Power Quality Protection

Batteries and Portable Power

July 26, 2002

California Adopts Plan on Renewables and DG

The California Energy Commission (CEC, Sacramento, CA) has released its report on renewables and distributed generation (DG) entitled, "Distributed Generation Strategic Plan."...

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July 26, 2002

IRL Demonstrates Fuel Cell Generator System

Researchers at Industrial Research Ltd. (IRL, Christchurch, New Zealand) are demonstrating a trial fuel-cell generator system that is capable of providing electricity...

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Batteries and Portable Power

July 25, 2002

GE Power Systems to Cut 1,000 Jobs

GE Power Systems (Atlanta, GA), a primary business unit of General Electric Co., announced that it will eliminate 1,000 jobs over the...

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July 24, 2002

Darnell Updates Portable Power Pack Market Study

The Darnell Group Inc. (Corona, CA) announced the release of its updated fourth-edition study, "Power Packs for Portable Electronic Devices: Worldwide Forecasts,...

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Batteries and Portable Power

Sustainable Energy Successfully Tests Power Inverter

Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) announced that its bi-directional, grid-interactive, 5kW power inverter has successfully undergone factory acceptance testing contemplated...

Communications Power

ABB Releases New Metercat Software Version 1.2

ABB Inc. (Raleigh, NC) announced the release of MeterIT Metercat Software version 1.2, which is an advanced configuration and analysis software application that programs and reads ABB's MeterIT A3 ALPHA high-accuracy, solid-state, revenue meter that integrates with various third-party communications options. A new feature of Metercat is the ability to program Itron's 50ESS ERT, a […]

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Robertson Stephens Closed Down by FleetBoston

Robertson Stephens & Co. (San Francisco, CA), an investment bank that was important to the power electronics industry, was closed down by...

Hydrogenics Receives Auto Manufacturer Order

Hydrogenics Corp. (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) announced that it's test systems have been selected by a major European automotive company to support the client's expanding fuel cell activities. The initial order totals approximately $1.0 million and includes test systems for fuel cells and combined fuel cell/reformer systems. EnKAT GmbH (Gelsenkirchen, Germany), Hydrogenics' wholly owned subsidiary, played […]

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Capstone Releases CHP Kit Solution Product

Capstone Turbine Corp. (Chatsworth, CA) released a new pre-engineered, microturbine-driven, combined heat-and-power (CHP) solution product, referred to as a CHP kit, which...

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Engelhard Reports Second-Quarter 2002 Earnings

Engelhard Corp. (Iselin, NJ) reported net earnings for the second quarter ended June 30, 2002, of $60.1 million, or $0.46 per share,...

Gore Intros Next-Generation EDLC Components

W.L. Gore & Associates Inc. (Newark, DE) announced the commercial availability of next-generation GORE EXCELLERATOR® electrode assemblies and separators for electro-chemical double-layer capacitors (EDLC), also called super-capacitors, which are engineered to provide the capacitor industry with improvements in energy density, power delivery and high-volume manufacturing throughput. Suitable for regenerative braking systems, uninterruptible power supplies, energy […]

Communications Power

Artesyn Reports Second-Quarter 2002 Results

Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) reported financial results for the quarter ended June 28, 2002. Revenue for the quarter totaled $90.9 million, down from $127.7 million a year ago and in line with expectations. The company incurred a loss of $0.13 per diluted share for the quarter, excluding charges, compared to a cash loss […]

NEMA Names Four New Directors to Board

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA, Rosslyn, VA) board of governors elected four new board members at its July 18, 2002, meeting: Kenneth Honeycutt, president and CEO of Acuity Lighting Group; Gregory Kenny, president and CEO of General Cable; Thomas McCausland, president and CEO of Siemens Medical Solutions; and James Packard, chairman and CEO of […]

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