News
Active Power Providing Green Power Protection to Two Blue Chip Manufacturers
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-February 19, 2008 - Power outages that last for hours or even momentary interruptions lasting for fractions of a second can prove costly to industrial facilities. These types of disruptions can potentially damage sensitive manufacturing equipment and shut down mission critical operations, forcing labor to idle as equipment is reset and brought back online. Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) reports the "aggregate cost of power quality events is estimated at $300 million each year for continuous process manufacturers and represents a considerable opportunity for improved energy-management performance."
To protect their critical manufacturing processes, two blue chip industrial manufacturers have deployed Active Power's flywheel based uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems at their facilities, both based in Norman, Okla. Honeywell Building Solutions purchased the systems from Active Power and delivered them to both customers. Honeywell engineers also designed the layout at both facilities, ensuring a smooth process from concept to equipment acquisition to deployment.
One of the end users is a manufacturing and design company specializing in the machining and assembly of engine components for automotive and diesel manufacturers. The operator deployed an Active Power CleanSource(R) 600 UPS system at the facility. The other end user is a manufacturing company that provides electronic contract manufacturing services for mission and business critical solutions for a broad range of industries. Honeywell installed a CleanSource 1200 UPS system for this end user.
"These manufacturing facilities now benefit from an extremely power dense and rugged critical backup power systems," said Jim Clishem, president and CEO at Active Power. "Our CleanSource UPS systems are designed to operate in a wide ambient temperate range which is typical on a manufacturing floor with no degradation in service over its 20 year design life."
With its extremely high energy efficiency and proven reliability, Active Power has deployed more than 1,750 flywheels in systems with installations in more than 40 countries on six continents. Its industry leading energy efficiency has saved customers more than $40 million in energy costs while at the same time reducing CO2 emissions.
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 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, CleanSource and CoolAir are registered trademarks of Active Power, Inc. The Active Power logo is a trademark of Active Power, Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective companies.
Search Our News Using Google Search
Can't find what you want? Try using Google:
