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March 2006

Restored NIFE Batteries from Saft Help Return Steam Driven Water Pumping Plant to its Heyday
Industrial nickel-cadmium batteries uncovered in the engine house of an old steam-powered water pumping plant have been restored to full working order with the assistance of Saft and battery specialists, C E Colemans (North Shields) Ltd. Saft owns the historic British Nife brand. The discovery of the batteries in the shadow of a giant steam engine set in motion a restoration project that has brought the 45-year old batteries back to life. The renewal has contributed to the authenticity of the engine plant which is open to the public as a museum.

The giant steam engines at Kempton Great Engines near Twickenham date from the early years of the last century. The two triple expansion, 1000 hp reciprocating engines are over 62 ft high, 45 ft long (18.9 m x 13.7 m) and each weighs 800 tons. Their cylinders (high, intermediate and low pressures) have diameters from 29 ins to 86 ins (73.6 cm - 218.4 cm) and the two flywheels are a massive 17 ft (5.2 m) diameter.

One of the original engines is now fully working thanks to the efforts of a team of dedicated volunteers.

The priority was to restore the engine to working order but once attention was drawn to the battery and its charger unit, the hunt was on to find out more and begin the restoration process. An internet search led the volunteer engineers to Saft were their enquiries sparked a great deal of interest and support.

With the assistance of Saft and Colemans of North Shields, the 84-cell, 110 volt battery, contained in 12 wooden crates, has been restored to full working status. Initially, the Kempton team knew nothing more about the battery than the label told them, namely: this is a NIFE nickel cadmium alkaline battery unit, rated for 32.5 Ah for seven hours with a normal charge rate of 6.5 amp. When discovered the overall open circuit voltage was only about 5 V.

The original charger was still in place. This was powered by the former pump station mains supply at 200 v DC. As this supply is not readily available Saft arranged for a new 240 v AC charger to be manufactured by Jenelec, and this has been neatly installed within the original cabinet. Despite the fact that the NIFE batteries had not been used for 25 years or more, after an initial cleanup, the cells were able to retain a charge.

What was the battery used for? The main theory is that it provided power backup in case of a power cut, probably for the instruments that monitored the chlorine house. The restoration work is now complete thanks to Saft, Colemans and Jenelec and the battery is about to be connected and put into service. It is most likely to be used to provide back-up lighting for the engine house. It is estimated that they could provide up to 3 hours emergency lighting.

The batteries have been restored as closely as possible to their original condition with very few new components. The only changes that have been made have been to conform to modern safety requirements.

The Kempton Great Engines Trust was formed in 1996 to create a museum at the Water Treatment Works at Kempton Park, near Twickenham. The Trust has a 99 year lease on the site and a team of volunteers is restoring the plant to its original condition. The site is open to the public and regular steaming weekends are held. Further information can be found at www.kemptonsteam.org.

Saft (Saft: Euronext) is a world specialist in the design and manufacture of high-tech batteries for industry. Saft batteries are used in high performance applications such as industrial infrastructure and processes, transportation, space and defence. Saft is aleading manufacturer of nickelcadmium batteries for industrial applications and of primary lithium batteries for a wide range of end markets. For more information, visit Saft at www.saftbatteries.com.

Tadiran Batteries to Supply US$30 Million in Lithium Batteries to Neptune Technology for Water Meter Use
Tadiran Batteries Ltd has been awarded a four year US $30 million letter of intent for the supply of lithium batteries from a US based company, Neptune Technology Group Inc., one of the world's leading manufacturers of Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) devices for water utilities. The AMR market is growing at 15% - 20% annually.

Tadiran Batteries' PulsesPlus battery is a proven system consisting of Tadiran's lithium thionyl chloride batteries combined with a technology Hybrid Layer Capacitor (HLC). This newly developed technology is capable of supplying high energy density and high operating voltage under high pulse discharge currents.

The PulsesPlus batteries have a very wide operating temperature range of -40°C to +85°C and a very low self discharge rate ( less than 0.5% per year).The battery can provide 10 to 20 years of operating life under extreme conditions with maximum safety.

These unique charactaristics make PulsesPlus batteries suitable for demanding applications such as water and gas meters, AMR, toll tags, medical equipment, emergency locating and tracking systems as well as military applications.

