Protonex receives Army's power manager order
Protonex, the Southborough-based subsidiary of Ballard Power Systems, received a follow-on purchase order from the U.S. Army for more than 400 power manager special operations kits, a sale valued at approximately $2.8 million.
The Squad Power Manager Special Operations Kits (SPM-622), a portable power management device that weighs less than a pound, permits a group of five to nine soldiers to power portable radios, computers and other electronics from any available battery. That battery can be recharged from solar, vehicle, AC or scavenged energy sources. The device was developed and produced by the engineering and operations team at the Protonex facility in Southborough.
Protonex Power Managers are being used across the military as part of its “digital battlefield” strategy to drastically reduce the amount and variation of batteries needed in forward positions, allowing soldiers and marines to keep their electronics charged no matter what happens on the battlefield.
The U.S. Military and its allies have deployed more than 4,000 Power Managers to date.
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