SatCon Receives New Military/Commercial Contracts

SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA), a leader in power and energy management, announced that its Power Systems business unit has received new orders over the last several weeks of $900,000 for high-power electronics for use in commercial and military aircraft applications, and in an environmental processing system.

The orders are scheduled to be shipped this fiscal year. The orders include new contracts for a dc power supply for an environmental application, a 1.5MW rectifier for a US Navy military application, frequency converters for military aircraft, and the company's StarSine frequency converters used in testing aircraft electronics.

David Eisenhaure, president and chief executive officer, stated, "Orders from the military sector remain strong. The orders that we are announcing today provide further evidence that there is a strong and continuing demand for our products and technologies. SatCon will continue to follow its strategy of seeking multi-year contracts in the military and national defense sectors in both our Products and Advanced Technology Divisions."