Igal Carmi, CEO of Tadiran Batteries, said that the order received is in addition to Neptune's previous PulsesPlus order of $5 million. Carmi added that Tadiran's lithium batteries have great business potential in the global AMR market which is valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
Contact Tadiran Batteries at www.tadiranbat.com.

Vendors of Distributed Control Systems Must Venture into Untapped Segments to Boost Revenues
Increased use of Distributed Control Systems has helped end-users in the market improve process quality and reduce the downtime and life cycle costs, eventually boosting revenues. Greater investments and favorable workforce-related conditions in China and India are also fueling this growth.
Developed economies such as the United States, certain parts of Western Europe and Japan are tapping the retrofit and service-oriented areas of the DCS markets.

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (www.industrialautomation.frost.com), World Distributed Control Systems Markets, reveals that revenue in these markets totaled $9.56 billion in 2004 and projects to reach $12.40 billion in 2011.

"The growth in the oil and gas verticals along with the development of the pharmaceutical and chemicals segment is also driving the DCS markets," adds Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Arunkumar J. "DCS companies must capitalize on this momentum and target new areas such as food and beverage and water and wastewater where their presence is not yet substantial."

For capturing the already installed bases, they can provide competitive prices and go for extensive promotional activities.

Market participants seeking higher growth margins need to spend heavily on the development of sales and service teams. However, they should ensure that these expansion costs do not outweigh the benefits derived from these markets from such investments.

"A key concern for DCS sellers is the decreasing differentiation between their products and programmable logic controller (PLC) systems in terms of both technology and marketing strategies," notes Arunkumar. "As a result, companies target projects traditionally in the PLC domain, and vice versa."

DCS manufacturers also need to overcome increasing competition from supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems that interlink PLCs or remote terminal units (RTUs) through a communication network and central processor.

This substitute technology, priced lower than the DCS, is gaining popularity. To counter this disadvantage, DCS enterprises must accentuate on features such as simplicity in programming and reduction of overall life cycle expenditure.

Further, DCS companies can project their products as ideal solutions for providing overall control over process automation from production inputs to output logistics, and field-level production management. These systems integrate with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, management execution systems (MES), and field-level PLC systems to provide a sole unified architecture.

DCS is also perfectly suited for handling mission-critical applications with a number of inputs, thus offering an integrated solution. They offer an all-encompassing vision to use common open-systems and protocol standards (Ethernet, foundation field bus, profibus, device net and HART, to name a few) and act as an advanced graphical user interface with pre-designed control screens for operator workstations, including human-machine interfaces.

Contact Frost & Sullivan at www.industrialautomation.frost.com.

Advanced Control Systems Supplies Substation Systems for Oklahoma Gas & Electric
Advanced Control Systems (ACS) will provide 10 substation integration/automation systems for Oklahoma Gas & Electric Services (OG&E). Since 2002, Advanced Control Systems has successfully delivered more than five-dozen systems to OG&E, supporting a wide range of requirements.

OG&E selected Advanced Control Systems due to their advanced technology offering, rapid delivery capabilities, and competitive pricing. Scott Milanowski, (Senior Project Leader/Technology Transfer, Electric Services) at OG&E stated, "Advanced Control Systems has proven to us that they are committed to meeting the long-term system needs here at OG&E. Their solution provided a migration path to upgrade our substation automation systems while providing significant savings in installation labor over conventional replacement methods."

Each OG&E project uses ACS substation systems configured for specific requirements, but all of them employ the ACS upgrade strategy of enhancing substations with powerful intelligence, while maintaining in-place wiring and terminations. Labor savings alone make this an attractive path for utilities that want to augment substation capabilities without incurring substantial manpower expenses. Thanks to this proven approach, OG&E Electric Services is replacing older Siemens/Landis & Gyr and General Electric/Harris systems with solutions from Advanced Control Systems.

Chuck Newton, president and CEO of research advisory firm Newton-Evans remarked, "In following the market for many years, I've known Advanced Control Systems to be a consistently reliable partner to its customers. It's good to see an industry leader in many categories -- like ACS -- making a deliberate move into the investor-owned market and delivering for a leader like Oklahoma Gas & Electric."
Contact Advanced Control Systems at www.acsatlanta.com.

