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Batteries and Portable Power
Acumentrics and Sumitomo Reach SOFC Agreement
Acumentrics Corp. (Westwood, MA), a privately held manufacturer of power quality and distributed generation products, and Sumitomo Corp. (Japan) announced the signing of a stock purchase agreement and a one-year study of the Japanese market for solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), flywheel-based uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) and battery-based UPSs. Under the terms of the agreement, Sumitomo […]
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694Communications PowerPhilips Strengthens Partnership with Ericsson
Royal Philips Electronics (Netherlands) and Ericsson Mobile Platforms (Sweden) signed an agreement that reinforces the strategic partnership in the development of 2.5...
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835Batteries and Portable PowerPower Integrations Debuts LinkSwitch Converter IC
Power Integrations Inc. (San Jose, CA) unveiled its new LinkSwitch switching power supply IC, which is claimed to be the industry's first...
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325Batteries and Portable PowerAlps Electric Unveils SKRR Series Tactile Switches
Alps Electric Co. Ltd. (Japan) announced its new SKRR Series of thin tactile switches, which are suitable for use in portable devices...
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573Batteries and Portable PowerShimastu Electronic Unveils NP12-12 SLA Battery
Shimastu Electronic Co. Ltd. (China) unveiled its NP12-12 sealed lead-acid (SLA) battery, which has a nominal 12V, 12Ah capacity; lasts 1,200 to...
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Automotive Electronics
Michigan to Break Ground on Fuel Cell Center
In order to help the state transition from a fossil fuel vehicle center to a hydrogen economy, Michigan will break ground on a fuel cell research center this October. Michigan has allocated $50.0 million for the center, to be called NextEnergy, which will be built in Ann Arbor. NextEnergy will serve as a research lab […]
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349Batteries and Portable PowerMicrobial Fuel Cells May Power Internal Medical Devices
A microbial fuel cell is under development at the University of California, Berkeley, Department of Mechanical Engineering that might revolutionize drug-delivery systems....
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Batteries and Portable Power
Celanese Ventures Offers New PEM Line
Celanese Ventures GmbH (Frankfurt, Germany) will cut the ribbon on a new manufacturing line, powered by fuel cells, for producing modules containing proton-exchange membranes (PEM). The membrane is made from polybenzimidazole (pbi), a polymer now used in firefighters' protective garments because it can withstand high heat. The company claims that the pbi modules will double […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Japan Ministry to Subsidize Fuel Cell Development
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has announced that it will subsidize projects to develop fuel cells for use in mobile phones and notebook computers, starting from the next fiscal year. The Ministry will request several hundred million yen for the subsidy program in the budget for the year from next April, in a […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Whistler CEO Caught in FBI Sting, Arrested in NY
Whistler Inc. (Sacramento, CA) CEO Kevin Garner was snared in an FBI sting operation and arrested in New York City on two charges of conspiring to launder money. The FBI says an undercover agent, posing as a member of a Colombian drug cartel, approached Garner with an offer to conduct "financial transactions" involving proceeds from […]
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604Batteries and Portable PowerIdaTech Launches FPM 20 Fuel Processor Module
IdaTech Corp. (Bend, OR) announced its new FPM 20 fuel processor module, which incorporates a steam reformer and the company's patented, two-stage...
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480Batteries and Portable PowerSulzer Hexis and GVM Sign Agreement
Fuel cell developer Sulzer Hexis Ltd. (Winterthur, Switzerland) has signed a distribution agreement with natural-gas supplier Gasverbund Mittelland AG (GVM, Arlesheim, Switzerland)...
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Batteries and Portable Power
AnalogicTech Intros SmartSwitch Family of Switches
Advanced Analogic Technologies Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) announced its new SmartSwitch family of load switches, which integrate a wide variety of functions to reduce component count, cost and power consumption in small form factor portable systems. Built around low-resistance, p-channel power MOSFETs, the SmartSwitch line is suitable for cell phones, PDAs, digital cameras and other consumer […]
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533Power Quality ProtectionMarine Current Turbines to Install Ocean Generator
Marine Current Turbines Ltd. (MCT, Chineham, Hampshire, UK) is preparing to install a 300kW prototype of its marine current turbine. The company...
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Batteries and Portable Power
HARC Connects 5kW PEM to Texas Electric Grid
The Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC, Woodlands, TX), a consortium comprised of Southern Company, Texaco Energy Systems Inc., and Walt Disney Imagineering Research and Development Inc., has successfully connected a 5kW proton-exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell system into the electric grid. The unit, manufactured by Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY), is believed to be the […]
