Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2001. Net cash spending for the first quarter decreased to $16.9 million from $18.7 million during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2000. Contract revenues for the first quarter were $1.0 million, as compared to $2.9 million for the first […]
ON Semiconductor Corp. (Phoenix, AZ) announced that total product revenues in the first quarter of 2001 were $357.0 million, a decrease of 13 percent, compared to the first quarter of 2000, and a decrease of 24 percent from the fourth quarter of 2000. Excluding amortization of intangibles, restructuring charges and the cumulative effect of an […]
American Superconductor Corp. (Westborough, MA) announced that it has received a third contract from the US Navy to continue the design and...
iPower Technologies LLC (Anderson, IN) and DTE Energy Technologies Inc. (Detroit, MI) have signed a development and supply agreement to produce and market a new family of distributed generation systems. Terms of the agreement call for iPower Technologies to design and manufacture the new stand-alone 75kW and 150kW electrical power-generating units and for DTE Energy […]
Advanced Power Technology (APT, Bend, OR) has expanded its recently introduced Power MOS 7 product line to include 200V and 1,000V MOSFETs....
Alliant Energy (Madison, WI) unveiled a proposal to develop up to 800MW of new electrical power generation in Wisconsin over the next 10 years. The company announced it would seek to add 500MW of coal-fired and 100MW of natural gas-fired generation by 2006, and an additional 200MW of natural gas-fired generation by 2011. "There is […]
Condor (Oxnard, CA) introduced its new line of Waber 2000 surge protection technology products. These new surge-protection products include the Forever Surge...
AVX Corp. (Myrtle Beach, SC) introduced its MultiGuard Series of bi-directional transient voltage suppressors (TVS) in new, smaller case sizes. The new...
Synergy Technologies Corp. (Canada) announced that it plans to enter the fuel-cell market by aggressively pursuing joint ventures and strategic partnerships with major fuel cell and transportation companies that could potentially benefit from a number of applications of the company's patented SynGen technology. The SynGen reactor, or reformer, converts natural gas and other fossil fuels […]
Proton Energy Systems Inc. (Rocky Hill, CT) announced at the Hannover Trade Fair (Germany) the construction of a multi-kilowatt power capacity Unigen regenerative fuel-cell (RFC) system capable of storing up to 70kWh of electricity onboard in the form of compressed hydrogen. This system is a prototype of systems that Proton is designing to be employed […]
General Semiconductor Inc. (Melville, NY) reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2001. Sales for the quarter were $102.0 million, a decrease of 11.3 percent from the $115.0 million reported for the fourth quarter of 2000. Operating income for the quarter, excluding one-time pre-tax restructuring charges, was $10.2 million, a 46 percent decrease from […]
Generac Power Systems (Waukesha, WI) introduced the new Generac Modular Power (GMP) System, designed for applications requiring 800kW to 2MW. The modular power system consists of two or more small diesel gensets in a side-by-side parallel arrangement. These modular generators can be operated singly or in concert with each other. Generac claims that they are […]
ALLIED Utility Network (Atlanta, GA), ZeTek Power Corp. (New York, NY), a subsidiary of ZeTek Power plc, and SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) have joined forces to develop networked, zero-emission, commercial-sized alkaline fuel cell power generation systems. The objective of the collaboration is to create a clean, low-cost, highly efficient distributed energy source capable of […]
Liebert Corp. (Columbus, OH) introduced the new Npower three-phase UPS, an uninterruptible power system with double-conversion technology suitable for use in data center and telecom environments where continuous availability is required even in the most demanding situations. The 30 to 130kVA Npower uses double-conversion technology for complete isolation from all incoming utility and generator-related power […]
Active Power Inc. (Austin, TX) and Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL) recently announced an alliance to develop and distribute new, higher-power battery-free UPS systems. The two companies signed an agreement in 1999 to develop and market a fully-integrated flywheel UPS system designed and manufactured to Caterpillar specifications and based on Active Power's patented flywheel technology. The […]