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Communications Power
Invensys Energy Systems Introduces Its New Foreseer Facilities Management Software
Invensys Energy Systems (Phoenix, AZ) introduced Foreseer, a facilities management software that delivers a pro-active management system for operators that includes historical graphs and data, trend analysis, and reporting. It will also provide multi-vendor connectivity for power and environmental equipment across multiple facilities, an online database for trending, data analysis and multi-channel graphing for up […]
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Power Quality Protection
MGE UPS Ships Its 200,000th Ellipse UPS
MGE UPS Systems (Costa Mesa, CA) announced that it has shipped its 200,000th Ellipse UPS. Introduced in February 2000, the Ellipse was the first UPS to have full USB integration of Windows 2000 and MacOS 9.0.4. MGE claims that it is the smallest and lightest UPS on the market today. The units are designed to […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
NPS to Build Power System in Antarctica
Northern Power Systems (NPS, Waitsfield, VT) has been awarded a contract from the University of Mississippi and the University of Alaska's Geophysical Institute (UA-GI) for a telepower photovoltaic/fossil-fuel hybrid-power system for deployment on the continent of Antarctica. This system will provide year-round power for the UA-GI's infrasonic monitoring station at a location called Windless Bight.The […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
IFC and Toshiba Form Joint Venture
International Fuel Cells (IFC), a unit of United Technologies Corp. (UTC, South Windsor, CT) announced plans to form a joint venture to develop and market stationary fuel cell technology in Japan. The joint venture will incorporate Toshiba's (Tokyo, Japan) fuel cell development activities in Japan and focus on accelerating development of Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) […]
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Communications Power
APC, Coppola Agreement On UPS Technology Patent Rights
American Power Conversion (APC, West Kingston, RI) announced its agreement with Anthony F. Coppola to license worldwide patent rights for uninterruptible power supply technology. In exchange for the patent license, APC will pay Coppola a lump sum of $17.0 million in cash. APC and Coppola have settled and agreed to dismiss the patent infringement lawsuit […]
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Communications Power
Invensys, Sprint North Supply Agreement On Distribution Channel for Best Power UPSs
Invensys Power Systems (Necedah WI) announced that it has signed an agreement with Sprint North Supply (New Century, KS) to serve as a distribution channel for the entire line of Best Power uninterruptible power systems. Effective immediately, Sprint North Supply will offer power systems from 250VA to 220,000VA, which can protect critical equipment starting from […]
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Automotive Electronics
Hitachi Announces Financial Results
Hitachi Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) raised its first-half net profit forecast last week and is now predicting an increase of more than 11 times their initial estimate. Instead of the originally expected 4.7 billion yen, Hitachi anticipates reaping 55.0 billion yen ($514.6 million dollars). The rise is largely due to the increased demand for semiconductor chips […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
FuelCell Energy Wins SBA Tibbetts Award
The US Small Business Association (SBA) has announced that FuelCell Energy Inc. (FCE, Danbury, CT) is the recipient of the SBA's Tibbetts Award. This award is given annually to small firms, projects, organizations or individuals judged to exemplify the best in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR).Under a SBIR program supported by the US Dept. of […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
FuelCell Energy to Design Direct Fuel Cell
FuelCell Energy Inc. (Danbury, CT) has been notified by the Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) that it has been selected to design, construct and operate a 250kW direct fuel cell at the Harrison Mining Corporation coal mine in Cadiz, OH, 50 miles west of Pittsburgh. Negotiations leading to a final award […]
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Automotive Electronics
H Power Unveils the Power Pem PS250 Fuel Cell System
H Power Corp. (Clifton, NJ) recently unveiled the Power Pem PS250, a new PEM fuel cell system. The system, rated at 250W, is available in both mobile and rack-mounted models. Intended for the small electric-vehicle market as a primary or fuel cell battery hybrid-power source, the Power Pem PS250 can also be used as a […]
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1.6KCommunications PowerCompaq Computer Unveils the New UPS R3000 XR
Compaq Computer Corp. (Houston, TX) recently unveiled the Compaq UPS R3000 XR, which they claim to be the power industry's smallest and...
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Communications Power
Eltek and Power Conversion Products Sign Merger Agreement
Eltek (Drammen, Norway) and Power Conversion Products (PCP, Crystal Lake, IL) recently signed a merger agreement to create a company capable of competing in the global telecom power systems industry.The merger, structured by Eltek, issued shares in exchange for 100 percent of the shares in PCP. The issued shares will give the current owners of […]
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Power Quality Protection
American Superconductor Completes Construction of World's First HTS Power Cable for a Utility Grid
American Superconductor Corp. (Westborough, MA) announced that it has completed all of the high-temperature superconducting (HTS) wire needed to manufacture what it claims to be the world's first HTS power cable to be installed in a utility grid. Over 18 miles of HTS wire was manufactured and shipped to Pirelli Cables and Systems (Milan, Italy) […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Catalytica Reports Product Sales and Revenue Financial Results
Catalytica Inc. (Mountain View, CA) reported that net revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2000, decreased by 17.7 and 8.4 percent, respectively, when compared with the revenues in the same periods in 1999. Product sales decreased by 22.0 and 13.7 percent, respectively, during the three and six months ended June 30, […]
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Power Quality
CITEL Unveils New P8AX Line of Coaxial Protectors
CITEL Inc. (Miami, FL) has unveiled a new line of coaxial surge protectors for wireless systems, microwaves, radios, antennas, GPS and satellite systems. The P8AX coaxial protectors are available for any power from 1W to 1,000W and any frequency from dc up to 4Ghz. According to CITEL, they provide fast-acting protection against lightning surges and […]
