Active Power

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Active Power, Inc.
Company type Public
Nasdaq:  ACPW
IndustryIndustrial Electrical Equipment
Founded1992;33 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
Parent Piller Power Systems
Website 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. [1]

Contents

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

2001–2009

2010–present

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