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Communications Power
American Electric Power Announces Creation of New Organization
American Electric Power (AEP, Columbus, Ohio) has announced the creation of a new organization that will allow the company to take a leadership role in the development and commercialization of new and emerging renewable energy options and power generation technologies.Martin L. Mearhoff has been named vice president of renewable energy and advanced technologies. He will […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Plug Power Inc. Hires Mark Sperry as Chief Marketing Officer
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) has hired Mark Sperry as its chief marketing officer, and reorganized its technology development as it loses William Acker as vice president.Sperry formerly served as Xerox Corp.'s (Stamford, CT) vice president and general manager for the production color business within the North American Solutions Group. Plug Power's research and advanced […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Beacon Power Corp. Signs Agreement with Cox Communications
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) has announced that its spin-off affiliate Beacon Power Corp. (Woburn, MA) has signed an agreement with Cox Communications (Atlanta, GA) to install Beacon's flywheel energy storage system to support the backup power needs of Cox's advanced cable networks."There is a growing recognition of the benefits of flywheels over batteries in […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
FuelCell Energy Successfully Completes Operation of Danbury-Based Direct FuelCell Plant
FuelCell Energy Inc. (FCE, Danbury, CT) announced it has completed the successful operation of the 250kW Direct FuelCell (DFC) power plant at its Danbury facility. FCE claims that the grid-connected power plant has met or exceeded its program goals and will be taken off-line on June 30, 2000. The fuel cell module will be disassembled […]
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Communications Power
Pulizzi Engineering Releases New TPC981 Power-Distribution Systems
Pulizzi Engineering Inc. (Santa Ana, CA) announced the release of USL/CNL Listed Accessory Power Distribution Systems, Models TPC981-2615, TPC981-2617, TPC981-2626 and T9092B-CB-2618. All four models are 1U high by 19" rack-mounted, and incorporate listed main disconnect breakers. They are rated at 240Vac per 16A full-load except for the TPC981-2626, which is rated for 240Vac per […]
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Power Quality
AVX Releases New TransGuard Series of Transient Voltage Suppressors
AVX Corp.'s (Myrtle Beach, SC) TransGuard Series of bi-directional transient voltage suppressors are suitable substitutes for TVS diodes, offering electronic circuit design engineers a reliable transient voltage-protection solution to densely packed circuit boards in next-generation products. The TransGuard Series 0402 chips are available in 5.6V, 9V, 14V and 18V, with a 50mJ energy rating, and […]
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Communications Power
MGE UPS Systems Introduces the Pulsar Esprit and Esprit Power Cluster
MGE UPS Systems (Costa Mesa, CA) has introduced its Pulsar Esprit single UPS and Esprit Power Cluster redundant UPSs, a new development in high-availability power protection The Pulsar Esprit Series models offer an optimized combination of availability and reliability required by demanding users in telecommunications, broadcasting, the Internet, industrial automation and building automation. The Pulsar […]
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Power Components
American Superconductor Acquires Integrated Electronics
American Superconductor (Westborough, MA) has acquired the assets of Integrated Electronics LLC (Milwaukee, WI) in exchange for shares of American Superconductor private stock and cash valued in aggregate at approximately $2.0 million. Integrated Electronics designs, develops and manufactures power electronic converters that utilize state-of-the-art power semiconductors.Integrated Electronics has been one of American's co-developers and suppliers […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Plug Power Signs Agreement with Englehard for Development and Supply of Catalysts
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) has signed agreements with Engelhard Corp. (Iselin, NJ) for development and supply of advanced catalysts, which will be used to increase the overall performance and efficiency of Plug Power's fuel processor.As part of the agreement, over the next three years, Plug Power will contribute $10.0 million to fund Engelhard's development […]
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Power Quality Protection
Silicon Energy Acquires SRC Systems
Silicon Energy (Alameda, CA) announced the acquisition of SRC Systems Inc. (Berkeley, CA). The acquisition of SRC adds more in-depth energy accounting and analysis capabilities to Silicon Energy's EEM software suite, which allows companies to manage their energy use in real-time through an integrated and open, Web-based system.SRC provides services, using its accounting and energy-analysis […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Acumentrics Corp. Announces the Addition of Eight New Fuel Cell Scientists to the Company
Acumentrics Corp. (Westwood, MA) has announced that Nigel Sammes, Ph.D., and seven solid oxide fuel cell scientists and engineers from the University of Waikato in New Zealand have joined the company. Dr. Sammes and his team's research began nine years ago and has yielded a unique and proprietary small tubular fuel cell design that circumvents […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
FuelCell Energy Receives Commitment from Marubeni Corp.
FuelCell Energy Inc. (Danbury, CT) received a commitment from the Marubeni Corp. (Tokyo) to procure multiple fuel cell power plants based on the company's Direct FuelCell (DFC) technology. Under the contract, FuelCell Energy will deliver one 250kW DFC power plant in 2001, followed by four 250kW power plants or a MW-class plant. The contract's total […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
FuelCell Energy Begins Trading on Nasdaq
FuelCell Energy Inc. (Danbury, CT) began trading on the Nasdaq National Market on June 7, 2000, under the ticker symbol FCEL. The stock moves from the American Stock Exchange where it is traded under the symbol FCL.According to Jerry D. Leitman, FuelCell president and CEO, the move should provde shareholders and investors with greater visibility […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Douglas Battery Unveils Additions to Safeguard Premium Series of Standby Systems
Douglas Battery's (Winston-Salem, NC) Standby Systems division has unveiled three additions to its Safeguard Premium Series. The three new modular standby systems will offer 1,200Ah, 1,400Ah and 1,600Ah capacity. The new systems, which were revealed at Supercomm 2000, are designed as solutions for telecom, UPS and standby power system needs. Douglas Battery Standby Systems produces […]
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Power Quality Protection
APC Partners with LG&E Energy Corporation
American Power Conversion (APC; West Kingston, RI) announced that it is partnering with LG&E Energy Corp. (Louisville, KY) in an effort to increase power reliability and computer systems availability for LG&E Energy's residential commercial and industrial customers. As part of the agreement, LG&E Energy's two utilities, Louisville Gas & Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities (KU), […]
