Manhattan Scientifics Inc. (Los Alamos, NM) announced that it has completed a one-year productization effort and is seeking to build a pilot production line leading to volume manufacturing of its NovArs fuel cells. The company is in discussions with several potential joint-venture partners in the US, Asia and Europe for this purpose. The NovArs fuel […]
Amonix Inc. (Torrance, CA) announced that Arizona Public Service Co. (APS, Phoenix, AZ) is planning to use Amonix's technology to install what...
Camden Electronics (UK) introduced its upgraded and enhanced Eleckson range of sealed lead-acid batteries, the UL-approved Europa Plus family. Offering UL 94 V0 flame-retardant cases as standard, the batteries are suitable for use in fire-alarm and emergency-lighting systems, as well as a wide range of applications such as cable television, communications equipment, computer back-up, control […]
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Canada) announced that it has entered into an exclusive development, collaboration and long-term supply agreement for natural graphite-based materials and manufactured components with UCAR International Inc. (Nashville, TN). Ballard will also become a strategic investor in Graftech Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of UCAR. Ballard has agreed to invest $5.0 million […]
Emerson (St. Louis, MO) is announcing the formation of a new company in Venezuela, to be known as Emerson Network Power Systems of Venezuela. The company will be a division within Emerson Network Power, and will work to provide customer solutions in the Venezuelan market, including UPS systems, climate and environmental systems, dc power systems, […]
Proton Energy Systems Inc. (Rocky Hill, CT) announced plans to build a new 100,000-square-foot manufacturing, product development and research facility on 44 acres of land in the Medway Industrial Park in Wallingford, CT. The building will be designed and built by Casle Corp. (Avon, CT). The new facility will allow the company to consolidate all […]
IdaTech, a subsidiary of IdaCorp (Boise, ID), reports the issuance of its fourth fuel cell systems patent. The patent, number 6,221,117, is entitled "Hydrogen-Producing Fuel-Processing System." It contains 69 claims directed to IdaTech's fuel processors. The company believes that this patent could be crucial to commercialization of its fuel cell systems and components for electric […]
Fuel Cell Technologies (FCT, Canada) was recently awarded two Government of Canada contracts to further advance its work in solid-oxide fuel-cell (SOFC) power systems. The contracts total $440,000 and apply to both of FCT's strategic directions: the commercialization of its 5kW SOFC power system, and the advancement of SOFC technology through FCT's core science program. […]
Chroma ATE (Irvine, CA) announced that it has acquired some assets of Advanced Power Designs Inc. (Irvine, CA) and formed a new company, Chroma Systems Solutions Inc. (CSS). The new company is a result of combining both companies' product lines and will be primarily responsible for designing, integrating, selling and supporting combined, new and existing […]
H Power Corp. (Clifton, NJ) announced that it is working jointly with its partner, Energy Co-Opportunity Inc. (ECO, Herndon, VA), to market a residential fuel cell system for the rapidly growing California market. These units will be designed to meet the needs of California consumers. H Power expects to start manufacturing and shipping these units […]
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) announced that W. Mark Schmitz has been appointed vice president and CFO. Schmitz, who has a master's degree in business administration from Ohio State University, joins Plug Power from General Motors Corp. (Detroit, MI). As Plug Power's vice president and CFO, Schmitz's responsibilities will include management of the company's finance, […]
Global Thermoelectric Inc. (Canada) announced the delivery of a prototype 2.3kW residential fuel cell system to Enbridge Inc. (Canada). Global and Enbridge entered into a strategic alliance in July of 2000 to commercialize residential fuel cell systems in Canada. Enbridge will be testing the natural-gas-powered system at its facilities to evaluate various performance characteristics, including […]
Micrel Inc. (San Jose, CA) announced that it has completed its acquisition of Kendin Communications Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA). Kendin was acquired in a stock-for-stock transaction, intended to be tax-deferred and accounted for as a pooling-of-interests. Under the terms of the agreement, Micrel issued approximately 6.1 million shares of its common stock in exchange for all […]
NESS Corp. (Korea) announced the formation of Ness Capacitor Co. Ltd. (NCC). A spin-off of NESS Corp., NCC will concentrate on the further research, development and commercialization of their family of capacitor products, including the ultracapacitor, pseudocapacitor and advanced aluminum electrolytic capacitor. "We are greatly encouraged by the progress of our capacitor technology thus far, […]
FuelCell Energy (Danbury, CT) reported revenues of $6.5 million for the second quarter ended April 30, 2001. This is up 32 percent from the company's revenues of $4.9 million in the same quarter of 2000. Net loss for the period was $5.1 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $1.7 […]