The program has been posted forDarnell’s Power Forum (DPF ’10), September 13 -15 in Chicago. The Monday Plenary Session will feature: –...
Boeing announced that it is working on a concept plane, a hybrid-powered jetliner, depending on whether it’s cruising or taking off and...
Emerson Network Power introduced the DS460S-3 bulk front end ac-dc power supply, which the company describes as a breakthrough in efficiency and...
Fulton Innovation, the creator and exclusive licensor of eCoupled™ intelligent wireless power, announced its full support of version 1.0 of the Qi wireless power standard from the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC). The new standard is for handheld devices such as cell phones, MP3 players, and digital cameras, requiring five watts of power or less. This […]
Xtreme Power, a provider of Dynamic Power Resources™ (DPRs) for utility-scale power management and energy storage systems, announced the close of a $29.5 million financing round co-led by Bessemer Venture Partners, The Dow Chemical Company through its Venture Capital group, and existing investor SAIL Venture Partners. Additional investors include POSCO ICT and SkyLake & Co. […]
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) introduced the ADP2302 and ADP2303 dc-dc non-synchronous switching regulators, the most recent in its growing portfolio of integrated...
Microchip Technology Inc. announced that it has partnered with Cymbet Corp. to provide what it says is the world’s first customizable energy...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the following letter to External Power Supply (EPS) and End-Use Products Using EPSs Stakeholders: "The purpose of this letter is to inform stakeholders of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to sunset the ENERGY STAR® programs for EPSs and End-Use Products Using EPSs. As proposed in the May […]
Micron Technology, Applied Materials, and Ultratech have joined the imec industrial affiliation program (IIAP) on GaN-on-Si technology. This multi-partner R&D program focuses on the development of GaN-on-Si (gallium nitride-on-silicon) process and equipment technologies for manufacturing solid state lighting (e.g. LEDs) and next-generation power electronics components on 8-inch Si wafers. Gallium nitride is a promising material […]
As it did with digital power, energy harvesting and dc powering of buildings, Darnell Group understands the challenges posed by the smart...
GE unveiled Nucleus™, a communication and data storage device that provides consumers with secure information about their household electricity use and costs...
Infinite Power Solutions (IPS) announced a global distribution agreement with their first Japanese distributor, Tokyo Electron Device Limited (TED), a technology trading company that provides customers with electronic components and solutions. Under the agreement, TED will distribute IPS’ THINERGY® Micro-Energy Cell (MEC) and INFINERGY® Micro Power Module (MPM) product families in Japan, with limited distribution […]
Darnell’s Power Forum (DPF ’10) is replacing the Digital Power Forum with an expanded focus and larger audience. The new DPF ’10...
The Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC) announced the first results for its TPC-Energy specification. Hewlett-Packard Company has published TPC-Energy results on all three TPC benchmarks: TPC-E, which simulates the online transaction processing (OLTP) workload of a brokerage firm; TPC-C, which simulates the OLTP order-entry workload; and TPC-H, which simulates a decision support workload. Each of […]
Cisco unveiled new technologies that build on its recently announced Connected Grid portfolio and are said to help consumers and businesses better monitor and manage their energy consumption for cost and carbon savings, including an easy-to-use interface for the home environment. The Cisco® Home Energy Management Solution features a Home Energy Controller along with Cisco […]