May 20 2008
Critical backup power systems inventor and manufacturer Active Power, Inc., today announced China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) has certified multiple products in the company's CleanSource® UPS (uninterruptible power supply) 300 Series product line. This industrial certification is the result of an in-depth review of Active Power products and its manufacturing facility by MII inspectors.
“MII certification validates our product integrity as we execute our growth strategy of native geographic expansion,” said Jim Clishem, president and CEO for Active Power. “According to a September 2007 report from IMS Research, China's growth will generate a large demand for IT related equipment and in turn UPS systems. As electricity costs and demand on power grids in China increase, Active Power is well positioned to offer an efficient, reliable and green battery free alternative for critical backup power protection.”
The flywheel based CleanSource UPS system is mature, field proven technology with more than 40 million hours of runtime in field installations across 42 countries. Active Power has shipped more than 1,800 flywheels in systems which are a highly reliable, predictable source of energy, providing consistent backup power for mission critical applications. CleanSource is well suited to operate in environments with challenges presented by power grid fluctuations, with no degradation in service over the systems' 20 year design life.