BNET Industries

Market Cap:$107.7M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$68.1K
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Thank you for your interest in Beacon Power, a company that's developing energy storage technology to support a more stable and reliable electricity grid. Since our earliest years as a flywheel systems developer, we've been focused on designing and building energy-related solutions based on clean, sustainable technology. Our Smart Energy Matrix , now approved for use in three of the open-bid electricity markets in the U.S., is being designed as a megawatt-scale flywheel-based energy storage plant that will provide highly responsive and cost-effective frequency regulation services.
President & CEOF. William Capp
Number of Employees 61
Contact Information
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NAICS Code Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control: 221121
Recent Events
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Beacon Power Awarded $2M To Support Deployment Of Flywheel Plant In New York
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Beacon wins funds for 1 MW flywheel energy storage system
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PicksThatMove: Beacon Power Corporation (Nasdaq: BCON) We have picks that move!
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Beacon Power Q1 loss widens - Quick Facts
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AEP Plans Flywheel-based Frequency Regulation Services
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Beacon Power And American Electric Power Sign Agreement For One Megawatt Flywheel Regulation Plant In...
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Beacon Power Signs Contract With U.S. Navy Valued Tt Up To $3M
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National Grid and Beacon Power Sign Agreement to Evaluate
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Beacon Power Lands $2M Flywheel Deal with New York State
Greentech Media submits: By Jeff St. John Beacon Power Corp. BCON has landed a $2 million contract with the New York State Research and Development Authority to deliver a 1-megawatt flywheel energy storage system to help regulate the frequency of the state's power grid, with the hope of 20...
Beacon Lands American Electric Power Contract
Greentech Media submits: By Jeff St. John Beacon Power Corp. BCON has found a second customer — utility American Electric Power AEP — interested in using its flywheel energy storage systems for so-called frequency regulation services. by Greentech Media
Beacon Power Seeks to Raise $4.1M for Energy Storage Project
Greentech Media submits: By Jeff St. John Beacon Power Corp. BCON, a developer of flywheels for energy storage that's seen some setbacks, said Monday that it planned to raise about $4.1 million after expenses in a sale of stock and warrants to fund manufacturing and continue development of...
Beacon Power Completes $7.9 Million Investment Transaction
TYNGSBORO, Mass. -- Beacon Power Corporation (NASDAQ: BCON) announced today that the Company has consummated the sale of 8,700,000 units to a single investor for $0.91 per unit, as previously announced on October 10, 2008. Each unit consists of one share of the Company's Common Stock and a warrant to...
Energy Storage Opportunities vs. Irrational Expectations
John Petersen submits: Last week, Mark Solheim of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine,posted an article on Seeking Alpha that really helped clarify the economic issues I’ve been writing about for several weeks. His article, backed up by the analytical strengths of the Kiplinger organization, noted that most HEVs offer limited economic...
Energy Storage Stocks: Performance, Cost and Bell Shaped Curves
John Petersen submits: For the last few weeks, I’ve been writing a weekly article on energy storage, a long-neglected industrial sector that most consider boring but I believe will be the next major investment trend. While I’m bullish over the prospects for almost all of the storage companies I know...
Opportunities in Energy Storage Stocks
John Petersen submits: Groucho Marx once quipped: "If we had some eggs we could have eggs and ham, if we had some ham." In 2008, Groucho would probably work in the PR department of an alternative energy company where the logic often follows a similar path and the...
Beacon Power: My Top Stock Pick for 2008
Phillip Lyon submits: Beacon Power BCON is my top stock pick for 2008. Beacon Power is on the verge of commercializing its “flywheel” technology and the company has a ton of positive catalysts going forward. I think this stock could very easily be a multibagger. Beacon Power’s flywheel energy storage...
Battery Technology: A Different Set of Rules
John Petersen submits: The last month has been a lot of fun! I enjoy writing for Seeking Alpha because it’s an open forum where deathless prose is discouraged and key macro-economic concepts take priority over petty detail. While reader comments have made it clear that folks don’t like it when...
