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Power Quality Protection
Capstone Microturbines Meet Rule 21 DG Requirements
The California Energy Commission (Sacramento, CA) has certified Capstone Turbine Corp.'s (Chatsworth, CA) 30kW and 60kW MicroTurbine energy systems as the first and (so far) the only products that comply with the requirements of its "Rule 21" grid interconnection distributed generation (DG) standard. "The CEC and all of California's major utilities spent more than a […]
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Automotive Electronics
SatCon Appoints Postlethwait as VP, General Manager
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) announced that it has appointed Jeffrey Postlethwait as vice president and general manager of SatCon's Semiconductor Products business unit. Postlethwait joins SatCon from Micro Networks Corp. (Worcester, MA). "We're looking forward to Jeff managing our Semiconductor Products business unit," said David Eisenhaure, SatCon's president and CEO. "He has an extensive […]
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Automotive Electronics
Exide Technologies Stock to be Traded on the OTC
Exide Technologies (Princeton, NJ) announced that its common stock will be de-listed from the New York Stock Exchange, with the last full day of trading expected on Thursday, February 14, 2002. On Friday, February 15, the company expects its shares to be quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board. The company said that it will notify […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Apollo Energy Receives Hydrogen Fuel Cell Order
A $223.0 million order for hydrogen fuel cells was given to Apollo Energy Systems Inc. (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) by Hydrolec Inc. (Jacksonville, FL) on January 17, 2002. The order calls for shipment of 2,000 Apollo power plants per month to Hydrolec starting in 2002. Each power plant consists of a 10kW Apollo alkaline fuel cell, […]
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Automotive Electronics
XFUEL Intros Aluminum-Oxygen Fuel Cell
XFUEL Corp. (La Jolla, CA) introduced a commercially available advanced high-density aluminum-oxygen fuel cell ready to be installed in power stations, telecom applications as well as any industrial, commercial and automotive applications. The XFUEL system can be disposed of in the same manner as beverage cans, and the ph 7 electrolytes can be disposed of […]
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Automotive Electronics
Electrofuel Announces Superpolymer Breakthrough
Electrofuel Inc. (Toronto, Canada) announced that its revolutionary lithium-ion SuperPolymer technology has broken through the 200Wh/kg specific energy density barrier to reach the 213Wh/kg mark. The cells use standard graphite and lithium-cobalt-oxide electrode materials. Sankar Das Gupta, president and CEO of Electrofuel, stated, "This breakthrough in technology supports the vision of Electrovaya being at the […]
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748Batteries and Portable PowerHuichang Electronic Unveils TG Series Thermistors
Changzhou Huichang Electronic Co. Ltd. (China) introduced its new TG Series of NTC thermistors that incorporate chip elements, which operate with high...
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Batteries and Portable Power
DCH Chairman David Haberman Retires
DCH Technology Inc. (Valencia, CA) announced the retirement of its co-founder and Chairman David Haberman. The DCH board of directors named Robert Walker, who has served as a Company Director since January 1999, as Interim Chairman. DCH President and CEO John Donohue was named Vice Chairman. All changes are effective immediately. The DCH board of […]
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Components
IXYS Announces IXDI414/IXDN414 MOSFET/IGBT ICs
IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) announced the introduction of new high-power, ultra-fast, MOSFET/IGBT driver ICs in inverting (IXDI414) and non-inverting (IXDN414) designs. The IXDI414 and IXDN414 drivers integrate a 14A output current, wide-working voltage range and ultra-fast switching on a single chip, making the drivers suitable for high-current power MOSFETs and IGBTs, UPS systems, switch-mode […]
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Power Quality Protection
Capstone Reports Fourth-Quarter, Year-End Results
Capstone Turbine Corp. (Chatsworth, CA) reported revenue of $10.1 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2001, compared with revenue of $7.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2000. For the fourth quarter of 2001, Capstone's net loss was $14.6 million, or $0.19 per share, compared to a net loss of $6.4 million, or $0.08 […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Indigo Energy Successfully Tests Composite Flywheel
Indigo Energy Inc. (Napa, CA) announced the successful testing of the company's patent-pending composite flywheel technology to a top speed in excess of 1,500mph, storing nearly 3,000Wh of energy. The testing was conducted at Toray Industries Inc. (Tacoma, WA), a $9.0 billion multinational conglomerate and the composite flywheel manufacturing partner of Indigo Energy. Target applications […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
SatCon Elects Anthony Villioti to Board of Directors
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) announced that it has elected Anthony Villioti to serve on its board of directors. Villioti is the vice president and CFO of AquaSource Inc., a water-resource management company and subsidiary of DQE Inc. Villioti served as a member of SatCon's board of directors from June 1997 to January 2000. His […]
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Communications Power
Former Enron Executives Launch Celeron
Several former senior executives of Enron Corp. (Houston, TX) have launched a new company that will be involved in solar photovoltaics, wind and green energy. The new company, Celeren Corp., will provide independent power generation and risk management energy services for smaller companies that have significant business growth opportunity, but which are overlooked by large […]
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Power Components
PacifiCorp to Install Vanadium Energy Storage System
Vanteck Technology Corp. (Vancouver, BC) announced that it has entered into an agreement to supply PacifiCorp (UK) with a 250kW, 2,000kWh vanadium energy storage system (VESS). The VESS unit, which will be modular and re-locatable, will be used by PacifiCorp to supply peak power capacity and provide 250kVAR of end-of-line voltage support in a remote […]
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Power Components
ON Semiconductor Reports Fourth-Quarter 2001 Results
ON Semiconductor Corp. (Phoenix, AZ) announced that total product revenues in the fourth quarter of 2001 were $267.0 million, a decrease of three percent from the third quarter of 2001. Excluding amortization of intangibles, restructuring and other non-recurring charges, the company had a net loss of $62.0 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, in the […]
