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October, 2003 - the NxtPhase dry-type NXCT
Optical Current Sensor has been named one of 150 finalists in Plant
Engineering's Product of the Year Awards.
Winners will be determined by a reader vote
(cast your ballot from the November Plant Engineering issue!)
Plant Engineering
Magazine
May 13, 2003 - Dr. James Blake & Dr. Farnoosh
Rahmatian (both R & D Directors at NxtPhase) have been named
among the "50 Key Information Technology Players in Energy" by Houston-based
energy consultancy, RaderEnergy.
Dr. Rahmatian & Dr. Blake were recognized
for their work in the design of the innovative NxtPhase fiber optic
voltage & current sensors.
The Information Technology Players in Energy
Awards, sponsored by Schlumberger Sema, are designed to recognize
individuals making pioneering achievements in innovation, creativity,
problem resolution, & future potential. It also honors corporations
with leading technological solutions to industry problems or new
uses for existing technology that benefit the global energy community.
July, 2002 - NxtPhase was named winner of an R&D 100 award for
the NXVCT Optical Voltage & Current Sensor. Sponsored by R&D Magazine,
this prestigious award recognizes innovative technology judged to
be among the 100 most technologically significant new products of
the year. A banquet for the 2002 R&D 100 winners is scheduled for
October 16th at the Navy Pier in downtown Chicago.
Now in its 40th year, the R&D 100 awards program is designed to
honor significant commercial promise in products, materials or processes
developed by the international research & development community.
Past winners include such breakthrough products as the halogen lamp,
antilock brakes, & the liquid crystal display. Technologies are
nominated in open competition & judged by technical experts selected
by the Illinois-based magazine.
June 14, 2001 - Presented jointly to NxtPhase, BC Hydro, the BC Advanced Systems Institute, & the University of British Columbia, the Excellence in Technology Innovation Award highlights the promise of this innovative voltage sensing technology. The award recognizes superior achievement in an advanced technology based on criteria that include: breakthrough innovation, differentiation, quality, & practical application.
"This partnership is an outstanding example of the success that
can be achieved when industry, research funding agencies & university
partners work toward a common vision. This leading-edge technology
comes at a time when greater control & accurate measurement of
electric power are urgently needed by the power industry." Jim
Gurney, BC Hydro's Strategic Research & Development Manager
Nov 2, 2000 - NxtPhase T&D Corporation proudly accepted one of this year's Synergy Awards for excellence in research & development partnerships, held in Toronto. NxtPhase & partners were honoured in the category "Ventures Involving Several Industry Partners". The win represented a group effort involving: B.C. Hydro, Powertech Labs Inc., B.C. Advanced Systems Institute & the University of British Columbia, all of whom were key forces behind NxtPhase's optical voltage sensor technology for the power industry.
"This award recognizes the value that can be created when industry & universities work together," says Richard MacKellar, CEO of
NxtPhase. "NxtPhase's early partnerships have really set the groundwork
for us to build a technically superior product". Richard MacKellar,
President of NxtPhase
May 9, 2000 - The BC Advanced Systems Institute (ASI) has recognized NxtPhase T&D Corporation for its outstanding collaboration with the University of British Columbia (UBC) by awarding them the ASI Technology Partnership Award. NxtPhase has been working closely with Dr. Nicolas Jaegar's research lab at UBC, turning the integrated optics technologies developed by the UBC group into products that significantly improve the power industry's ability to measure & control electrical power.
"This is a demonstration of a collaboration between industry & UBC - that's what we are supporting, & we are committed to continuing
that support". Brent Sauder, Executive Director of ASI
"The BC Tech Partnership recognizes that the greatest value for
BC is achieved when industry, education & funding agencies work
together to cement BC business as a global competitor". Richard
MacKellar, President of NxtPhase
May 5, 2000 - The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) presented the Blue Wave Award of Excellence for Graphic Design to Ullrich Schade & Associates for their work on NxtPhase T&D Corporation's branding program.
Feb 8, 2000 - NxtPhase & the UBC Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering jointly won the award for outstanding R&D in
the field of energy technology. Accepting the award on behalf of
NxtPhase & UBC was Dr. Nicolas Jaeger, co-inventor of the prize-winning
optical voltage sensor.
Feb 8, 2000 - APT Power Technologies & the University of Manitoba
win First Prize for the NSERC 2000 Synergy Award for APT's submission
"Leading Edge Protective Relays for Electrical Utilities."
Across Canada, universities & industries are working together
to generate new & creative ways to put our country at the forefront
of emerging knowledge-based world economy.
"Today, the strength of a nation is measured not by the weapons
it wields, but by patents it produces; not by the territory it controls,
but by the ideas it advances; not only by the wealth of its resources,
but by the resourcefullness of its people. In such a world, successful
nations will only be those that foster a culture of innovation.
They will be those that create new knowledge & bring the product
of that knowledge quickly to market. Our goal as a nation must be
to lead that way." - The Honourable Paul Martin, P.C., M.P., Minister
of Finance, February 2000
The Synergy award is a national competition organized jointly by
NSERC & The Conference Board of Canada. The award recognizes effective
collaboration between universities & industry. While competition
in the power utility industry is aggressive, the APT Power Technologies
product line remains a world class competitor with a growing global
customer base. The national recognition is a credit to the entire
APT team who continue to maintain APT's industry leading profile
as an innovative provider of products & solutions to the global
electric utility market.
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