Gems Sensors Acquires Senstronics Ltd.
Gems Sensors, a division of Danaher Sensors and Controls, has released information of its joint venture acquisition of Senstronics Ltd., a manufacturer of high performance sputtered thin film pressure transducers based in the United Kingdom. Senstronics' manufacturing and operations will remain as a separate entity in Newton Aycliffe, UK under the JV.

"The Senstronics product line gives us a sputtered thin film pressure transducer with exceptional performance and accuracy at prices that compete with lower performing technologies. This will provide our OEM customers with the best of both worlds, performance and price," said Steve Breitzka, President, Danaher Sensors and Controls. "The Senstronics product is ideally designed for OEM applications in hydraulics, compressor, medical and other industrial applications where Gems Sensors serve with its current sensing portfolios."

Contact Gems Sensors at www.gemssensors.com.

Diverse Networks, Inc. Signs Master Services Agreement With Camvera Networks, Inc.
The Jackson Rivers Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Diverse Networks, Inc., has signed a Master Services Agreement (MSA) with Camvera Networks, Inc., an established provider of wireless data services to municipalities and utility markets in the Southern United States. Under the terms of the agreement Diverse will provide Camvera with network management and operational support services associated with the building and operation of the wireless networks.

Camvera designs, engineers, installs and supports state-of-the-art Non- Line-of-Sight fixed wireless broadband systems primarily for small municipalities, utility companies, and ISPs in under-served rural markets throughout the United States. The typical coverage "footprint" often exceeds 300 square miles and integrates effectively with current fiber optic networks. To date, Camvera has installed over 12 networks primarily in the southern regions of the United States.

Diverse Networks, Inc. intends to support Camvera's operations through one of the hardened Network Operations Centers (NOC) at its Houston facility. Diverse originally built these facilities to manage and operate networks for Palm.net and OmniSky and has more recently used the operation centers to provide services for other wireless network providers. The NOC also serves as the host and management center for Diverse's M2M platform.

Contact Diverse Networks, Inc. at www.diversenet.com.

Schweitzer Releases QuickSet Software
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. has released the AcSELerator QuickSet SEL-5030 software, and the QuickSet Designer SEL-5031 software.

The SEL-5030 software allows the user to set and commission relays. The software package enables the user to create, edit, store, and transfer SEL equipment settings, develop programmable logic offline, build SELogic control equations using graphical or text editors, and automatically create SELogic control equation text strings from drag and drop graphical logic elements. It allows the user to transfer settings to and from SEL devices, test and commission installations with display of live relay measurement and status data, and to use the configurable HMI to obtain pertinent relay data locally or from a remote location. The PC serial port connects to an SEL device directly or with a modem, or uses the PC Ethernet with the SEL's built-in Ethernet port. The SEL-5030 will analyze fault records and relay element response using Event Waveform Viewer, convert relay event reports to oscillography with time-coordinated element assertion and phasor/sequence element diagrams.

The QuickSet SEL-5031 Software allows the user to design Templates to create custom views of settings. The templates will lock settings to match user standards or lock and hide the settings that aren't used.

Applications of the software include protecting a line of motors or a line of transformers, protecting and automating a feeder network, and applying distance protection.

An upgrade subscription entitles users to all new versions of the software for the term of your upgrade subscription. Minor and major software upgrades are included. AS SEL adds new features, the subscriber will automatically receive the new software.

Contact Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories at www.selinc.com.

Latest Enhancements for Allen-Bradley SLC 500-Series Controllers
Rockwell Automation has added enhancements to its Allen-Bradley SLC 500-Series controllers that help improve messaging performance over CIP-based networks and support higher levels of security in control system programming. By leveraging these enhancements, customers can increase operational flexibility, improve security of their controllers, and simplify their programming and configuration efforts. These features are available in Allen-Bradley SLC 5/03, 5/04, and 5/05 controllers with Series C, Version FRN-10 firmware, and require Rockwell Software RSLogix 500 software (version 7.10 or higher) for programming and configuration.

