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1.2KBatteries and Portable PowerColeman and Freeplay Offer Self-Sufficient Products
Freeplay Energy Group (London) and Coleman Company Inc. (Wichita, KS) have co-developed the new Coleman Sentinel flashlight and Outrider radio, which are...
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Batteries and Portable Power
EVI Receives Restructuring Approval for PEBI
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 […]
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813ComponentsFairchild Unveils New 1,200V Stealth Diodes
Fairchild Semiconductor International (San Jose, CA) extended its line of Stealth fast- and soft-recovery diodes with the introduction of a new series...
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Automotive Electronics
Whistler Completes Acquisition of Fuel Cell Technology
Whistler Inc. (Sacramento, CA) announced the completion of co-ownership of Anuvu Inc.'s (Sacramento, CA) Carbon-X fuel cell patents, an innovative proton-exchange membrane fuel cell specifically designed for mass production. Anuvu received $600,000 and 750,000 shares of Whistler's treasury stock. The company is presently negotiating for the remaining 50 percent of the fuel cell division of […]
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726Batteries and Portable PowerAult Releases BL600 Lithium-Ion Battery Charger
Ault Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) announced its BL600 lithium-ion, stand-alone, battery charger designed for portable electronic devices. The new charger offers users an...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Teledyne Wins Fuel Cell Component Contract
Teledyne Technologies Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) announced that its subsidiary, Teledyne Energy Systems Inc., was awarded a contract to supply 32 MEDUSA RD test stations to a leading proton-exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell component manufacturer. The systems supplied under this multi-year contract will expand the customer's test capabilities and be used in the development of […]
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Power Components
Maxwell Technologies Intros New AACTS
Maxwell Technologies Inc. (San Diego, CA) announced the release of its new RF, single-rack, four- and eight-channel Automated Accelerated Characterization Test System (AACTS) product line, which is offered in two frequency bands, 600MHz to 3GHz and 900MHz to 10GHz. The systems are capable of performing accelerated-aging performance characterization tests on discrete transistors, monolithic microwave integrated […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Astris Energi Wins Czech Republic Research Grant
Astris Energi Inc. (Mississauga, ON) announced that its European subsidiary, ASTRIS s.r.o. (Benesov, Czech Republic), has been awarded a KC$5.0 million grant from the government of the Czech Republic, which will fund a cooperative effort between ASTRIS and the Academy of Science in the Czech Republic to enhance the advantages in alkaline fuel cell technology. […]
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Automotive Electronics
Baldor Announces New BE$T Software Program
Baldor Electric Co. (Fort Smith, AR) announced its new BE$T software program that analyzes the benefits of installing new generations of energy-efficient electric motor products, calculates the annual electricity cost of the typical nominal efficiency motor, compares it to the consumption of equivalent motors manufactured to achieve high operating efficiencies, and recommends a replacement commercial […]
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Communications Power
SatCon Reports Second-Quarter 2002 Results
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) reported financial results and accomplishments for its fiscal 2002 second quarter, which ended March 30, 2002. Revenue for the second quarter decreased 11 percent to $10.3 million from $11.5 million in the same period last year. However, revenue increased 23 percent from the $8.3 million reported in the first quarter […]
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Automotive Electronics
GrafTech Reports First-Quarter 2002 Results
GrafTech International Ltd. (Wilmington, DE), formerly UCAR International Inc., announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2002. Net loss, before previously announced restructuring charges and tax benefits associated with the company's 2002 new major cost-savings plan and a non-cash extraordinary charge, was $1.0 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, for the 2002 […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Medis Announces Fuel Cell Technology Advances
Medis Technologies Ltd. (New York) announced that it has achieved important advances in the performance of its direct liquid ethanol (methanol) fuel cell relating to energy capacity and operating time. In laboratory tests, the Medis fuel cell operated at 0.5V for 10,000mAh for 24 continuous hours on a single fueling. The fuel cell demonstrated an […]
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Automotive Electronics
Modine Announces Q4 and Full-Year 2002 Results
Modine Manufacturing Co. (Racine, WI) reported fourth-quarter net earnings of $5.0 million, or $0.15 per fully diluted share, and $254.6 million in revenue for the period ending March 31, 2002. Compared to the prior year, revenue decreased 6.2 percent and net earnings decreased 2.9 percent. Sales for the full year declined by 4.2 percent to […]
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Communications Power
Tyco and ADT Unveil Telecom Monitoring Plans
Tyco Electronics Power Systems (Dallas, TX) and ADT Security Services announced a strategic partnership to offer comprehensive network monitoring systems, including engineering, software, installation and maintenance service packages for dc power plants and telecommunications sites. The packages include a wide selection of ADT access-control systems and utilizes Tyco's SmartStructure program. "Network security is one of […]
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Automotive Electronics
Plug Power Leaders Honored by DOE and USFCC
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) announced that Plug Power Vice President and Chief Scientist William Ernst and Plug Power Director of Stationary Product Engineering and Development George Earle III, recently received recognition by the US Department of Energy (DOE, Washington, DC) and the US Fuel Cell Council (USFCC, Washington, DC), respectively. Ernst received a special […]
