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Batteries and Portable Power
Metallic Power Highlights Fuel-Cell-Based Portable Power Source Demonstration
Metallic Power (Carlsbad, CA) announced that it has successfully demonstrated what it claims is the world's first fuel-cell-based portable power source powered by a solid, safe and completely recyclable fuel. The company's latest version of its zinc-air fuel cell provides more than 1kWh of energy using a single, sealed, quick-change fuel cartridge containing zinc and […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Chugach Electric Association Establishes Fuel Cell System in Alaska
The US Postal Service and the Chugach Electric Association Inc. (Anchorage, AK), have established a fuel cell system that they claim is the largest commercial fuel cell system in the nation and is part of an electric utility's grid. In a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Anchorage Mail Processing Center, the 1MW fuel cell system was […]
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Power Quality Protection
SoftSwitching Technologies Appoints Vikram Budhraja to Board of Directors
SoftSwitching Technologies (Madison, WI) announced the appointment of Vikram S. Budhraja to its board of directors. Budhraja, president of Electric Power Group LLC, holds extensive senior executive experience in the electric power industry in the areas of operations, managing business units, strategy, industry restructuring, investments, technologies, start-ups, and venture capital. "Budhraja brings in-depth knowledge of […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Beacon Power Files Initial Public Offering of Common Shares
Beacon Power Corp. (Woburn, MA), a subsidiary of SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA), filed with regulators to seek as much as $115.0 million in an initial public offering. It did not say in a preliminary prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission how many shares it expects to offer or the expected initial price […]
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Power Quality Protection
EJ Bloom Associates Sponsors Modern Power Conversion Design Techniques Course
EJ Bloom Associates Inc. (San Rafael, CA) is again sponsoring two new presentations of the five-day power electronics course, Modern Power Conversion Design Techniques. Each course consists of three segments that have been revised and updated to include the latest industry information.One presentation will occur in Las Vegas, NV, at the Las Vegas Crowne Plaza […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Ballard Issues Second-Quarter Financial Results
Ballard Power Systems (Vancouver, BC) issued its report to shareholders, including financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2000. All amounts reported are in Canadian dollars. Revenues for the second quarter of 2000 were $4.3 million, compared to $4.5 million in the same period in 1999. Ballard's cash position was […]
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Communications Power
AstroPower Reports Expansion Plans
AstroPower Inc. (Newark, DE) reported an acceleration of its capacity expansion plans. "We continue to be capacity-constrained, in spite of more than tripling our manufacturing capacity over the past three years," said Allen M. Barnett, president and CEO of AstroPower. Mr. Barnett also stated, "At the time of our follow-on offering last fall, our plan […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Vanadium International Reports Fuel Cell Technology Advances
Vanadium International Inc. (Reno, NV) stated that recent technological advancements in fuel cell technology imply that vanadium battery systems are rapidly emerging as a potential alternative for everyday use and, if these systems are fully implemented, they could beneficially affect vanadium demand. Current fuel cell systems under development allow electricity to be stored in rechargeable […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
DCH Technology's Subsidiary Enable Fuel Cells to Begin Expansion Construction
DCH Technology Inc. (Valencia, CA), announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Enable Fuel Cells Corp. (Madison, WI), will soon begin construction of a 23,000ft square facility (specifically designed for rapid expansion to 80,000ft square) for their Enable fuel cell product family. The facility will be located on a five-acre site in Middleton, WI, and will […]
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Communications Power
Schaefer Announces New AI-150-24A DC/AC Inverter
Schaefer Inc. (Ashland, MA) announced it is offering the new AI-150-24A, a 150W modified sinewave output dc/ac inverter with battery charger. The inverter is available with an ac input of 120V and a battery input of 12V to 15V or 20V to 30V, producing an output of 110Vac at 150W. According to Schaefer, its small […]
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Communications Power
SatCon Technology Introduces the PowerGate Power-Conversion System
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) has released its PowerGate power-conversion system with GridLink utility grid interface for fuel-cell-distributed power-generation systems. The GridLink Interface allows fuel cells to operate just like plug-in appliances and will enable them to operate seamlessly in a grid-independent or grid-parallel mode. It will be sold as part of SatCon's PowerGate power-conversion […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
American Flywheel Systems Acquires Percentage of Trinity Flywheel Power
American Flywheel Systems Inc. (AFS, Seattle, WA) announced that it has acquired 58 percent of Trinity Flywheel Power (TFP, Livermore, CA) for an undisclosed price and has introduced new capital and management into the company. In addition, Trinity is now taking orders for up to 225kVA super-fast recharge UPS and ride-through systems, with deliveries commencing […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Plug Power Completes Distribution Agreement with GE Fuel Cell Systems; Reports Financial News
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) completed an amendment to its distribution agreement with GE Fuel Cell Systems (Schenectady, NY) that defines product specifications and delivery schedules for precommercial and commercial model introductions. The new agreement allows GE to extend the existing 10-year agreement by an additional five years. "We are pleased to have an agreement […]
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Power Quality Protection
Ameren Energy Launches Gibson City Project to Alleviate Power Constraints
The second of two 117MW units at Ameren Energy's (St. Louis, MO) Gibson City, IL, plant began commercial operation on July 31, 2000, adding additional generation into late summer for the Mid-America Interconnected Network (MAIN), which includes all of Illinois and parts of Wisconsin, Missouri and Michigan. The Gibson City project is expected to help […]
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Communications Power
Tripp Lite Is Official Power Protection Vendor of Microsoft Tech-Ed 2000 Latinoamérica
Tripp Lite (Chicago) announced its participation as the official power protection vendor of Microsoft Tech-Ed 2000 Latinoamérica. Tech-Ed Latinoamérica, Microsoft's definitive technical conference focusing on the complete computing solutions offered by Microsoft Technologies, will be held August 15 to 19 at the Moon Palace Resort in Cancun, Mexico. The year 2000 will mark the third […]
