Active Power

Active Power, Inc.
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: ACPW
IndustryIndustrial Electrical Equipment
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Headquarters2128 W Braker Lane, BK 12
Austin, Texas 78758
Key people
Jack Pearce (CEO)
Products
  • Flywheel Energy Storage
  • Uninterruptible Power Storage
  • Emergency Power System
  • Modular Data Center
Number of employees
100
ParentPiller Power Systems
Websitewww.activepower.com

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]

The company’s products are used in a number of industries including data centers, industrial/manufacturing, healthcare, transportation, broadcast, government, and casino/gaming. To date, Active Power has shipped more than 4,000 flywheels in UPS systems, delivering more than 1 gigawatt of critical backup power to customers in more than 50 countries around the world.[2]

History

1992–2000

  • 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

  • In 2007, the company opened its APAC headquarters in China.[4]

2010–present

  • 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

  1. ^ "Active Power launches flywheel with 60 second runtime". www.datacenterdynamics.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  2. ^ Active Power About Us Archived 2015-08-21 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 6, 2015
  3. ^ Light in the Dark May 30, 1999 Retrieved August 6, 2015
  4. ^ Active Power opens office in Beijing August 3, 2010 Retrieved August 6, 2015
  5. ^ Roundup: Active Power, Raritan, Telex September 21, 2010 Retrieved August 6, 2015
  6. ^ Active Power Receives Multiple PowerHouse Order from HP August 17, 2011 Retrieved August 6, 2015
  7. ^ Active Power on tap for Heineken May 21, 2012 Retrieved August 6, 2015
  8. ^ Active Power About Us Archived 2015-08-21 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 6, 2015
  9. ^ "UPS from Active Power". www.missioncriticalmagazine.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  10. ^ Capgemini selects Active Power Retrieved August 6, 2015
  11. ^ V erizon expands Silicon Valley capacity with Active Power containers January 24, 2014 Retrieved August 6, 2015
  12. ^ "Active Power Purchase Complete | Langley Holdings plc". www.langleyholdings.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  13. ^ "Active Power Aims at Cloud Data Centers with Longer UPS Runtime". Data Center Knowledge. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  14. ^ Cosgrove, Anne (2016-06-27). "Backup Power As A Service For Commercial Facilities". Facility Executive Magazine - Creating Intelligent Buildings. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  15. ^ "Oregon Health and Science University Selects Active Power Flywheel UPS for Critical Power Protection - Press Release". Healthcare Facilities Today. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  16. ^ "Oregon Health and Science University Selects Active Power Flywheel UPS for Critical Power Protection". finance.yahoo.com. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 2021-09-01.