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H Power Announces Extension of ECO Beta Testing Program
H Power Corp. (Clifton, NJ) announced the extension of its Energy Co-Opportunity (ECO) beta testing program. Both H Power and ECO agree that by extending the beta tests, H Power will be able to accumulate additional reliability runtime from its units in the field, and make further progress in reducing system costs. It is anticipated […]
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Automotive Electronics
QUANTUM Technologies Ships Hydrogen System for Fuel Cell Bus
QUANTUM Technologies Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of IMPCO Technologies Inc. (Irvine, CA), announced that it has developed and shipped its advanced hydrogen storage system for the first ThunderPower fuel cell bus being built via a partnership between Thor Industries Inc. (Jackson Center, OH) and ISE Research Corp. (San Diego, CA). QUANTUM provided the system […]
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Communications Power
AstroPower Teams with Pardee Homes to Offer Solar-Electric Power
AstroPower Inc. (Newark, DE) announced that it has formed an alliance with Pardee Homes Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) to offer solar-electric power as a feature in its new-home construction. The alliance has established a goal of building a total of 200 solar-powered homes over the next two and one-half years. Pardee will offer its homebuyers […]
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Automotive Electronics
Enova Systems Demonstrates Technologies to President Bush
Enova Systems (Canada) announced its participation in an advanced-energy technology showcase hosted by the Department of Energy. The event was attended by President George W. Bush, Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham, White House Chief-of-Staff Andrew Card and other key members of the administration. Among the companies joining Enova Systems were Ford Motor Co., General Motors, […]
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Automotive Electronics
Superior MicroPowders Receives $3.63 Million DOE Contract for PEM Fuel Cell Work
Superior MicroPowders LLC (SMP, Albuquerque, NM) has received a $3.63-million contract from the Department of Energy (DOE) for the development of low-platinum-content electrocatalysts and membrane-electrode assemblies for PEM fuel cell applications. The awarded contract, Development of Improved Ultra-low Platinum PEMFC Cathode Structures through an Integrated Powder-Discovery-Production Platform with Digital Layer Prototyping, will be performed by […]
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Communications Power
Huawei Considers Selling Power Supply Unit to Emerson
Chinese newspapers report that Huawei Technologies Co. (China) is considering selling its power supply system unit to Emerson Electric Co. (St. Louis, MI) for $700.0 to $800.0 million. The newspapers say that the Huawei sale to Emerson still requires approval from the Chinese government.
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Communications Power
FuelCell Energy Ships Direct FuelCell to Mercedes-Benz Facility
FuelCell Energy Inc. shipped a 250kW Direct FuelCell (DFC) power plant to the Mercedes-Benz facility in Tuscaloosa, AL. The power plant will tie into the existing power-distribution system of the Mercedes plant and provide project participants with operating experience and data. It will also serve as a demonstration of the clean and efficient operation of […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
O2Micro Granted Patent for Buffer Battery Power Supply System
O2Micro International Ltd. (Santa Clara, CA) has been granted 28 claims under US Patent Number 6,246,215 for its Buffer Battery Power Supply System. The system provides a measurement scheme to monitor power delivered to the active system, ensuring system-power integrity. The Buffer Battery Power Supply IC provides an analog method of shifting available power first […]
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Communications Power
DCH Technology Unveils Third-Generation Fuel Cells
DCH Technology Inc. (Valencia, CA) has unveiled its third-generation, higher-power, portable fuel cells. The first unit demonstrated stands less than 2ft high with a footprint of less than 2.5sqft while delivering a continuous 1kW of power with peak power of nearly 2kW. DCH is targeting the fuel cells to markets such as remote field power; […]
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Communications Power
FCT Receives Purchase Order for Two SOFC Power Systems
Fuel Cell Technologies Ltd. (FCT, Canada) has received a purchase order for the supply and installation of two 5kW SOFC power systems. The first will be delivered to The Presidio Trust (San Francisco, CA), and the second to the National Fuel Cell Research Center (Irvine, CA). This represents FCT's first sales of demonstration SOFC power […]
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Automotive Electronics
Avista Selects PowerCache Ultracapacitors for its Fuel Cell Systems
Avista Labs (Spokane, WA), the distributed power affiliate of Avista Corp., has selected Maxwell Technologies (San Diego, CA) PowerCache ultracapacitors to optimize performance and reduce the cost of its modular fuel cell systems and components. Avista Labs is developing fuel cell products initially for applications in distributed power generation and industrial power backup systems. It […]
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Communications Power
Toshiba Battery and Nihon Protector Develop New UPS
Toshiba Battery Co. Ltd. (Japan) has developed a compact UPS that can fit inside a PC. The Smart Nonstop Power Supply System was developed in cooperation with computer power-supply maker Nihon Protector Co. (Japan). The Smart Nonstop Power Supply System utilizes small, thin nickel-hydrogen batteries and a single voltage converter in place of the conventional […]
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Communications Power
DCH Technology Fuel Cell System to Demonstrate Pollution-Free Technology
DCH Technology Inc. (Valencia, CA) announced that its 3kW DCH/Enable fuel cell power system will be used by members of the Texas Fuel Cell Partnership (TFCP) to demonstrate pollution-free energy technology to Houston-area businesses and government agencies. Unocal Inc. is funding installation of the system, which will be used by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
SatCon Technology to Acquire Inverpower Controls
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Inverpower Controls Ltd. (Canada). SatCon has paid $100,000 in cash and will issue 400,000 shares of common stock as consideration for the purchase of Inverpower. Closing of the transaction is subject to certain conditions, but the acquisition […]
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735Communications PowerEricsson Promotes Patrick Le Fevre to Marketing Director
Ericsson (Sweden) announced that Patrick Le Fevre was recently appointed marketing director of the power modules business line, effective since June 15,...
