austriamicrosystems has announced the AS8002, which it says is the world’s first integrated solution for voltage and current monitoring in power inverters....
ERG Lighting, a new Division of Endicott Research Group, Inc., has introduced the eDriver family of LED power supplies for maximum efficiency...
EnerDel has joined forces with ITOCHU Corp. to unveil what the companies described as a groundbreaking new project that showcases a real-world integration of the smart grid, electric vehicles and renewable energy technologies. EnerDel is supplying the advanced battery systems at the heart of the project, said to mark the first time that EVs, stationary […]
Advances in high-wattage LED designs revealed at this week’s Light Fair in Las Vegas are moving the technology closer to wide-spread adoption...
Tectrol introduced their new high-density / high-efficiency front end power supply modules designed for Datacom and Storage. The TFE800 Series delivers 800W...
Hitachi America, Ltd.’s Industrial and Infrastructure Systems Division announced that it is focusing on Energy Storage for the Smart Grid to complement Wind and Solar Farms. Hitachi has completed eight projects since March 2000 and will complete another one this year. The company states that, as the emergence of the Smart Grid gains momentum and […]
Lutron, Excelsys, Zenaro, American Ballast and NXP were among the companies exhibiting dimmable ballasts at this year’s LightFair in Las Vegas. Except...
SunPower Corp. announced its new SunPower Oasis™ Power Plant (SunPower Oasis), which the company says is the industry’s first modular solar power...
Tandem Expansion announced that it has made the first investment from its $300 million Tandem Expansion Fund I, L.P in Delta-Q Technologies Corp. Delta-Q is a technology company that supplies power conversion and power management products for electric drive vehicles with over 500,000 units in use on vehicles such as golf cars, aerial work platforms, […]
The EMerge Alliance – an open industry association leading the rapid adoption of safe, low-voltage dc power distribution and use in commercial building interiors – announced it has added 15 more companies to its coalition. Now more than 60-members strong, the Alliance continues to gain the support of building industry and technology leaders in a […]
Constellation NewEnergy, a subsidiary of Constellation Energy, launched its new energy management product, VirtuWatt™, described as a unique combination of hardware and online applications that allows customers to manage and optimize electricity usage in real-time and lower their energy bills by reducing consumption during peak pricing periods. "VirtuWatt delivers a single platform that allows commercial […]
Ford Motor Company and Azure Dynamics Corp. announced that they have signed a collaborative agreement to begin delivering a pure battery electric version of the successful Ford Transit Connect van to customers in Europe beginning in late summer 2011. Azure will integrate its Force Drive™ battery electric drive train into Transit Connect vehicles in Europe […]
GaN and SiC switches and diodes were announced by several companies at this week’s PCIM event in Nuremberg. International Rectifier and MicroGaN...
ABB has launched SVC Light® (Static Var Compensator) with Energy Storage as its latest development within the FACTS (Flexible Alternating Current Transmission...
High Voltage Inc. released the VLF-33E, described as a new generation VLF ac hipot that uses a solid state design with microprocessor controls. It meets the requirements of applicable world standards regarding cable testing up to 25kV class maintenance testing. The company describes the device as light, compact, rugged, and very portable. It also contains […]