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Huaneng Power Announces Planned Acquisitions
Huaneng Power International Inc. (Hong Kong) announced that it is planning further acquisitions to expand its scale of operations. The announcement comes after the company said its acquisition of Shandong Huaneng in 2001 was instrumental in its 37-percent increase in profits last year.
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Batteries and Portable Power
Astris Energi Intros POWERSTACK MC250
Astris Energi Inc. (Mississauga, ON) announced a new fuel cell product suitable for powering small vehicles, stationary electric energy sources for industry and a range of other applications. Known as the POWERSTACK MC250, the system will be commercially available, both here and abroad, later this year The new power source is based on the company's […]
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617Power Quality ProtectionInvensys Powerware Awarded US Power Contracts
The US Department of State has awarded Invensys Powerware Corp. (Raleigh, NC), a unit of Invensys plc (London, England), three multiple-award, five-year...
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1.1KBatteries and Portable PowerToshiba Develops New Portable Fuel Cell Technology
Toshiba Corp. (Japan) announced that it developed and manufactured a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) for its PDA Genio on a trial...
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Power Quality Protection
Capstone Microturbine Installed in Hospital
Capstone Turbine Corp. (Chatsworth, CA) announced that a microturbine generating system produced by the company has been installed in a Sante Fe hospital. The system at St. Vincent Hospital is expected to generate about 56kW of electricity at any given time, or the amount of electricity used by 40 average-sized homes. The Capstone microturbine has […]
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517ComponentsTae Hwa Trans Offers New Current Transformers
Tae Hwa Trans Co. Ltd. (Korea) announced several series of toroidal current transformers with an accuracy of less than 0.2 class, which...
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389Communications PowerSwitronic Intros New MSD Tactile Switches
Switronic Ind. Corp. (Taiwan) announced the company's SMD tactile switches, which offer a maximum contact resistance of 100 megohms at an operating...
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Power Quality
Parvus Debuts Power Vx DC/DC Power Board
Parvus Corp. (Salt Lake City, UT) announced its new 90W Power Vx dc/dc power-conversion board, which offers power-management features for PC/104-based computer systems. The supply delivers 5V at 18A, 12V at 2A and -5Vdc and -12Vdc outputs at 500mA. It operates over a range of -40 to +85 degrees C. The Power Vx features greater […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Schaefer Adds New Battery Charger to SR Series
Schaefer Inc. (Ashland, MA) announced that it has added a 110V/124V switching battery charger to its SR Series for high-voltage battery applications, bringing the family to four current-mode models delivering 100W to 750W at 12V, 24V, 48V and an adjustable 103V to 130V for the new 750W version. The new modules, driven from an 88Vac […]
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1.4KCommunications PowerMGE UPS Intros Topaz S4 DC/AC Inverter
MGE UPS Systems (Costa Mesa, CA) introduced its new scalable N+1 dc/ac Topaz S4 inverter, which increases reliability and availability of ac...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Hydrogenics Reports Full-Year 2001 Results
Hydrogenics Corp. (Toronto) announced the highlights of its corporate activity and its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2001. Hydrogenics' full-year 2001 revenues were $7.4 million compared with $8.9 million for full-year 2000. Net loss for the fiscal year 2001 was $2.8 million, or $0.07 per share, compared with […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Proton Energy Reports Q4, Annual 2001 Results
Proton Energy Systems Inc. (Rocky Hill, CT) announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2001. Revenues for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2001, were $1,810,000, compared to revenues of $163,000 for the same period last year. Revenues for the full year 2001 were $2,968,000, compared to revenues of $700,000 for […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
APC Intros New USB Mobile Phone Chargers
American Power Conversion (APC, West Kingston, RI) announced a suite of USB-based cables that provide cell phone users worldwide with the ability to charge their name brand phones via the USB port on their notebook computer, decreasing the typical weight in a laptop bag, or briefcase. "If you have a Nokia, Ericsson or a Motorola […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Smart Fuel Cell Starts DMFC Production
Smart Fuel Cell GmbH (Munich) announced the beginning of series production of its direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) systems. The products are equipped with an exchangeable fuel tank that provides 2.5kWh of electric energy at up to 100W of power output. The system operates from sub-zero temperatures up to 40 degrees C and can be […]
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643Communications PowerTyco Electronics Debuts TVAxxxSA Series
Tyco Electronics Power Components (Menlo Park, CA) Raychem Circuit Protection Division introduced its new TVAxxxSA Series of SiBar thyristor surge-protection devices. With...
