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Batteries and Portable Power
ORNL and Millennium Cell Announce Successful Testing
Millennium Cell Inc. (Eatontown, NJ) and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN) announced the successful completion of a beta test program designed to evaluate Millennium Cell's Hydrogen-on-Demand technology. The beta test program was managed by UT-Battelle LLC under contract with the US Department of Energy (DOE), and required that Oak Ridge evaluate […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
H Power Reports 2002 Third-Quarter Results
H Power Corp. (Clifton, NJ) reported its fiscal 2002 third-quarter results for the period ended February 28, 2002. For the third quarter ended February 28, 2002, total revenue was $0.3 million, versus $0.8 million in the fiscal 2001 third quarter. The net loss for the quarter was $6.5 million, or $0.12 per share, versus a […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
MTU Unveils High Temperature HotModule Fuel Cell
MTU Friedrichshafen (Germany) presented its high-temperature HotModule fuel cell, which is suitable for operation of small, decentralized co-generation power stations as the plant produces electricity as well as steam. The range of applications includes the health sector, the chemical and food industries, agriculture, and the telecommunications sector. The HotModule exhaust consists mainly of steam and […]
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653Automotive ElectronicsGreen Mountain Energy Expands in Texas
Green Mountain Energy Co. (Austin, TX) announced that it is expanding wind farm electricity operations in Texas. The company will offer customers...
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730Communications PowerTyco Electronics Offers New PolySwitch TRW250-180
Tyco Electronics Power Components (Menlo Park, CA) announced a new Raychem Circuit Protection product, a coated version of its popular TRW250-180 Series...
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Automotive Electronics
Calpine Names Ann Curtis Vice Chairman
Calpine Corp. (San Jose, CA) announced the promotion of Ann Curtis to vice chairman. Curtis is one of the founders of Calpine and has served the power industry for more than 20 years. In her new role, she will work closely with Chairman, CEO and President Pete Cartwright and Calpine's board of directors to ensure […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Altair Nanotechnologies Reports Revenue for 2001
Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (Reno, NV) announced that revenues for the year ended December 31, 2001, were approximately $43,000. The majority of the revenue was recognized in the fourth quarter and encompassed sales of titanium (TiO2) nanomaterials and lithium-titanate nanomaterials being sold primarily into advanced battery and thermal spray coating markets. The company expects to report […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
DCH Technology Announces 2001 Year-End Results
DCH Technology Inc. (Valencia, CA) announced results for the 12 months ended December 31, 2001. Revenues were up for the fourth straight year on record sales of fuel cells; however, the company's net loss increased due primarily to a substantial increase in research and development spending and non-cash charges related to accounting requirements of the […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
GNB Industrial Power Intros S12V285 UPS Battery Product
GNB Industrial Power (Lombard, IL), the Network Power Business Group of Exide Technologies (Princeton, NJ), launched production of its new Sprinter S12V285, a 12V monobloc battery with a capacity of 285W per cell. The battery was developed for the segment of the UPS market that provides products for medium and large power systems. The sealed, […]
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Automotive Electronics
Modine Receives Japanese Patent Decision
Based on an unfavorable decision from the Japanese patent office Board of Appeals, Modine Manufacturing Co. (Racine, WI) will no longer receive royalty payments in Japan related to its parallel-flow (PF) technology. Since July of 2000, Modine has been receiving royalty payments from Japanese competitors related to its PF patents, which expire in 2006. Over […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Medis Reports Year-End and Fourth Quarter Results
Medis Technologies Ltd. (New York) reported financial results for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2001. For the year ended December 31, 2001, the net loss attributable to common shareholders was $34,766,000, or $2.02 per share, compared to a net loss attributable to common shareholders of $25,463,000, or $1.79 per share, for the year […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
United Technologies Sells Fuel Cell Plants to Verizon
United Technologies Corp. (South Windsor, CT) announced that its fuel cell unit sold seven power plants to Verizon Communications to power a call-routing center on Long Island that will be the world's largest fuel cell installation. United Technologies declined to disclose terms of the deal. Normally, the fuel cells price at about $900,000 each, said […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Christopher Culp Joins IDACORP Board of Directors
IDACORP Inc. (Boise, ID) announced that risk-management expert Christopher Culp has been appointed to the IDACORP board of directors, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of Peter Johnson earlier this year. Culp also will serve on the board's audit committee. Culp, who will assume his new board duties immediately, is managing director of global […]
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Power Quality Protection
SunWize Technologies Installs Solar Hybrid System
SunWize Technologies (Kingston, NY) announced completion of a 14.4kW hybrid solar-energy system for park operations at the Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida. The system provides power for employee housing, including air conditioning, refrigeration and potable water production on the island of Loggerhead Key. The new hybrid system, which replaced a prime power generator, will […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
SWPC and SCE Introduce Fuel Cell Microturbine
US Department of Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham joined Siemens Westinghouse Power Corp. (SWPC, Orlando, FL) and Southern California Edison (SCE, Rosemead, CA) for the introduction of the world's first combination of a fuel cell and microturbine. Linked together in a mini-power plant the size of a small house trailer, the advanced generator is being tested […]