New instruction updates to SLC 5/03, 5/04 and 5/05 controllers allow generic Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) commands to be initiated in devices, such as drives, that communicate on EtherNet/IP, ControlNet and DeviceNet networks. The instructions greatly simplify the programming, configuring, monitoring and troubleshooting of explicit messages on ControlNet and DeviceNet.

Users of SLC 5/05 controllers can now leverage the new explicit message capability on an EtherNet/IP network. This capability is implemented through the processor's Channel One Ethernet port and allows generic CIP commands to be initiated to Allen-Bradley EtherNet/IP devices and third party EtherNet/IP devices. The new instructions also help explain how data may be sent and received on an as-needed basis to minimize network traffic.

The new firmware release for the SLC 5/03, 5/04 and 5/05 processors includes a secured processor capability through Rockwell Software RSAssetSecurity. Using the RSAssetSecurity service of the Rockwell Software FactoryTalk suite of production and performance management software, the RSLogix 500 programming software can configure a processor to be more secured against unauthorized access. Once secured, only users authorized by RSAssetSecurity will be able to upload or download this processor.

The new Read Program Checksum (RPC) instruction helps evaluate the checksum ID of a processor's ladder program and can be used within the user ladder logic to determine whether online edits have changed the program or can verify that the program in the memory module matches the program in the processor's Random Access Memory (RAM).

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) provides flexible IP address assignment for the SLC 5/05 processor Channel One Ethernet port in addition to the Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP). When the SLC 5/05 is configured for DHCP, it will broadcast a DHCP request at power-up requesting that an IP address be assigned to it. A DHCP server may assign any IP address from a pool of valid addresses.
Contact Allen-Bradley at www.ab.com.

Inductive Automation Introduces FactoryPMI, SCADA Server
The FactoryPMI industrial SCADA server from Inductive Automation enables launching HMI web based clients without the cost of individual client licenses or the need to physically install client software at each workstation.

Clients can be run as web-deployed applications or as applets inside of a browser window. Unparalleled accessibility of plant floor data by the people who need it, where they need it is now possible.
FactoryPMI offers support for Active Directory and is SQL database centric. Interfacing to virtually any SQL database in an enterprise can be accomplished in minutes.

FactoryPMI stands for "Plant Management Interface", a term that aptly describes the product's functionality, said company officials. FactoryPMI is sold by the server as an integrated package with a web-deployed development environment, gateway and unlimited data points, clients, screens and projects.

Contact Inductive Automation at www.inductiveautomation.com.

Echelon Introduces Advanced Residential Utility Meters
Echelon Corporation, a global networking company providing technology and solutions for controls, smart metering, and energy and environment management has introduced two new additions to its popular family of second-generation intelligent, communicating electricity meters for use with Echelon's Networked Energy Services (NES) advanced metering system. The new meters expand the reach of the NES system to include the ability to communicate with heat, water, and gas meters over the NES communications infrastructure as well as the ability to offer sophisticated prepaid service plans to customers.

The market for smart meters is estimated at nearly 1.28 billion units worldwide - 1 billion of which are outside the North American market. The new meters include a built-in Meter-Bus (M-Bus) interface (the European standard for connecting various consumption meters), making Echelon's NES System a leading candidate for the entire European and Asian automated meter management (AMM) and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) market. The NES system provides an open, bidirectional, and extensible infrastructure that enables a comprehensive range of utility applications that can bring benefits to every aspect of a utility's operation, from metering, to customer services, to distribution operations, to value-added services.

"Many European and Asian utilities provide multiple services to their customers, for example both electricity and heat, or electricity and gas," said Jeff Johnson, Director of NES Product Management. "This means that the utility has multiple meters at the customer site, typically all near one another.

With our new single and poly phase meters, we enable utilities to easily connect additional meters to the electricity meter and, through the NES advanced metering infrastructure, remotely monitor and manage these meters. The net result is lower operating cost for the utility and better service to their customers."
The inclusion of the M-Bus interface, a wired interface popular in heat, water, and gas meters, enables the NES meters to act as an "M-Bus master" for up to four attached M-Bus devices, allowing these devices to report alarms and be read over the network on schedule or on demand, and to be profiled over time.

