Belkin (Compton, CA) introduced its new lineup of Gold Series travel chargers, which are suitable for business travelers with multiple phones. The new Gold Series lineup consists of two chargers: the Gold Series world-travel charger and the Gold Series mini-folding travel charger. The Gold Series world-travel charger offers users the ability to charge their cell […]
Capstone Turbine Corp. (Chatsworth, CA) announced the resignation of COO Norman Chambers in conjunction with a decision by its board of directors to undertake an internal realignment. Capstone Turbine President, CEO and Chairman of the Board Ake Almgren said, "The board of directors has determined that the time was right to undertake an internal realignment. […]
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC) announced it has received a $2.0 million order from Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan) for its Mark 902 fuel cell modules and support services, for delivery in 2002. "This order continues the long-standing relationship between Ballard and Nissan," said Andreas Truckenbrodt, vice president of Ballard's transportation division. "Ballard's Mark […]
Medis Technologies Ltd. (New York) reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, noting that while non-cash items continued to...
ABB Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) announced that it has won a $93.0 million order to refurbish a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system,...
Active Power Inc. (Austin, TX) announced that it has begun shipments of its new 150kVA CleanSource® UPS product to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL). "By extending the CleanSource UPS product line down to the 150kVA power level, we expand our addressable UPS market opportunity by nearly 50 percent," said Active Power Chairman and CEO Joe Pinkerton. […]
Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (Reno, NV) announced that Professor Jackie Ying has joined the company's technical advisory board. Ying, a leader in the fields of nanostructured materials and heterogeneous catalysts, previously worked with Altair Nanotechnologies in the development of a reforming catalyst for its solid-oxide fuel cell program. "We are honored to have Professor Ying join […]
Synergy Technologies Corp. (Conroe, TX) announced that it has entered into a common stock purchase agreement with Fusion Capital Fund II LLC (Chicago, IL) whereby Fusion Capital shall buy up to $6.0 million of Synergy Technologies' common stock. The funds will be used to continue the commercialization of Synergy's two proprietary and patented technologies, CPJ […]
Electric Fuel Corp. (New York) announced its INSTANT POWER chargers for communicator or convergence devices, which integrate the functions of a PDA and a cell phone into one unit, while also providing e-mail and Internet capabilities. The INSTANT POWER family of chargers feature lightweight, high-capacity PowerCartridges, powered by zinc-air fuel cells. Each can provide up […]
Proton Energy Systems Inc. (Rocky Hill, CT) announced that the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has ordered up to 10 HOGEN hydrogen generators, which will provide the lift gas for weather balloons that are launched daily in the Caribbean region to collect data on atmospheric conditions. Total value of the contract is believed […]
Midtronics Inc. (Willowbrook, IL) announced the release of its new SecurePower 6/12 battery conductance tester, which performs small-battery screening for backup power systems protecting security/fire alarms, emergency lighting and portable UPS applications. The SecurePower 6/12 uses Midtronics' patented conductance technology, and offers service company, facility and IT professionals the ability to manage critical system reliability […]
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) reported that its electronics division has received $1.0 million in new military/aerospace orders. SatCon Electronics received the orders from major aerospace customers for high-reliability assemblies used in satellite uplinks, avionics and other defense applications. "SatCon Electronics has always been a reliable supplier to the defense industry and we consider this […]
Freeplay Energy Group (London) and Coleman Company Inc. (Wichita, KS) have co-developed the new Coleman Sentinel flashlight and Outrider radio, which are...
Energy Visions Inc. (EVI, Ottawa, ON) announced that the Province of Nova Scotia has approved a debt-restructuring package for Pure Energy Battery Inc. (PEBI, Canada), which will enable EVI to acquire an effective controlling interest in PEBI through Pure Energy Inc. Through the restructuring, Nova Scotia Business Inc. (Nova Scotia, Canada) agreed to convert CDN$3.0 […]
Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) extended its line of Stealth fast- and soft-recovery diodes with the introduction of a new series...