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Automotive Electronics
ZeTek Begins Operation of Mass-Production Fuel Cell Plant in Cologne, Germany
ZeTek plc (UK) recently began operation of a mass-production fuel cell plant in Cologne, Germany. The CEO of the company, Nick Abson, reported that he already had orders worth nearly $3.0 million to the end of June. He declined to name his customers, but they include a major US utility, a logistics company and British […]
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Automotive Electronics
DuPont Forms a Fuel Cell Division
DuPont (Wilmington, DE) announced that it has formed a fuel cell unit to capture a piece of the growing market for clean-energy technology. Dupont stated that it expects this market to be worth $10 billion by the end of the decade. The formation of the DuPont fuel cell division provides a business platform from which […]
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Automotive Electronics
General Semiconductor Reports Fourth-Quarter 2000 Results
General Semiconductor Inc. (Melville, NY) reported results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2000. Sales increased 6.3 percent, to $119.9 million, from the $112.8 million recorded in the fourth quarter of 1999. Sales of $493.7 million for the year increased 18.4 percent over the $417.1 reported in 1999 and reached a record high. […]
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Communications Power
Tyco Electronics Announces GPS4812 Power System
Tyco Electronics Power Systems (Mesquite, TX) announced a new Galaxy Power System, the GPS4812, which is suitable for use in -48Vdc applications. The GPS4812 provides power ranging from 100A to 400A in a half-height cabinet for mounting on top of VRLA batteries, up to 800A in a full-height single cabinet, or up to 1,200A in […]
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Communications Power
Siemens Solar to Open Facility in Los Angeles
Siemens Solar (Munich, Germany) announced it is opening a facility in the Los Angeles area, attracted by an incentive program offered that can cut their installation costs by more than half. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has offered discounts of $5 per watt for customers who buy solar panels made in […]
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Communications Power
SatCon's Ling Electronics Division Introduces New StarSine MegaPower UPS Line
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) announced that its Ling Electronics division (Anaheim, CA) introduced a new family of UPS products at the Los Angeles Power Association Winter Conference, which was held on January 31, 2001. The new product line is designed to provide up to 2.0MW of power during power outages. The StarSine MegaPower UPS […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
H Power Signs Letters of Intent with Air Products and Chemicals
H Power Corp. (Clifton, NJ) announced that it has signed letters of intent with Air Products and Chemicals Inc. (Allentown, PA) to jointly investigate forming a business alliance to serve the emerging market for small portable and mobile hydrogen-based fuel cells. The letters also provide that the two companies will jointly conduct an analysis and […]
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Communications Power
Deltron Introduces New L Series of Power Supplies
Deltron Inc. (North Wales, PA) has introduced a new series of compact hot-swap, 200W power supplies in a 1U high package. The new L Series ac/dc power supplies provide 7W per cubic inch power density in a 1.58" x 1.86" x 10.08" package. Units can be used alone or combined to provide multiple outputs for […]
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Power Quality Protection
Chroma ATE Introduces the New 8000 Series for Power Supply Testing
Chroma ATE (Irvine, CA) has introduced the 8000 Series for power supply testing. The company claims that the new system is a rack of power test components and software designed to deliver fast test speeds and design verification and analysis tools. The 8000 Series features user-selectable hardware and software modules, which Chroma ATE maintains makes […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Acumentrics Names Thomas W. Philbin New Senior Vice President
Acumentrics Corp. (Westwood, MA) announced the addition of Thomas W. Philbin, Ph.D., as a senior vice president. Philbin holds a Ph.D. and an MS in environmental health sciences and an MPH in radiological health from the University of Michigan. He also holds a BS in physics from Manhattan College, and was certified as a Health […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
IFC Announces Appointment of Jim Bolch as Vice President of PEM Manufacturing
International Fuel Cells (IFC, South Windsor, CT) announced the appointment of Jim Bolch as vice president, PEM manufacturing and supplier development. Bolch will report to IFC President William Miller and will be responsible for identifying high-volume manufacturing processes needed to move from demonstrating the technical feasibility of IFC's proton exchange membrane (PEM) technology to mass […]
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Communications Power
SL Industries Reports Unaudited Results for the Fourth Quarter of 2000
SL Industries Inc. (Mt. Laurel, NJ) announced unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter of 2000. The company said that it expects to report a net loss of approximately $373,000, or $0.06 per diluted share, on revenue of approximately $39.2 million. Net income for the fourth quarter will include a restructuring charge for SL Waber […]
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Automotive Electronics
Exide Completes Acquisition of GNB & Undergoes Name Change
Exide Corp. has completed its acquisition of GNB Technologies, the global battery business of Pacific Dunlop Limited, for $368 million. Exide will now conduct business under the name Exide Technologies and will seek shareholder approval at its 2001 annual meeting for the name change. The acquisition is designed to allow Exide to reenter the North […]
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Communications Power
Power-One Reports Record Fourth-Quarter and Year-End 2000 Results
Power-One Inc. (Camarillo, CA) announced that net sales for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, increased $273.8 million, or 115 percent, to a record $511.0 million, compared with $237.2 million in 1999. Results for 2000 include eight months of Powec AS, which was acquired on May 16, 2000. Net income for the 2000 fiscal […]
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Automotive Electronics
STMicroelectronics Reports 2000 Results and 2001 Forecasts
STMicroelectronics (Switzerland) posted strong results for 2000, but slashed its 2001 growth forecasts for the world chip market and predicted a nine-percent fall in first-quarter sales. Fourth-quarter operating profit rose 159 percent to $563.0 million, led by telecom and consumer electronics sales, and the company added that per-share earnings would fall 10 percent quarter-on-quarter in […]
