Active Power's CleanSource to Protect State-of-the-Art Wafer Fab; 51 CleanSource Units to Protect 10 Megawatt STMicroelectronics Facility.Business Editors AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 2000 Active Power, Inc. (Nasdaq:ACPW ACPW Asymmetrical Coplanar Waveguide ACPW Advisory Committee of the Purity of Water (Australia) ) of Austin, Texas, a developer and manufacturer of battery-free power quality solutions, today announced it has received an order for fifty-one 240 kilowatt kilowatt: see watt. (kW) flywheel systems valued at more than $1.4 million from Bergerat Monnoyeur Travaux Publics (BME BME abbr. 1. Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering 2. Bachelor of Mining Engineering 3. Bachelor of Music Education ), a Caterpillar dealer in France. These flywheel energy storage Flywheel Energy Storage (FES) works by accelerating a rotor (flywheel) to a very high speed and maintaining the energy in the system as rotational energy. The energy is converted back by slowing down the flywheel. systems will be used to backup the STMicroelectronics wafer fab in Rousset, France and are being delivered during the next two quarters. "We chose Active Power flywheel systems for their track record of reliable service in similar applications and cost effectiveness," said M. Alain Chabod, Manager, Electrical Maintenance Department for the STMicroelectronics Rousset plant. "Our state-of-the-art .018 micron wafer fab facility requires perfect electric power for optimal product quality and plant productivity. The Active Power flywheel energy storage system gives us reliable backup power An additional power source that can be used in the event of power failure. See UPS and backup.  A Half Minute of Backup This roomful of lead acid batteries stands ready to drain itself entirely in less than a minute. without consuming costly facilities space." "This multi-unit order for this critical application at STMicroelectronics is a testament to the reliability of our CleanSource(TM) DC product," adds Joe Pinkerton, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Active Power (www.activepower.com). "With more than 350,000 hours of successful operation, the CleanSource DC has proven its reliability in both industrial as well as Internet data center facilities." The CleanSource DC systems will be combined with power electronics supplied by MGE Mge Mycoplasma Genitalium MGE Minneapolis Grain Exchange MGE Madison Gas and Electric Company MGE Mobile Genetic Elements MGE Maintenance Ground Equipment MGE Microstation Graphics Environment MGE Modern Gun Effectiveness Model MGE Modular Gis Environment UPS systems to protect four 2,500 kilo-volt-amps (kVA) transformers that feed power to the STMicroelectronics advanced semiconductor facility in Rousset, France. About Active Power Active Power designs, manufactures and markets power quality products that provide the consistent, reliable electric power required by today's digital economy. Targeting a large segment of the $11 billion power quality market, Active Power's battery-free power quality solutions eliminate power disturbances, which cost U.S. industry $30 billion annually in lost data and productivity. (Source: Electric Power Research Institute, 1999). Active Power is the first company to commercialize a flywheel energy storage system that provides a highly reliable, low-cost and non-toxic replacement for lead-acid batteries used in conventional power quality installations. Leveraging its expertise in flywheel technology, and by partnering with Caterpillar Inc., the company has also developed a battery-free uninterruptible power supply See UPS. (hardware) Uninterruptible Power Supply - (UPS) A battery powered power supply unit that is guaranteed to provide power to a computer in the event of interruptions in the incoming mains electrical power. (UPS), which is marketed under the Caterpillar brand name. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Provision Any forward looking statements and all other statements that may be made in this news release that are not historical facts are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. Please refer to Active Power filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for more information on the risk factors that could cause actual results to differ. CleanSource is a trademark of Active Power, Inc. |
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