Lineage Power Corp. announced the next generation CPS6000 cabinet power system designed to help service providers ensure "always-on" reliability and cost-effectively deploy thousands of new voice, video and data applications for millions of subscribers. Part of the Lineage Power Total Efficiency™ architecture, the CPS6000 operates at nearly 97% efficiency, recapturing energy loss and lowering cooling […]
International Rectifier (IR)® announced the expansion of its SupIRBuck™ family of integrated point-of-load (POL) voltage regulators. The new devices, tailored for energy-efficient...
Power Integrations introduced LinkZero™-AX, an integrated offline switching IC that enables designers to achieve 0.00 watts of standby energy consumption in auxiliary...
Sunlogics Inc. announced that it was selected by General Motors to build Solar Photovoltaic Canopy and electric vehicle charging stations for the company’s U.S. facilities, development centers and Chevrolet dealerships. The renewable energy systems will be called Chevrolet Volt "Green Zone". Sunlogics’ first GM installation is located at the Chevrolet Volt assembly plant in Hamtramck, […]
Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as PEW) will start releasing a series of additional "EVERLEDST™" LED lighting products for FY 2011 (ending March 2011) from this spring. The lineup of LED lighting products which offer more comfortable and greener lifestyle will be expanded to approximately 1,100 items in total composed of approximately […]
Viridity Software, a provider of data center energy resource management (ERM) software, announced the general availability of its EnergyCheck™ energy efficiency health check application. The new software provides a fast and easy means by which to understand overall energy efficiency, discover hidden opportunities for recapturing power, cooling and space capacity, as well as uncover opportunities […]
LG Chem announced that it has been selected by Southern California Edison (SCE) to provide lithium-ion battery packs for a pilot program involving energy storage systems for residential and small commercial applications. An LG Chem consortium, working jointly with LG Electronics and LS Industrial Systems, is providing a complete system solution to meet the stringent […]
The Distributed-power Open Standards Alliance (DOSA) recently approved specification standards for the "Third Generation, High Density, Non-Isolated MICRO converter" for the MICRO (11.4 x 20.3mm) format. The third generation standard is based on the addition of new interconnects and enlarging existing power pads to enable higher density, new features and digital communication while maintaining the […]
IBM added new software and services to its portfolio of solutions aimed at creating sustainable enterprises and smarter urban infrastructures. The new offerings, piloted in-house by IBM, help owners and managers of commercial buildings leverage the latest efficiency technologies and compliance systems to deliver economic, operational and environmental benefits. IBM also announced that Autodesk has […]
Toyota Motor Corp. (TMC) announced the development of the TOYOTA Smart Center, a system that links homes, vehicles, electric power companies and users, and enables integrated control of energy consumption. TMC developed the system as a part of its smart-grid initiatives, which are intended to support efficient energy use toward the realization of a low-carbon […]
An Announcement and Call for Papers has been issued for the Third Annual Green Building Power Forum (GBPF ’11) to be held...
IBM and Schneider Electric announced a new smarter buildings solution to improve energy performance for buildings across an organization. Together, IBM and Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, state that they are helping organizations reduce energy operating costs up to 30% as well as realize environmental responsibility goals through active energy management practices. […]
ON Semiconductor, together with Transim Technology, a provider of online design solutions for the semiconductor industry, launched its interactive GreenPoint® online design simulation tool for high-efficiency LED based lighting applications. The GreenPoint design tool is an interactive online design and verification environment that assists in accelerating the board design of solid state lighting solutions. Utilizing […]
Diotec Semiconductor introduced a new low profile SMD bridge rectifier in the popular outline TO-269AA ("MiniDIL"), called the S40 through S500 "SLIM" series. Their encapsulation is made by a halogen-free, "green" molding compound. Its maximum height of 1.6mm allows designers to put the device on the bottom side of the PCB, where so far only […]
An Announcement and Call for Papers has been issued for the Second-Annual DC Building Power Asia conference (DCBPA ’10) to be held...