Grid-based Energy Storage: Birth of a Giant
John Petersen submits: As expected, A123 Systems filed a registration statement for a planned $175 million IPO last Friday. I believe the A123 IPO, together with recent industry reports by Merriman Curhan Ford and Lux Research, will begin to draw attention to the energy storage sector in a whole new...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| F. William Capp | President & CEO |
| James M. Spiezio | Vice President of Finance, Cfo |
| Matthew Lazarewicz | Chief Technical Officer |
| Chester R Lyons | Director of Marketing and Sales |
| Chet Lyons | Director of Marketing and Sales |
| James Arseneaux | Director of Engineering Development |
| Judith Judson | Director, Regulatory & Market Affairs |
| Gene Hunt | Manager, Media & Investor Relations |
| Ned Weihman | Consultant |
| William E. Stanton | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Dan Kletter | Chair |
| Jack P. Smith | Chair |
| Kenneth M. Socha | Chairman |
| Stephen P. Adik | Chair |
| Virgil G Rose | Chair |
| David B. Eisenhaure | Board of Directors |
| Edward A. Weihman | Board of Directors |
| John C. Fox | Board Member |
| William F. Capp | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon Power Corporation | President & CEO | Current |
| Beacon, Inc | President | Current |
| Beacon Power Corporation | Director | Current |
| Bracknell | Telecommunications Group President | Former |
| Torrington | Vice President of Technology | Former |
| University of Michigan | Master's Degree In Mechanical Engineering | Former |
| Purdue University | B.S. Degree In Aeronautical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon Power Corporation | Vice President of Finance, Cfo | Current |
| Starmet Corporation | Vice President, Finance & Admin | Current |
| Beacon Power Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Starmet Corporation | President | Former |
| Starmet Corporation | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Starmet Corporation | Manager Planning and Analysis | Former |
| Starmet Corporation | Corporate Controller | Former |
| Beacon Power Corporation | Corporate Controller | Former |
| Beacon Power Corporation | Principal Finance Officer | Former |
| Kelley School of Business Bloomington | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon Power Corporation | Chief Technical Officer | Current |
| Beacon Power Corporation | Vice President of Engineering | Former |
| MIT Sloan School of Management | Master's Degree In Management | Former |
| Commonwealth of Massachusetts | Former | |
| MIT Sloan School of Management | B.S. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon Power Corporation | Director of Marketing and Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon Power Corporation | Director of Marketing and Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon Power Corporation | Director of Engineering Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon Power Corporation | Director, Regulatory & Market Affairs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon Power Corporation | Manager, Media & Investor Relations | Current |
| Beacon Power Corporation | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon Power Corporation | Consultant | Current |
| Dresdner Bank AG | Senior Advisor | Current |
| Beacon Power Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Dresdner Kleinwort | Managing Director | Former |
| Chemical Banking Corporation | Managing Director | Former |
| Columbia University | Masters Degree In Business Administration | Former |
| Williams College | Bachelor of Arts Degree | Former |
Dan Kletter has more than 28 years of operating management, acquisition and director experience. Currently an independent consultant, from 1999 until 2001 he was with ING-BARINGS/ABN-AMRO, where he was Managing Director in the Industrial Manufacturing and Technology Group. Prior to this Mr. Kletter had a 33-year career with Ingersoll-Rand Company, where from 1994-1999 he was Corporate Vice President - Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. While at Ingersoll-Rand, Mr. Kletter also held positions including President of the global Construction and Mining Group; General Manager - Portable Compressor Division; General Manager - Road Machinery Division, and others. Mr. Kletter was Chairman of the Construction Industry Manufacturers Association and an executive board member of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association and the International Road Federation. He was also a board member of the Road Information Program, New Jersey Alliance for Action, and is currently a board member of Power Curbers, Inc. and Bil-Jax, Inc. He received an MBA from Northwestern University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon Power Corporation | Chair | Current |
| Beacon Power Corporation | Director | Current |
| Bil-Jax, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Power Curbers Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited | General Manager | Former |
| ABN AMRO Incorporated | Managing Director | Former |
| New Jersey Alliance for Action | Board Member | Former |
| The Road Information Program | Board Member | Former |
| Northwestern University | Mba | Former |
| University of Notre Dame | B.S. In Mechanical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Silversmith, Incorporated | Founder | Current |
| Silversmith, Incorporated | Co-Owner | Current |
| Silversmith, Incorporated | Chairman | Current |
| Beacon Power Corporation | Chair | Current |
| Weasler Engineering Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Beacon Power Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Michigan Company, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Silversmith, Incorporated | Director | Current |
| SRAM Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bissell Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| More Space Place, Inc. | CEO | Former |
| Michigan Company, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Michigan Company, Inc. | President | Former |
| More Space Place, Inc. | President | Former |
| Michigan Company, Inc. | Design Group Leader | Former |
| University of Michigan | Masters Degree In Mechanical Engineering | Former |
| University of Michigan | Bachelor of Science | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Perseus LLC | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Clean Energy Fuels Corp. | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Beacon Power Corporation | Chairman | Current |
| Clean Energy Fuels Corp. | Director | Current |
| Iridian Technologies, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Biometric Access Corporation | Director | Current |
