Active Power

Active Power, Inc.

Company type	Privately Held
Industry	Industrial Electrical Equipment
Founded	1992;33 years ago (1992)
Headquarters	2128 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
Parent	Langley Holdings
Website	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] 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]

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 September 1, 2021.
2. Active Power About Us Archived August 21, 2015, 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 August 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 6, 2015
9. "UPS from Active Power". www.missioncriticalmagazine.com. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
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 September 1, 2021.
13. "Active Power Aims at Cloud Data Centers with Longer UPS Runtime". Data Center Knowledge. September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
14. Cosgrove, Anne (June 27, 2016). "Backup Power As A Service For Commercial Facilities". Facility Executive Magazine - Creating Intelligent Buildings. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
15. "Oregon Health and Science University Selects Active Power Flywheel UPS for Critical Power Protection - Press Release". Healthcare Facilities Today. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
16. "Oregon Health and Science University Selects Active Power Flywheel UPS for Critical Power Protection". finance.yahoo.com. August 11, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2021.

External links

• Active Power official website
• Piller Power Systems official website
• Active Power on LinkedIn