauga, ON) announced that its first prototype cells for commercial power generators in portable, stationary and vehicular applications will be available for testing before the end of October 2002. The completion of its advanced POWERSTACK MC250 cell has made the schedule possible. The development program for the product was accelerated last spring […]
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Automotive Electronics
Quantum Names Olson Chief Financial Officer
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. (Irvine, CA) announced the appointment of Brian Olson as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Olson comes to QUANTUM from IMPCO Technologies Inc. (Cerritos, CA), QUANTUM's former parent prior to the spin-off of QUANTUM on July 23, 2002, where he served as IMPCO's Vice President, CFO and Treasurer since July […]
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1.2KAutomotive ElectronicsJARO Presents New ACHM Series Capacitors
JARO Components Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) announced the release of a new low-impedance electrolytic capacitor that is claimed to run with 40...
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Automotive Electronics
SwRI Opens Fuel Cell Components Pilot Plant
The Southwest Research Institute™ (SwRI®, San Antonio, TX) has opened a pilot plant for the high-volume production of fuel cell electrodes, key components of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) and fuel cell systems. The plant was built as part of a $12.0 million contract, funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE, Washington, DC), with cost […]
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1.1KPackaging and CoolingAPC Presents PowerStruXure Data Center Solution
American Power Conversion Corp. (APC, West Kingston, RI) presented its PowerStruXure™; a patent-pending, systematic approach to building data center physical infrastructure that...
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1.3KAutomotive ElectronicsAllegro MicroSystems Intros ACS750ECA-100 Sensor
Allegro MicroSystems Inc. (Worcester, MA) announced its ACS750ECA-100, a fully integrated, ±100A, open-loop, current sensor, which is targeted for the automotive, industrial...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Avista Expects to Report Third-Quarter 2002 Loss
Avista Corp. (Spokane, WA) reported that it expects to post a loss for third-quarter 2002 as a result of lower revenues at Avista Utilities and Avista Energy. For the year, Avista expects consolidated corporate earnings to be in the range of $0.60 to $0.70 per diluted share, compared to previous estimates of between $0.70 and […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Nuvera Fuel Cells Gains ISO Certification
Nuvera Fuel Cells Inc. (Cambridge, MA) announced that its European subsidiary, Nuvera Fuel Cells Europe SrL, has been recognized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for its high-quality operations in "research and development, design, fabrication, and servicing of fuel cell stacks." The company was certified according to UNIEN ISO 9001: 2000 for its commitment […]
