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Active Power Inc. designs, manufactures, sells, and services flywheel-based uninterruptible power supply (UPS) products that use kinetic energy to provide short-term power as an alternative to conventional battery-based UPS products. The company also designs and manufactures modular devices that integrate critical power components into a pre-packaged, purpose built enclosure that can include Active Power’s UPS products as a component.[1] Active Power's products are often used in a number of industries including data centers, industrial/manufacturing, healthcare, transportation, broadcast, government, and casino/gaming due to the high reliability and long life cycle relative to alternative solutions. To date, Active Power has shipped more than 6,200 flywheels in UPS systems, delivering more than 1 gigawatt of critical backup power to customers in more than 50 countries around the world.[2]
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Company type | Privately Held |
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| Industry | Industrial Electrical Equipment |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Headquarters | 2128 W Braker Lane, BK 12 Austin, Texas 78758 |
Key people | Jack Pearce (CEO) |
| Products |
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Number of employees | 100 |
| Parent | Langley Holdings |
| Website | activepower |
History
edit1992–2000
edit- Active Power was founded in 1992 as Magnetic Bearing Technologies, Inc., where the company manufactured magnetic bearings for a variety of applications.
- In 1996, the company changed its name to Active Power and the following year introduced its first flywheel DC product.
- In 1999, Active Power deployed its first flywheel UPS product which fully integrates flywheel energy storage and power electronics.[3]
2001–2009
edit2010–present
edit- In 2010, The University of Texas at Austin chose to deploy Active Power UPS at its university data center.[5]
- In 2011, Active Power shipped its 3,000th flywheel.
- In 2011, Active Power received a multimillion-dollar, multiple PowerHouse order from Hewlett-Packard.[6]
- In 2012, Heineken selected Active Power to provide critical power protection at its bottling facility off the coast of Madagascar.[7]
- In 2013, the company shipped its 4,000th flywheel including its next generation CleanSource HD UPS product.[8][9]
- In 2014, Capgemini selected Active Power to provide critical power infrastructure for a UK data center expansion.[10]
- In 2014, Verizon Terremark significantly expanded the power capacity of their Silicon Valley data center by deploying four PowerHouse units.[11]
- In 2016, it was acquired by Piller Power Systems.[12] The new system with longer UPS runtime was launched.[13][14][15][16]
References
edit- ↑ "Active Power launches flywheel with 60 second runtime". www.datacenterdynamics.com. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ↑ Active Power About Us Archived August 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 6, 2015
- ↑ Light in the Dark May 30, 1999 Retrieved August 6, 2015
- ↑ Active Power opens office in Beijing August 3, 2010 Retrieved August 6, 2015
- ↑ Roundup: Active Power, Raritan, Telex September 21, 2010 Retrieved August 6, 2015
- ↑ Active Power Receives Multiple PowerHouse Order from HP August 17, 2011 Retrieved August 6, 2015
- ↑ Active Power on tap for Heineken May 21, 2012 Retrieved August 6, 2015
- ↑ Active Power About Us Archived August 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 6, 2015
- ↑ "UPS from Active Power". www.missioncriticalmagazine.com. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ↑ Capgemini selects Active Power Retrieved August 6, 2015
- ↑ V erizon expands Silicon Valley capacity with Active Power containers January 24, 2014 Retrieved August 6, 2015
- ↑ "Active Power Purchase Complete | Langley Holdings plc". www.langleyholdings.com. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ↑ "Active Power Aims at Cloud Data Centers with Longer UPS Runtime". Data Center Knowledge. September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ↑ Cosgrove, Anne (June 27, 2016). "Backup Power As A Service For Commercial Facilities". Facility Executive Magazine - Creating Intelligent Buildings. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ↑ "Oregon Health and Science University Selects Active Power Flywheel UPS for Critical Power Protection - Press Release". Healthcare Facilities Today. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ↑ "Oregon Health and Science University Selects Active Power Flywheel UPS for Critical Power Protection". finance.yahoo.com. August 11, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2021.