Active Power Sells 7 Megawatt (Flywheel UPS) to N. Africa sugar refinery

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AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Active Power, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACPW - News), manufacturer and distributor of the most reliable backup power solutions available in the industry today, announced that one of the world's largest sugar refiners will be purchasing seven of the company's 1000 kVA CleanSource® UPS systems for deployment in its operations in Northern Africa. This customer currently processes over 600,000 tons of sugar per year and is planning for an expansion of its capacity to 1.6 million tons per year, which would make it the largest sugar refining complex in the world.

The systems, to be delivered in the 4th quarter of this year, will be utilized to eliminate the micro interruptions and reverse power conditions on several of the customer's refining lines. By reducing or eliminating these power interruptions, the plant will achieve greater energy efficiency, down time will be reduced or eliminated, and production will improve significantly.

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Active Power has accumulated over 32 million run time hours representing over 350 megawatts deployed in over 40 countries around the globe. Systems are manufactured in Active Power's 127,000 square foot manufacturing and operations facility located in Austin, Texas. Products are sold worldwide through Active Power partners, representatives and direct sales teams. This win continues Active Power's aggressive expansion into international markets.

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Active Power, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets battery-free power quality products that provide the consistent, reliable electric power required by today's digital economy. An ISO 9001- registered company, Active Power is the first to commercialize a flywheel energy storage system, CleanSource®, that provides a highly reliable, low- cost and non-toxic replacement for lead-acid batteries used in conventional power quality installations. Active Power has also recently developed a new battery-free extended runtime product line (CoolAir(TM)) based on its proprietary thermal and compressed air storage technology.

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