Active Power
{{Short description|American uninterruptible power supply manufacturer}}
{{notability|Companies|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Active Power, Inc.
| logo = Logo for Active Power.png
| type = Public
| traded_as = {{Nasdaq|ACPW}}
| industry = Industrial Electrical Equipment
| founded = {{start date and age|1992}}
| location = 2128 W Braker Lane, BK 12
Austin, Texas 78758
| key_people = Jack Pearce (CEO)
| products = {{ubl|Flywheel Energy Storage|Uninterruptible Power Storage|Emergency Power System|Modular Data Center}}
| num_employees = 100
| parent = Piller Power Systems
| website = {{URL|http://www.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.{{Cite web|title=Active Power launches flywheel with 60 second runtime|url=https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/active-power-launches-flywheel-with-60-second-runtime/|access-date=2021-09-01|website=www.datacenterdynamics.com|language=en}}
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.[http://www.activepower.com/UKen/about-us/ Active Power About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821200204/http://www.activepower.com/UKen/about-us/ |date=2015-08-21 }} Retrieved August 6, 2015
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.[http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/1999/05/31/smallb1.html Light in the Dark] May 30, 1999 Retrieved August 6, 2015
= 2001–2009 =
- In 2007, the company opened its APAC headquarters in China.[http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2010/08/02/daily14.html Active Power opens office in Beijing] August 3, 2010 Retrieved August 6, 2015
= 2010–present =
- In 2010, The University of Texas at Austin chose to deploy Active Power UPS at its university data center.[http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/09/21/roundup-active-power-raritan-telx/ Roundup: Active Power, Raritan, Telex] September 21, 2010 Retrieved August 6, 2015
- In 2011, Active Power shipped its 3,000th flywheel.
- In 2011, Active Power received a multimillion-dollar, multiple PowerHouse order from Hewlett-Packard.[http://www.missioncriticalmagazine.com/articles/84106-active-power-receives-%20multiple-powerhouse-order-from-hp Active Power Receives Multiple PowerHouse Order from HP] August 17, 2011 Retrieved August 6, 2015
- In 2012, Heineken selected Active Power to provide critical power protection at its bottling facility off the coast of Madagascar.[http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2012/03/21/active-power-on-tap-for-heineken.html Active Power on tap for Heineken] May 21, 2012 Retrieved August 6, 2015
- In 2013, the company shipped its 4,000th flywheel including its next generation CleanSource HD UPS product.[http://www.activepower.com/UKen/about-us/ Active Power About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821200204/http://www.activepower.com/UKen/about-us/ |date=2015-08-21 }} Retrieved August 6, 2015{{Cite web|title=UPS from Active Power|url=https://www.missioncriticalmagazine.com/articles/85737-ups-from-active-power?v=preview|access-date=2021-09-01|website=www.missioncriticalmagazine.com|language=en}}
- In 2014, Capgemini selected Active Power to provide critical power infrastructure for a UK data center expansion.[http://dcseurope.info/news_full.php?id=36396&title=Capgemini-selects-Active-Power#axzz3LiZdVvso Capgemini selects Active Power] Retrieved August 6, 2015
- In 2014, Verizon Terremark significantly expanded the power capacity of their Silicon Valley data center by deploying four PowerHouse units.V [http://www.datacenterdynamics.com/critical-environment/verizon-expands-silicon-valley-capacity-with-active-power-containers/84719.article erizon expands Silicon Valley capacity with Active Power containers] January 24, 2014 Retrieved August 6, 2015
- In 2016, it was acquired by Piller Power Systems.{{Cite web|title=Active Power Purchase Complete {{!}} Langley Holdings plc|url=https://www.langleyholdings.com/en-GB/news/4168/active-power-purchase-complete|access-date=2021-09-01|website=www.langleyholdings.com}} The new system with longer UPS runtime was launched.{{Cite web|date=2016-09-16|title=Active Power Aims at Cloud Data Centers with Longer UPS Runtime|url=https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2016/09/16/active-power-extends-data-center-ups-runtime-to-appeal-to-cloud-giants|access-date=2021-09-01|website=Data Center Knowledge|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Cosgrove|first=Anne|date=2016-06-27|title=Backup Power As A Service For Commercial Facilities|url=https://facilityexecutive.com/2016/06/78814/|access-date=2021-09-01|website=Facility Executive Magazine - Creating Intelligent Buildings|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Oregon Health and Science University Selects Active Power Flywheel UPS for Critical Power Protection - Press Release|url=https://www.healthcarefacilitiestoday.com/posts/Oregon-Health-and-Science-University-Selects-Active-Power-Flywheel-UPS-for-Critical-Power-Protection--13164|access-date=2021-09-01|website=Healthcare Facilities Today|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Oregon Health and Science University Selects Active Power Flywheel UPS for Critical Power Protection|url=http://finance.yahoo.com/news/oregon-health-science-university-selects-130000566.html|access-date=2021-09-01|website=finance.yahoo.com|date=11 August 2016 |language=en-US}}
External links
- [https://www.activepower.com/en-GB Active Power Official Website]
- [https://www.piller.com/en-GB Piller Official Website]
- [https://www.linkedin.com/company/active-power/ LinkedIn Page]