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Batteries and Portable Power
Global Thermoelectric Appoints Chief Operating Officer
Global Thermoelectric Inc. (Calgary) announced that Peter Garrett has joined the company as COO, reporting to Jim Perry, president and CEO. In his new role, Garrett will be responsible for the commercialization of Global's solid-oxide fuel-cell-based products. Prior to joining Global, Garrett was vice president of wireless access development for Nortel Networks, where he served […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
DCH Announces 2001 Third-Quarter Results
DCH Technology Inc. (Valencia, CA) announced results for the three months ended September 30, 2001. Revenues for the third quarter of 2001 were $251,078, compared with $150,578 in the same period of last year. Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2001, were $727,009, compared to $671,354 for the nine months ended September 30, […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
ECD Announces First-Quarter Operating Results
Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (ECD, Rochester Hills, MI) announced its operating results for the first quarter ended September 30, 2001. Revenues increased 122 percent to $22,459,000, compared to $10,134,000 in the first quarter last year. The company's net loss was $2,765,000, compared to $1,745,000 in the same quarter last year. On a per-share basis, the […]
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Communications Power
Semtech Reports Third-Quarter 2001 Results
Semtech Corp. (Newbury Park, CA) announced results for its third quarter ended October 28, 2001, and a forecast for sequential sales growth and margin expansion in the fourth quarter. Net sales for the third quarter of fiscal year 2002 were $43.7 million, up from second-quarter net sales of $40.5 million. Pro-forma gross margin was 55 […]
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Communications Power
Tyco Electronics Unveils Rayvoss TVSS
Tyco Electronics Power Systems (Dallas, TX) announced the new Rayvoss transient-voltage surge suppressor (TVSS). The Rayvoss TVSS guarantees protection from ac surges and requires zero maintenance, with a low clamping voltage and in-line installation. The Rayvoss TVSS replaces traditional parallel metal-oxide varistor (MOV) and silicon avalanche diode (SAD) technology with Strikesorb modules. Strikesorb modules contain […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
SatCon Receives Order for StarSine System
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) announced that SatCon Power Systems Canada has received an order for its StarSine power conditioning system (PCS) from SAFT (France). SAFT will supply an advanced lithium-ion battery as the energy-storage device, and the distributed power generation device will be a 60kW microturbine. SatCon's StarSine PCS will provide the power conversion […]
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Communications Power
Invensys' Intergy System Meets NEBS Standard
Invensys Energy Systems (Raleigh, NC) announced that two of the Intergy dc powering systems met the Network Equipment Building System (NEBS) standard for the telecommunications industry. The new systems are built to comply with the Level 3 NEBS standard GR-1089-CORE for electromagnetic compatibility and GR-63-CORE for physical protection, which includes seismic Zone 4 compatibility. The […]
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Power Quality
Advance-Galatrek Launches VoltStab Stabilizers
Advance-Galatrek (UK) launched a new range of automatic voltage stabilizers (AVS), which are ideal for geographical regions that are subject to inconsistencies in the mains supply such as Africa, Asia and certain parts of Europe. The units are designed to smooth out sags, surges and brownouts in the mains power supply, protecting sensitive medical and […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Catalytica Energy Opens New Arizona Facility
Catalytica Energy Systems Inc. (Mountain View, CA) announced the opening of its new facility in Gilbert, AZ. Craig Kitchen, president and CEO of Catalytica Energy Systems, was present for the ceremony. The new 43,500sqft Gilbert facility was built to house various administrative functions and engineering activities, as well as accommodate the company's commercial manufacturing operation, […]
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Automotive Electronics
Caterpillar and FuelCell Energy Announce Agreement
Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL) and FuelCell Energy Inc. (Danbury, CT) have signed an agreement to distribute ultra-low-emission fuel cell products for industrial and commercial use. Under the agreement, Caterpillar will distribute FuelCell Energy products through selected Caterpillar dealers in the US. Both companies will also pursue an alliance to jointly develop fuel cell systems, including […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Hydrogenics Appoints GM Reps to BOD
Hydrogenics Corp. (Mississauga, ON) announced it has appointed two General Motors Corp. (Detroit, MI) executives to Hydrogenics' board of directors. Frank Colvin, vice president for engineering, General Motors Europe, will serve as a director on the board. Colvin is responsible for coordinating engineering activities for Opel in Germany, Saab in Sweden and the Vauxhall Light […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Catalytica Energy Reports Stockholder Transaction
Catalytica Energy Systems Inc. (Mountain View, CA) reported that Enron Corp. (Houston, TX) has sold its 1,342,889 shares of Catalytica Energy Systems' common stock through Credit Suisse First Boston. The shares represented a 7.7 percent ownership in the company and have all been placed with a limited number of purchasers. Craig Kitchen, president and CEO […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Hydrogenics Signs Contract for Fuel Cell System
Hydrogenics Corp. (Mississauga, ON) announced the signing of a contract with the US Army to design, manufacture and commission a self-contained regenerative fuel cell generator system for auxiliary power deployment on army vehicle platforms. Radian Inc. (Alexandria, VA) is the US military's contractor through which all transactions for the project will be executed. This initiative […]
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Communications Power
Tripp Lite Debuts SmartPro 5000 RT3U UPS System
Tripp Lite (Chicago, IL) introduced the SmartPro 5000 RT3U UPS System (model # SMART5000RT3U). The SmartPro 5000 RT3U expands Tripp Lite's line of SmartPro Rackmount UPS Systems from 450VA to 5,000VA. The system provides mission-critical equipment with full-featured power protection, including battery backup, automatic voltage regulation, surge suppression and line noise filtering, as well as […]
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Power Quality
Tripp Lite Unveils SmartOnline 6000 RT3U UPS System
Tripp Lite (Chicago, IL) introduced the new SmartOnline 6000 RT3U UPS system (model # SU6000RT3U). The compact UPS system adds more power and industry-exclusive features to the SmartOnline UPS product line. The SmartOnline 6000 RT3U offers a clean form of ac output power. Dual-conversion technology continually converts incoming ac power into filtered dc power, and […]
