Huaneng Power International Inc. (Beijing, China) announced nominations and new appointments to the company's board of directors. Wu Dawei, Shen Zongmin and Liu Guoyue were nominated as candidates for directorship of the company. The resignations of Lin Jianxin, Feng Dawei, Li Zhongshu and Bao Qianyuan as directors of the company were accepted. Wu Dawei and […]
Dataforth Corp. (Tucson, AZ) introduced its new voltage attenuation system (VAS), which is a safe, convenient and inexpensive way to monitor high voltages. With the VAS, voltage potentials up to 460Vac (1,300V peak-to-peak) can be accurately measured. Dataforth's modules reduce the input signal to a level (such as +/-5Vdc) suitable for any data acquisition system […]
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) announced that it has delivered four digital power control and conversion systems that were installed and operationally tested in the new Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Targeting Vehicle (RST-V) being developed for the US Marine Corps. The SatCon digital power conversion and control systems performed to specification and provided peak power of […]
Power Measurement Ltd. (Victoria, BC) announced a channel partner agreement with Current Thinking Inc. (Hamilton, Ontario). Current Thinking will incorporate Power Measurement's...
Chemical engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a prototype fuel cell that runs on a readily available liquid fuel source, in this case ordinary diesel fuel. The Penn fuel cell is the first to run directly on hydrocarbons, without requiring complicated reforming into hydrogen either within the device itself or at specialized filling […]
Tripp Lite (Chicago, IL) announced its acquisition of SL Waber Inc. (Mt. Laurel, NJ). Tripp Lite acquired SL Waber from SL Industries...
GE Fanuc Automation North America Inc. (Charlottesville, VA), a division of GE Industrial Systems, announced that it has finalized the acquisition of VMIC (Huntsville, AL). "The addition of VMIC reflects GE Fanuc's commitment to best-in-class design, product innovation and the resulting productivity enhancements to our customers," said Doug Albert, vice president of market and business […]
MGE UPS Systems (Costa Mesa, CA) introduced its new Pulsar Source Transfer Switch (STS). The switch will automatically and instantaneously transfer up...
The new TDI Transistor Devices (Hackettstown, NJ) NexGen Seven Outdoor Power Node, provides outside plant power, dc distribution, battery backup, and remote...
Jeff Immelt, the new chief of General Electric Co. (Fairfield, CT), stated that he does not expect an economic rebound next year, although earlier he had said that GE would continue to prosper despite that adversity. Immelt, in his first meeting with securities analysts since succeeding Jack Welch as GE's chief executive, also said the […]
Nuvera Fuel Cells (Cambridge, MA) postponed its initial public offering (IPO) and withdrew its registration statement previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. "During the past year, we made great progress toward commercializing our fuel cell technology, establishing partnerships with global organizations such as Mitsui & Co. Ltd. and RWE Plus AG, and forming […]
Hydrogenics Corp. (Mississauga, Ontario) announced a contract award by the Department of National Defence Canada (DND) to advance into the next stage of development of its chemical hydride-fueled, portable fuel cell power program. This contract award follows Hydrogenics' successful completion of Phase I of the project that involved the evaluation of a hydrogen supply subsystem […]
Hydrogenics Corp. (Mississauga, Ontario) announced that Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan) has selected Hydrogenics' FCATS test systems to support expanding fuel cell research activities at the Nissan Research Center in Kanagawa, Japan. This first-time order totals approximately CDN$1.1 million. Hydrogenics' Japan branch office in Tokyo has been expanded to enable after-sales service for regional customers. […]
Snow Leopard Resources Inc. (Alberta, Canada) announced that Eltron Research Inc. (Boulder, CO) has substantially validated results obtained using the original hydrogen-sulphide (H2S) fuel cell developed at CANMET and at the University of Alberta. Eltron Research, contracted by the company to carry out the research and development of the H2S fuel cell, has almost completed […]
The shareholders of Exide Technologies (Princeton, NJ) approved three proposals at the company's annual meeting. The shareholders elected Francois J. Castaing, Rodney L. Chadwick, John A. James, Robert A. Lutz, Heinrich Meyr, Jody G. Miller and Craig H. Muhlhauser to the company's board of directors. These directors will serve until the 2002 annual meeting of […]