Active Power Receives Order for Megawatt Class UPS System.Caterpillar Europe Operations Purchases Flywheel System AUSTIN, Texas -- Active Power, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ACPW ACPW Asymmetrical Coplanar Waveguide ACPW Advisory Committee of the Purity of Water (Australia) ), inventor and manufacturer of the most energy-efficient critical power systems in the world, today announced an order from its OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partner Caterpillar for its flywheel based 1000iZ 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) system, part of Active Power's Megawatt Class CleanSource[R] UPS systems. The 1000iZ will ship in fourth quarter 2008 with installation scheduled for October 2008. "The inherent features of Active Power's battery free UPS technology continues to resonate with operators who oversee mission critical facilities - as was the case here," said Jim Murphy  Please see the discussion on the . APAC Agricultural Policy Analysis Center APAC Asia and Pacific APAC Asian Pacific American Coalition APAC Adapted Physical Activity Council (American Alliance for Health) for Active Power. "Operators are turning to green solutions that provide an overall economic advantage. However, they don't want to have to pay substantial capital and operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales for a green product. Active Power's offering meets these demands." The 1000iZ is a customized system configuration based on Active Power's 1200 kVA UPS platform and is best-in-class at meeting high power needs, particularly for healthcare and data centre applications. In the case of healthcare, hospitals contain sensitive medical equipment that if affected by a power disturbance can have serious implications to patients. These critical loads A critical load is defined as ”A quantitative estimate of an exposure to one or more pollutants below which significant harmful effects on specified sensitive elements of the environment do not occur according to present knowledge” (Nilsson and Grennfelt 1988) require reliable, predictable power protection. Based on a recent study by Mass. based MTechnology, Inc., Active Power's flywheel based UPS system is seven times less likely to fail as compared to a double conversion UPS system with batteries. The system also has a 20 year design life with no degradation in service versus a conventional battery system which typically has to be replaced every three to five years. About Active Power Active Power (NASDAQ: ACPW) provides efficient, reliable and green critical power solutions and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems to enable business continuity in the event of power disturbances. Founded in 1992, Active Power's flywheel-based UPS systems protect critical operations in data centers, healthcare facilities, manufacturing plants, broadcast stations and governmental agencies in more than 40 countries. Active Power also offers CoolAir, the only solution that provides both 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. and backup cooling. With expert power system engineers and worldwide services and support, Active Power ensures organizations have the power to perform. For more information, please visit www.activepower.com. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. 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. Specific risks include delays in new product development, product performance and quality issues and the acceptance of our current and new products by the power quality market. 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. Active Power, the Active Power logo, and CleanSource are registered trademarks of, and CoolAir is a trademark of Active Power, Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective companies. |
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