| Chroma Energy, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Westport Innovations, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Beacon Power Corporation | Director | Current |
| Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP | Partner | Former |
| Duke University | J.D. | Former |
| Duke Law School | J.D | Former |
| University of Notre Dame | B.A. | Former |
Steve Adik served as Vice Chairman at NiSource Inc., (NYSE: NI), a Fortune 500 electric, natural gas and pipeline company, from December 2000 until his retirement in December 2003. He joined NiSource in 1987 as Vice President and General Manager, Corporate Support Group, and later held positions of Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. At NiSource, he helped grow the company's market capitalization from $600 million to the approximately $5.6 billion. Before joining the energy industry in 1983, Mr. Adik also had more than 20 years of operating and financial experience in the transportation industry. His industry affiliations have included the American Gas Association, Edison Electric Institute and the Midwest Gas Association. He is currently a member of the boards of NiSource, Inc., and the Chicago SouthShore and South Bend Railroad. He was also recently nominated to the board of North Western Corp, an electric and natural gas company serving Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska. Mr. Adik holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology, and an MBA degree in Finance from Northwestern University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon Power Corporation | Chair | Current |
| Beacon Power Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Chicago South Shore | Board of Directors | Current |
| Iei Financial Services, LLC | Vice Chairman, Nisource Inc. | Current |
| NiSource Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| NiSource Inc. | General Manager | Former |
| Edison Electric Institute | Former | |
| NiSource Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Bank One Corp | Board of Directors | Former |
| NiSource Inc. | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Northwestern University | MBA Degree In Finance | Former |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree In Mechanical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| California Energy Commission | Consultant | Current |
| U.S. Department of Energy | Consultant | Current |
| Electric Power Group, LLC. | Current | |
| Beacon Power Corporation | Chair | Current |
| Nexant Inc. | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Nexant Inc. | Director of Energy Delivery and Management | Former |
| United States Department of Energy | Consultant | Former |
| Beacon Power Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| Santa Clara University | Master's In Electrical Engineering | Former |
| Fresno State University | Bachelor of Science In Electrical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SatCon Technology Corporation | Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Inverpower | President and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Inverpower | Board of Directors | Current |
| Implant Science Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Beacon Power Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Runonideas.Com | Director | Current |
| Mechanical Technology Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| SatCon Technology Corporation | President | Former |
| Inverpower | Founder | Former |
| SatCon Technology Corporation | Founder | Former |
| The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. | Former | |
| SatCon Technology Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Engineer's Degree in Mechanical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon Power Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Dresdner Kleinwort | Managing Director | Former |
| Columbia University | Masters Degree In Business Administration | Former |
| Williams College | Bachelor of Arts Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Perseus LLC | Senior Managing Director | Current |
| Institute for Social Research | Professor | Current |
| McMaster University | Professor | Current |
| Westport Innovations, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Serveron Corporation | Board Member | Current |
| Softswitching Technologies | Board Member | Current |
| Beacon Power Corporation | Board Member | Current |
| Ontario Power Generation, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Canyon Group | Executive Vice President | Former |
| University of Michigan | Ph.D. | Former |
| McMaster University | M.B.A. | Former |
| University of Toronto | B.S. in Civil Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon Power Corporation | Director | Current |
| Beacon, Inc | Director | Current |
| Beacon, Inc | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Beacon Power Corporation | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Beacon Power Corporation | President | Former |
| Beacon, Inc | President | Former |
| SatCon Technology Corporation | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| University of Maine | Bachelor's Degree In Electrical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon Power Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Beacon Power Corporation | President & CEO | Former |
Executive News
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Jefferies Is Named a Primary Dealer
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Jefferies Designated Primary Dealer by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
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Fitch Affirms Jefferies IDRs at 'BBB/F2'; Outlook Remains Negative
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Carrols Restaurant investors to sell shares
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Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. Announces the Agreement of Funds Managed by Jefferies Capital Partners to Purchase from Madison Dearborn and BIB Holdings All of Their Common Stock of Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.
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Jefferies Continues Expansion of High Yield, Leveraged Loan and Distressed Sales, Trading and Research Platform
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Energy Storage Tariff for Frequency Regulation Approved for New York Power Grid
| Volume | 657,531 |
| Shares Outstanding | 117.7M |
| Market Cap | 107.7M |
| Year High | 2.18 |
| Year Low | 0.3227 |
| Earnings Per Share | -0.25 |
| P/E Ratio | N/A |
| Dividend | 0.00 |
| Yield | 0.00 |
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