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Facts at a Glance

Active Power (NASDAQ: ACPW) provides efficient, reliable and green critical power solutions that ensure business continuity in the event of power disturbances. The company was founded in August 1992, and went public in August 2000.

Solutions

Active Power offers turnkey power solutions worldwide through our team of advanced power system engineers. We can design and build complete continuous power systems from the ground up or simply supply our UPS systems and other related products you may need, such as transfer switches, power distribution units, or isolation transformers. For special situations, we build containerized systems that provide unique flexibility and portability.

Customers

Active Power systems protect critical operations in over 40 countries. Many leading organizations, in industries such as healthcare, broadcast, data center, industrial, government, financial and airports, rely on Active Power for continuous, clean power.

Distinctive Technologies

Active Power has two types of UPS systems. CleanSource uses an integrated flywheel motor/generator, also known as kinetic energy storage. CoolAir uses a combination of thermal and compressed air for its energy storage, which provides extended runtimes. The company has 42 U.S. patents to support its well-engineered systems.

Key Milestones

Aug 1992

Founded as Magnetic Bearing Technologies, Inc.

Aug 1996

Changed company name to Active Power

Mar 1997

Shipped first CleanSource DC

Jan 1999

Signed Caterpillar Inc. as strategic OEM partner

Oct 1999

Shipped first integrated flywheel-based UPS

Aug 2000

Conducted Initial public offering

Aug 2001

Opened new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas

Jan 2002

Received ISO 9001:2000 certification for quality management system

Sep 2004

Unveiled revolutionary new Thermal And Compressed Air Storage technology

Feb 2006

Opened EMEA headquarters in U.K.

May 2006

Signed first CoolAir UPS system usage agreement

Sep 2006

Surpassed milestone of 1,000 flywheels in operation

Mar 2007

Opened Asia Pacific headquarters in Japan

Executive Officers

Jim Clishem, President and CEO
John Penver, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance
David Perkins, Chief Technology Officer
Karl Schuetze, Vice President, Engineering
Lisa Brown, Vice President, Marketing and Sales Support
Uwe Schrader-Hausmann, Vice President, Technical Services
Jim Murphy, Vice President, EMEA and APAC
Gary Rackow, Vice President, Americas
Jason Rubin, Vice President, Manufacturing

Headquarters Locations

World and Americas headquarters in Austin, TX
EMEA headquarters in Cheltenham, U.K.
Asia Pacific headquarters in Tokyo, Japan

International Sales and Service Offices

U.K., Italy, Germany, Algeria, Japan

Active Power by the Numbers

  • 6 Continent Sales and Service Coverage
  • 15+ Years in Business
  • 40+ Country Implementations
  • 42 Patents
  • 500+ MW of Power Provided
  • 2,000+ Flywheels Shipped
  • 2,500 kVA R&D Lab
  • 7,500 kVA Testing Facility
  • 9001:2000 ISO Certification
  • 80,000 Square Foot Manufacturing and Operations Facility
  • 50 Million+ Runtime Hours

Video Overview

 

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