The new meters also include an advanced set of features designed to enable utilities to offer prepaid tariff plans to their customers. Built-in prepayment features include an audible low-credit alarm, time-of-use reporting, and configurable emergency credit levels. Prepayment meters are ideal for consumers looking to manage their energy expenses. Traditionally, prepayment plans have required dedicated prepayment meters and dedicated prepayment infrastructure. With the NES system, any meter can be remotely converted into or out of acting as a prepayment meter, eliminating the need for dedicated infrastructure and meters, and the cost and consumer inconvenience associated with a service visit to change out the meter. This makes prepay features more available to consumers and lower cost and more flexible for utilities.

In addition, as with all NES meters, Echelon's new meters enable a comprehensive set of energy services, including: two-way automated meter reading; multi-tiered billing; time-of-use and real-time pricing; remote electrical disconnect and reconnect; distribution system asset optimization; electricity outage detection and restoration management; blackout and brownout elimination; comprehensive revenue protection; real-time direct load control; power quality measurement; and extensive tamper detection features. Taken as a whole, this set of features yields significant installation, operational, and life-cycle cost savings-with a typical payback period of two to five years for most utilities.

Contact www.echelon.com.

Pacific Crest Corporation Announces New EDL II Feature
Pacific Crest Corporation, a manufacturer of wireless communication equipment designed for position centric and environmental applications, will release all new versions of its EDL II in 20 MHz splits.
This bandwidth consolidation improves the user's flexibility to select from a smaller pool of radio products that cover a larger range of frequencies and countries. The 20 MHz splits will directly benefit customers by simplifying their ordering, logistics, and inventory processes and procedures.

Contact Pacfic Crest www.paccrst.com.

MDS iNET-II Provides Long-range, Industrial Performance
The MDS iNET-II from Microwave Data Systems provides a transmission rate of up to one megabit and provides excellent receiver sensitivity translating into significantly longer range than traditional wireless LAN devices. The megabit speed makes the iNET-II ideal for fixed applications where higher bandwidth is necessary, such as a video transmission from on-site surveillance cameras.

This new FCC-approved radio includes the MDS Security Suite with AES-128 bit encryption and RADIUS authentication, which provide enhanced security and authentication. This is in addition to the physical layer protection provided by using the 900 MHz radio.

"The iNET-II raises the bar in industrial radios by doubling the speed of our best-selling iNET radios," said MDS Networking Product Manager Arturo Herrera. "It is not only a faster radio, but it now incorporates AES-128 bit encryption in addition to the already strong cyber security offered in other MDS networking radios, such as the iNET and the entraNET."

The iNET-II's industrial features enable it to deliver under the harshest of environments. Because of its narrow radio channel and its frequency hopping agility, it is better prepared to survive in environments most commercial-grade radios cannot tolerate.

Contact Microwave Data Systems at www.microwavedata.com.

LTN UPS System Designed for Indoor and Outdoor Use
Controlled Power Company has released the LTN Series UPS, which can be used for both indoor and outdoor security systems. The LTN for indoor use is available in a NEMA2 rating while the NEMA 3R & NEMA 3RX configurations are designed for outdoor applications. The LTN Series delivers 700VA to 2.1kVA.

The ferro-resonant transformer remains in the power circuit 100 percent of the time to correct for bad power. Since the transformer is designed to pass only 60 cycles, the power distortion of other frequencies will not be present in the output. The LTN corrects for bad input voltage waveforms with distortion levels as high as 40 percent, and it preserves battery power for outages only.

The LTN regulates voltage by incorporating the ferro-resonant transformer that produces a steady output voltage over a wide range of input voltages. Even in severe brownout conditions, the LTN delivers regulated voltage to within ±3 percent without using battery power.

Using Fuzzy Battery Logic, the LTN can maintain normal operation down to -40 percent of the input voltage, thus conserving battery use. The LTN maintains a stable operating temperature within the cabinet so that the battery life lasts longer in harsh outdoor conditions.

Model features include: continuous sinewave output, output voltage regulation, integral status and alarm panel, remote communications via alarm signals or RS232, integral battery options, front-access design, and it can be wall or floor-mounted. Optional output circuit breakers are available along with a remote status panel, an accelerated battery charger, and an automatic phone dialer.

