Dynex Power Inc. (Ottawa, Canada) announced a private placement of 1,500,000 common shares at $0.65 per common share. The majority of the common shares from this placement, 1,050,000, will be issued as compensation to employees whose salaries were reduced by 20 percent during the first quarter of 2002. The additional funds in the amount of […]
Zhongshan Kewei Battery Co. (China) introduced its new 6-DZM-10 sealed lead-acid (SLA) battery, which provides a nominal voltage of 12V; a capacity...
Exide Technologies (Princeton, NJ) announced that it has signed an agreement to supply a full line of automotive batteries to STS Tire and Auto Centers, including the Exide Premium60. Exide Technologies will service the STS stores through its extensive customer service network. "Our new alliance with STS Tire and Auto Centers, along with the continued […]
Medis Technologies Ltd. (New York) announced that it has achieved important advances in the performance of its direct liquid ethanol (methanol) fuel cell (DLEF) relating to energy capacity and operating time. In laboratory tests, the Medis fuel cell operated at 0.5V for 10,000mAh continuously for 24 hours on a single fueling. The fuel cell demonstrated […]
Mechanical Technology Inc. (Albany, NY) reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2002. For the first quarter ended March 31, 2002, revenue was $0.8 million. This is compared to $1.7 million for the period ended March 31, 2001. The company's operating loss was $2.7 million for the first quarter ended March 31, […]
UCAR International Inc. (Wilmington, DE) announced that the company's stockholders approved the change of the company's name to GrafTech International Ltd. at its annual meeting of stockholders. The name change was previously approved by the board of directors and is now effective. "We believe the name GrafTech International Ltd. more accurately reflects our new emphasis […]
UCAR International Inc. (Wilmington, DE) announced that the closing of its $150.0 million private offering of additional senior notes due 2012 was completed. The issue price of the additional senior notes was 104.5 percent of the principal amount, plus accrued interest, with the first semi-annual interest payment due August 15, 2002. The additional senior notes […]
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 […]
International Components Corp. (ICC, Chicago, IL) announced that it has relaunched its website to now provide complete technical information on battery management products, charger controls, safety circuits, battery fuel gauges, power supplies and custom charging solutions. ICC has placed information on performance characteristics, technical diagrams and specifications for all of the company's IC-based products. "Battery […]
The US Fuel Cell Council (USFCC, Washington, DC) exhibited at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2002 National Convention and Expo held May 9-11, 2002, in Charlotte, NC. The Council provided information on the state of fuel cell technology for residential, commercial and distributed power applications. "Fuel cell demonstrations are confirming the technology's benefits for […]
TechSys Inc. (Florham Park, NJ) announced that it has signed up Fuel Cell Companies Inc. (FCCI) to manufacture and distribute its line of solid-oxide fuel cell products in the Republic of China and portions of South America. The agreement calls for FCCI to assume all costs for manufacturing, marketing and distributing the solid-oxide fuel cells […]
More than 30 fuel cell industry leaders will exhibit at the 2002 Congressional Fuel Cell Expo scheduled for May 20, 2002, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Cannon Caucus Room of the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The expo is free and open to the public, and no […]
Fuel Cell Technologies Corp. (FCT, Kingston, ON) announced that it was chosen by California's South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) in an international competition to supply fuel cell power systems to the first California clean air demonstration of fuel cells for homes. The 10 FCT fuel cell systems will power 10 Southern California homes, […]
Advanced Power Technology (APT, Bend, OR) announced a new generation of 600V and 1,200V IGBTs utilizing its proprietary POWER MOS 7 technology....
ON Semiconductor LLC (Phoenix, AZ) introduced the NCP1205, a pulse-width modulator current-mode controller for high-voltage and off-line power conversion applications. The NCP1205 is suitable for power conversion in consumer electronics and Internet appliances. Applications include laptop computer adapters, open-frame power supplies, stand-by power supplies, lightweight battery chargers and any space-constrained power supply application. The NCP1205 […]