Exhibit 23(a)


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Board of Directors
Evercel, Inc.

We consent to  incorporation  by reference in the  registration  statement to be
filed on Form S-3 of Evercel,  Inc. of our report dated March 13, 2000, relating
to the balance  sheets of Evercel,  Inc. as of December 31, 1999 and October 31,
1999  and  1998,  and the  related  statements  of  income  (loss),  changes  in
shareholders'  equity and cash flows for the two months ended  December 31, 1999
and for each of the years in the three-year period ended October 31, 1999, which
report  appears in the December 31, 1999 annual  report on Form 10-K of Evercel,
Inc.

We also consent to the reference to our firm under  the heading "Experts" in the
prospectus.




/s/ KPMG LLP
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KPMG LLP

Stamford, Connecticut
September 1, 2000