Contact Controlled Power Company at www.controlledpwr.com.

New Rental Unit From Kohler Offers Increased Power In Compact Package
Kohler Power Systems and Kohler Rental Power has developed a new trailer-mounted, diesel generator rated at 60 kilowatts - a powerful, packaged genset with smaller overall dimensions compared to competitive units.

This mobilized power source provides users a cost-effective alternative to permanently installed generators because these units can be rapidly deployed to service other areas in a region where the potential for power outages may be high. Potential applications could include telecom sites, gas stations, small retail stores, construction sites, disaster recovery and relief sites. Many of the leading cellular providers have turned to Kohler Power Systems for similar towable units because of the flexibility they offer within the field, the superior transient performance of the KOHLER Fast-Response III alternator, and the low sound levels.

The unit features a 200-gallon polymer fuel tank, which reduces the overall weight and makes for easier transport. The 200-gallon capacity fuel tank provides 40 hours of fuel for the 60kW unit when operated at full-rated load. The added capacity extends the run time during emergencies and reduces costly and timely re-fueling charges.

"What makes them unique is they can be at one location, providing the same amount of back-up power as a permanently installed unit until the utility power source has been restored. Then, within hours, they're disconnected and transported to another location that needs power. It's truly power on demand," said Anne Feudner, product manager-Kohler Rental Power.

The new KOHLER 60 KRP unit was designed to be flexible for a variety of applications. It features a three-way voltage selector switch for operation at 277/480 volt three phase; 120/208 volt three phase or 120/240 volt single phase - all at 60 Hz. The voltage selection switch allows for easy and rapid change depending on specific site requirements. The units come standard with readily accessible convenient and safe main output lugs for quick connection in the field.

The KOHLER 60 KRP features an externally mounted KOHLER KPC 1000 controller which provides advanced control, system monitoring, and system diagnostics for optimum performance. The generator set controller provides complete compatibility with selected engine Electronic Control Module (ECM) and non-ECM equipped generator set engines.

The 60 kilowatt trailer-mounted unit is powered by a John Deere engine that is certified by the Environmental Protection Agency to conform to Tier 2 non-road emissions regulations. The generator package features a sound-attenuated housing that keeps noise levels to an industry low 65 d(B)A. The exhaust system also meets U.S. Forestry Services spark arrestor requirements. Such applications could include offshore well drilling and government projects.

Contact Kohler at www.kohler.com.

Converters Offer Choice of Inputs and Packaging/Mounting
Schaefer, Inc. has introduced the CH / CP / BP200 Series of 150W DC/DC Converters, AC/DC Power Factor Corrected Converters and Power Factor Corrected Battery Chargers.

The CH200 DC/DC Series boasts 5 DC input ranges of 18-36, 36-75, 45-90, 80-160, 160-320V with 10 single output voltages ranging from 5VDC to 220VDC. The CP200 AC/DC Series offers the same range of output voltages from a power factor corrected 100-240VAC input. The BP200 Series of Battery Charges provides output voltages ranging from 12VDC to 290VDC. Requests for custom output voltages are easily accommodated.

Efficiencies range from80-91% and all models feature tight line and load regulation. Comprehensive vervoltage and overload protection circuitry is standard, with options available for DC input reverse polarity protection, redundant operation, DC ok signaling and temperature compensated charging voltage.

Units utilize industrial grade components, achieving an operating temperature range of -20 to +75C. Extended temperature to -40C is optional. EN55022 Class B EMI is specified, as well as Immunity to EN61000-4-2, EN61000-4-4 and EN61000-4-5 Level 3 standards.

Compact in size (as small as 6.61" x 2.83" x 4.29") this Series offers three mechanical configurations of either a 19" Eurocassette mounting, chassis mount package or a DIN rail mount package, making them ideal for a variety of applications including locomotive controls and communications equipment, telecommunication systems, process control systems, and power stations.
Pricing is $384 at 100 pieces and delivery ranges from 5-8 weeks ARO.

Contact Shcaefer at www.schaeferpower.com.

