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Douglas Ford Steps Down from BP Board
The board of BP plc (UK) announced that W. Douglas Ford, chief executive downstream, will step down from the board on March 31, 2002. Ford joined the board of BP in January 2000. Prior to the merger, he was executive vice president of Amoco Corp. Ford's board responsibility for downstream will be assumed by Rodney […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
ON Launches NCP1800 Battery-Charge Controller
ON Semiconductor Corp. (Phoenix, AZ) introduced its new single-cell, lithium-ion, battery-charge controller that features a standby current of 0.5µA. Designed for use in a wide variety of portable electronic devices, the NCP1800 delivers a small footprint, reduced parts count and extended battery life for wireless and portable handheld products. The NCP1800 is a constant-current/constant-voltage single-cell […]
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Communications Power
GE Fanuc Intros CIMPLICITY Technology
GE Fanuc Automation (Charlottesville, VA) introduced the CIMPLICITY Machine Edition, an open integrated development environment for machine-level programming, monitoring and data acquisition, and troubleshooting. Employing an object-oriented, ActiveX shell, the CIMPLICITY Machine Edition provides a common user interface to host multiple software applications. "GE Fanuc's CIMPLICITY Machine Edition is an automation software breakthrough deploying HMI, […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Petrobras to Install UTC Fuel Cells at Research Facility
UTC Fuel Cells (South Windsor, CT), a unit of United Technologies Corp. (Hartford, CT), announced that Petrobras (Brazil) will install a PC25 fuel cell power plant at its research and development center (CENPES) in Rio de Janeiro. The unit, which produces 200kW of electricity and 900,000Btus/hr of useful heat, will provide assured power for the […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
iQ Power to Supply SEM Technology to German Project
iQ Power Technology Inc. (Vancouver, BC) announced that its German subsidiary, iQ Battery Research and Development GmbH (Munich, Germany), has been selected to provide its smart-energy management (SEM) technology platform for the LEILA intelligent freight car project. The new intelligent freightcar will be equipped with sensors for diagnostics, telematic applications like GPS and GSM-communication, and […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
iGo Appoints New Acting CEO
iGo Corp. (Reno, NV) announced that David Olson has been named Acting President and CEO. Olson succeeds Rick Shaff, who will continue to serve as a consultant to the company. Olson, who has been a consultant to iGo during the last few months, brings operations and sales management experience to the company. Most recently, Olson […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Active Power Receives ISO 9001 Certification from BSI
Active Power Inc. (Austin, TX) announced that it has earned ISO 9001 certification (Quality Systems-Model for Quality Assurance in Design, Development, Production, Installation, and Servicing) from the British Standards Institute (BSI). "By earning ISO 9001 certification, Active Power is further demonstrating our commitment to quality and customer satisfaction," said Joe Pinkerton, chairman and CEO. "This […]
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988Batteries and Portable PowerSemtech Unveils SC801 Lithium-Ion Battery-Charger
Semtech Corp. (Newbury Park, CA) announced the SC801 highly integrated, high-current lithium-ion battery-charger chip. According to the company, by packing the programmable...
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895Automotive ElectronicsMaxwell and ISE-TVI to Develop Ultracapacitor Packs
Maxwell Technologies Inc. (San Diego, CA) announced that it has entered into a strategic development and supply agreement with ISE Research-ThunderVolt Inc....
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Batteries and Portable Power
Mitsubishi, Shell, Johnson Matthey Establish Company
Mitsubishi Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) Shell Hydrogen BV (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) and Johnson Matthey plc (London) announced the creation of Conduit Ventures Ltd. (London), Europe's first venture capital company focused on the high-growth area of fuel cells and related hydrogen technologies. Conduit will make investments in companies that have established fuel cell and hydrogen technologies and […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Teledyne Energy Receives DOE Contract Modification
Teledyne Technologies Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) announced that Teledyne Energy Systems Inc. executed a contract modification to deliver a prototype proton-exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell power system to the US Department of Energy (DOE) under the continuation of work begun by Energy Partners Inc. (West Palm Beach, FL). The prototype system will be rated at […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Pacific Fuel Cell Appoints Isao Nakagawa Chairman
Pacific Fuel Cell Corp. (Tustin, CA) announced the appointment of Isao Nakagawa, chairman of NOAH International Group, as a consultant to the company. Nakagawa recently purchased Pacific Fuel Cell common stock in a private placement. Pacific Fuel reported that it is excited about Nakagawa's involvement and expects that he will provide invaluable advice and contacts […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Active Power Reports Fourth-Quarter 2001 Results
Active Power Inc. (Austin, TX) announced results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2001. Revenues for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001 totaled $4.5 million, including $1.0 million in development funding, up 69 percent from the same period the previous year. For fiscal 2001, revenues totaled $22.6 million, up $17.7 million or 363 percent […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Toshiba Develops Compact Fuel Cell for Mobile Devices
Toshiba Corp. (Tokyo) announced that it has developed a new compact fuel cell for use in mobile devices. The invention of new materials for electrodes of the cell has paved the way for improvement of the output power density and the voltage. The new material lowers the loss of voltage that is caused on the […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Intertech Presents Power Electronics Seminar Series
Intertech Corp. (Portland, ME) announced a series of three independent sessions on "The Fundamentals of Power Electronics," which will be presented March 26-27, May 1-2 and June 4-5, 2002, at the Crystal City Marriott Hotel in Washington, DC. The three-part power electronics seminar series is filled with information – participants can attend any one, or […]
