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VYCON's Clean Energy Storage System Earns Finalist Spot in Consulting-Specifying Engineer Magazine's 2009 Product of the Year Competition
| Source: VYCON
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - April 30, 2009) - VYCON (http://www.vyconenergy.com), the
designer and manufacturer of environmentally friendly, high-speed energy
storage flywheel systems, today announced that its new VDC and VDC-XE
Direct Connect DC backup systems have been judged as a finalist in the
Power category for Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine's 2009 Product
of the Year competition. VYCON's innovative flywheels systems are clean,
cost-effective alternatives to battery-based uninterruptible power systems
(UPSs), protecting mission-critical applications against costly power
anomalies.
"We are appreciative to Consulting-Specifying Engineer for recognizing our
VDC and VDC-XE Direct Connect UPS systems in this established and
well-respected competition," said VYCON's chief marketing officer, Frank
DeLattre. "Consulting engineers are quickly experiencing the many benefits
flywheels offer their customers including providing a more cost-effective,
greener and more reliable source of power protection over traditional
battery-based UPS systems. The acceptance among today's electrical
engineers and contractors has been very strong, and we are extremely
pleased with the market and technology validation represented with this
honor."
As power quality demands increase, VYCON's innovative VDC backup systems
are fast becoming the smart alternative to maintenance and
cooling-intensive battery-based UPS systems. Energy-saving high-speed
flywheels provide backup power that is fast, predictable and seamless
eliminating the need for hazardous, toxic and maintenance-laden lead-acid
batteries. Flywheel technology is also more cost-effective as they don't
require expensive cooling, take up much less space and are environmentally
friendly. Data centers, hospitals, broadcast facilities and other mission
critical applications around the globe are depending on VYCON's innovative
flywheel systems to provide reliable on-demand power.
"Engineers are traditionally very conservative when specifying products for
building systems. The Product of the Year competition highlights new or
refined products that engineers have found valuable during the products'
first year in the market. This helps accelerate the improvement of building
performance by making them more energy efficient, safe, healthy, and
environmentally friendly, and less costly over their lifecycle," said
Michael Ivanovich, editor-in-chief of Consulting-Specifying Engineer
magazine.
Professional engineers screened the Product of the Year competition
entries, and the finalists were voted on by the readers to determine the
winners. Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine is a monthly publication
with circulation to over 46,000 mechanical, electrical and plumbing
engineers.
Utilizing VYCON's patented flywheel technology, the VDC unit provides up to
220kW of DC power while the VDC-XE (Xtended Energy) model supplies up to
300kW of DC power within a single cabinet. For longer run times and higher
power capacities, the UL listed VDC models can be easily paralleled without
needing a special communications link. For extended power outages, the VDC
will seamlessly provide enough ride-through protection to transfer to a
standby engine generator for a continuous power system.
Tested and compatible with all major brands of three-phase UPS systems and
available from VYCON's channel partners, Eaton and Chloride, the
award-winning VDC units feature a 20-year life without a major service
interval. Featuring optimized power electronics for significantly improved
power density, the new energy storage systems replace traditional lead-acid
backup batteries used with UPS systems -- providing users with a smarter
and greener approach to power protection.
For more information about VYCON's green power solutions, contact VYCON at
714-386-3800 or visit www.vyconenergy.com.
About VYCON
Headquartered in Orange County, Calif., VYCON is an innovator in the design
and manufacturing of technologically advanced flywheel energy storage
systems that enable a highly reliable, cost-effective and "Green" energy
storage solution for a variety of applications. VYCON's products are
applied in the power quality markets to provide back-up power in mission
critical applications and in the energy re-cycling markets for capturing
and regenerating energy in crane, electric rail and distributed generation
applications.