Pentadyne Signs Exclusive Supply Agreement with Beaver Aerospace for Flywheel Program
Pentadyne Power Corporation, a maker of advanced flywheel power systems for protecting critical applications, has received a $725,000 follow-on order from Beaver Aerospace & Defense, Inc. for its advanced flywheel power systems. This DX-A2 rated order is certified for National Defense Use and is part of an existing contract to supply over 500 flywheel systems to the defense contractor during the next few years. In addition, Pentadyne will become the exclusive supplier of flywheel power systems for this Homeland Security program.

The Pentadyne VSS+DC is an advanced DC flywheel power system that provides a stable, reliable, low maintenance, extended-life DC voltage source for critical power applications. The VSS+DC, which can be seamlessly paralleled for higher power requirements, can completely eliminate the need for maintenance-laden batteries in Uninterruptible Power System (UPS) applications by providing sufficient ride-through for short duration power outages or until a standby engine-generator can come on line.

"Pentadyne worked with us to provide an energy storage solution, which combined ultra high reliability and a small footprint with the ability to recycle energy," stated Fred McCrory, vice president of operations at Beaver Aerospace and Defense. "Our multi-unit trials over the past two years have confirmed the performance characteristics of the flywheel. We are very pleased with the performance of the Pentadyne product."

"We are very proud to showcase our flywheel product in such a challenging, energy recycling application," said Flint Craig, president and CEO of Pentadyne Power Corporation. "This program is an excellent complement to our core business in Uninterruptible Power Systems and opens the door to future opportunities in energy recycling applications."

Contact Pentadyne at www.pentadyne.com.

Hydrogenics Delivers Fuel Cell Backup Power Generator to Bell Canada Telecommunication Site
Hydrogenics Corporation has provided a hydrogen fuel cell backup power generator at a Bell Canada telecommunication site in Burlington, Ontario.

The backup power generator, developed in collaboration with Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), uses Hydrogenics' 8 kW HyPM XR fuel cell power module. This project, announced in 2005 as part of Toronto's Hydrogen Village initiative, was made possible through an investment from the Government of Canada's 'Hydrogen Early Adopters' program (h2EA).

"Our fuel cell power offerings, all based on Hydrogenics' reliable and versatile HyPM fuel cell power module, are creating strong value propositions to backup power users," said Pierre Rivard, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hydrogenics. "This applies to both DC power markets, such as telecommunications, and AC power markets, such as critical data centers. With competitive attributes that include scalable power range, compactness and hybrid architecture, our backup power products give us confidence that Hydrogenics will attract an increasing number of early-adopting customers in these markets."

Until now telecommunication providers have been forced to rely on a cumbersome combination of batteries and diesel generators for their backup power. A hydrogen fuel cell powered backup power system provides the industry with a new option to ensure power reliability. Because the fuel cell generator runs as long as there is hydrogen fuel available, when extended backup power is specified, all that is required is more hydrogen storage. This scalability also applies to the fuel cell component itself, a second power module can easily be added to the system to double the power output.

As disclosed previously, Hydrogenics has also been contracted to supply a similar DC backup power system to a leading US telecommunications carrier for a pilot project. This telecom unit is scheduled for delivery later this quarter.

Contact Hydrogenics at www.hydrogenics.com.

April 5-7 - ISC West, Las Vegas, NV. Contact www.iscwest.com

April 5-7 - CTIA Wireless 2006, Las Vegas, Nev. Contact www.ctiawireless.com

April 5-7 - Tower Technology Summit, Las Vegas, Nev. Contact www.TowerSummit.com

April 11-12 - Advancements in Battery Technology & Power Management, Chicago, Ill. Contact www.batterypoweronline.com

April 19-21 - Entelec, Houston, Texas. Contact www.entelec.org

April 22-27 - NAB 2006, Las Vegas, Nev. Contact www.nabshow.com

April 23 -27 - Metering and Billing/CIS America 2006, Atlanta, GA, USA. Contact www.metering.com/events/mam2006.

November 9-10 - Remote Monitoring & Networking 2006, Long Beach, CA.
Contact www.remotemagazine.com/rem_conf_index.htm.

November 9-10 - Onsite Power 2006, Long Beach, CA.
Contact www.remotemagazine.com/rem_conf_index.htm.

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