The High Density Packaging (HDP) User Group announced the launch of its second edition of Board Mounted Power Supply (BMPS) Application Guidelines. First, launched in March 2007, it was designed to support the communications and electronics manufacturing industry by promoting better understanding of BMPS products. Since then major users and manufacturers of BMPS products, have […]
The program has been announced for the second annual DC Building Power Asia conference (DCBPA ’10) to be hosted December 13 &...
ThinkEco, Inc., a company that develops easy-to-use energy efficiency technologies for homes and businesses, has begun accepting orders from business clients for...
Waytronx and its subsidiary CUI, Inc. announced that they are now a member of the Distributed-power Open Standards Alliance(DOSA). DOSA is a global association dedicated to furthering compatibility and standardization in the dc-dc board mounted power conversion market. Current members include founding members Lineage Power and SynQor as well as AcBel, Bel Power, Delta Electronics, […]
The Energy Providers Coalition for Education (EPCE) has launched a new online course designed to provide important training for electric power industry workers in the areas of clean energy solutions and smart grid deployment Renewable Energy Sources and the Smart Grid explores electricity production from various forms of renewable energy as well as the function, […]
The HomePlug® Powerline Alliance announced that the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) has rated HomePlug Green PHY (GP) as a leading communications protocol for smart grid applications. AHAM members produce over 95% of the appliances sold in the United States, and because home appliances are an integral part of the Smart Grid, they commissioned […]
A preliminary test by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) of a dc power system at a Duke Energy data center in Charlotte, North Carolina found that the system uses 15% less electricity than the existing ac power system. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported to Congress that data center industry power consumption doubled […]
Murata has debuted three energy efficient technologies aimed at increasing mobile device functionality and reducing size while extending battery life. The company has announced a tiny buck converter module to help reduce footprint, a new super-capacitor technology to help provide peak power requirements and a highly integrated Bluetooth/WLAN/FM module. Murata has drawn on its expertise […]
The EMerge Alliance – an open industry association leading the rapid adoption of safe dc power distribution standards for commercial buildings – announced the first set of 26 EMerge Alliance Registered products. According to EMerge Alliance Chairman Brian Patterson, the growing support for dc power and the introduction of Registered products provides real solutions for […]
Late last month, members of the International Code Council (ICC) met in Charlotte, North Carolina and voted to increase the energy efficiency levels for the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), the energy section of the building safety and fire prevention codes that set minimum safeguards for U.S. buildings. The 30% improvement in energy savings […]
As the Electronica 2010 Electronics Fair drew to a close, several major product releases and announcements highlighted a successful week. Exar Corp....
Duracell has strengthened its commitment to provide power to consumers wherever and whenever they need it with the introduction of the Duracell...
A flurry of activity continued Wednesday at Electronica 2010, with product releases by companies such as Texas Instruments, Analog Devices, Tyco Electronics,...
iGo, Inc. announced that it is collaborating with Texas Instruments on the development of an integrated circuit to help implement iGo’s patented iGo Green Technology. iGo says that its Green Technology is an innovative new power-saving technology that virtually eliminates wasteful and expensive standby power, or "vampire power," which results from chargers continuing to draw […]
Manufacturers and suppliers of lithium ion cells and batteries can have their products thoroughly tested in a new state-of-the-art test laboratory in Karlstein (Germany), which the batteryuniversity.eu with the support of BMZ Batterien-Montage-Zentrum has put into operation. In the laboratory, which is among the most advanced of its type in Europe, cells at 0 to […]