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Batteries and Portable Power
Craig Kitchen Resigns as Catalytica Energy CEO
Catalytica Energy Systems Inc. (Mountain View, CA) announced that Craig Kitchen has resigned from his position as president and CEO to pursue other interests. Kitchen will continue to serve as a director of the company. The board of directors has appointed Chairman of the Board Ricardo Levy to the position of Interim CEO and will […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Marubeni Announces Asian DFC Wastewater Plant
FuelCell Energy Inc. (Danbury, CT) and Marubeni Corp. (Japan) announced the first siting of a Direct FuelCell® (DFC®) power plant for a municipal wastewater treatment facility in Fukuoka, Japan. The 250kW DFC unit is to be operated in cogeneration mode, using the methane-like digester gas produced from the processing of municipal effluent. The thermal output […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
FCT Reports First-Quarter 2002 Financial Results
Fuel Cell Technologies Corp. (FCT, Kingston, ON) reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2002. Revenues during the first quarter of 2002 reflect the impact of delays in government-related projects. Revenues were about 51 percent of revenues for the first quarter of 2001. In spite of reduced revenue, the net loss of $1.0 […]
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Automotive Electronics
GM Invests in New Fuel Cell Research Facility
General Motors Corp. (GM, Detroit, MI) revealed that it is taking further steps toward the commercialization of fuel cells as a power source in cars and other applications with the construction of a new 7,200m² facility in upstate New York for fuel cell research. The center will be used to develop the materials and processes […]
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Automotive Electronics
Stuart Energy to Take One-Time Charge
Stuart Energy Systems Corp. (Toronto, ON) announced that it will take a one-time charge of CDN$6.0 million in its fourth-quarter 2002 financial results in connection with the retrofit of nine hydrogen systems, including costs related to customer support and inventory replacement. The affected components are covered under Stuart Energy's warranty program and are scheduled for […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Sustainable Energy Reports Full Subscribement
Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd. (Alberta, Canada) announced that the previously announced private placement of 41,666 units at a price of $12 per unit has been fully subscribed, for an aggregate consideration of $499,992. Each unit consists of 100 10-percent, two-year, cumulative, convertible, redeemable, voting preferred shares and 50 two-year, $0.12, common-share, purchase warrants. Each preferred […]
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Automotive Electronics
Muhlhauser Named BOD Chairman of Exide Technologies
Exide Technologies (Princeton, NJ) announced that Craig Muhlhauser has been named Chairman of the Board of Directors of Exide, effective May 17, 2002. Muhlhauser succeeds Robert Lutz, who resigned as chairman, but will remain a director of Exide. Lutz had been chairman since December 1998. Muhlhauser has been a director and CEO since September 2001. […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Altair Nanotechnologies Reports Q1 2002 Results
Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (Reno, NV) reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2002. For the three months ended March 31, 2002, Altair reported net revenues of $48,937, surpassing revenues of $42,816 for the entire year of 2001. The company reported a net loss for the quarter of $1.7 million, or a […]
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783Power QualityAbsopulse Debuts REW60-24 UPS Plug-In Module
Absopulse Electronics Ltd. (Carp, ON) released the REW60-24, a 24Vdc, single-output, compact, UPS plug-in module with an ac-input range of 95Vac to...
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970Communications PowerMaxim Intros MAX6709 and MAX6714 Voltage Monitors
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) announced its new MAX6709 and MAX6714 quad-voltage monitors, which provide fixed thresholds to monitor 1.8V to...
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Power Quality Protection
Dynegy CEO Watson Resigns, Tilton Assumes Role
Chairman and CEO Chuck Watson of Dynegy Inc. (Houston, TX), who led Dynegy's failed attempt to take over Enron Corp. (Houston, TX), resigned as chairman and chief executive amid an industry-wide scandal over sham energy trades, investigations by federal regulators, and pressure on Dynegy's stock and debt ratings. Glenn Tilton, vice chairman of ChevronTexaco Corp. […]
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Communications Power
Sure Power Launches First Phase of Power System Project
Sure Power Corp. (Danbury, CT) began the benchmarking phase of a $2.2 million US Department of Energy award that will lead to the development of an innovative distributed energy, combined heat and power system. Sure Power expects to complete the benchmarking phase and the customization of the system design before the end of 2002. The […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
MagneTek Acquires LAB Communications
MagneTek Inc. (Nashville, TN) announced that it has acquired LAB Communications (Las Vegas, NV), a privately held mobile and fixed power systems integrator. While terms of the transaction were not announced, LAB is expected to be accretive to MagneTek's earnings in fiscal 2003, which commences on July 1, 2002. MagneTek CEO Andrew Galef stated, "Although […]
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Communications Power
PowerCET Offers New Power Quality Courses
PowerCET (Santa Clara, CA) announced that it will be offering five new power quality courses from August 12 to August 23, 2002, in Santa Clara, CA. The courses are designed for those who must troubleshoot and diagnose power, and courses will teach an understanding of the determinants of power quality, including geographic locations, electrical utility […]
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Communications Power
Advance-Galatrek Launches LineUPS DLB Series
Advance-Galatrek (UK) unveiled its microprocessor-controlled LineUPS® DLB Series of line-interactive, sinewave, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS). Featuring line-interactive circuitry, the LineUPS DLB is suitable for applications where space is at a premium, and purchasing and operating costs need to be taken into consideration, but where performance cannot be compromised. With capacities ranging from 500VA to 2kVA, […]
