The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) announced availability of its On-line Energy Efficiency Database (EEDB) as a service to the industry. According to the company, the number of energy efficiency standards and the world wide agencies that generate them continue to grow daily. It is time consuming for an individual or company to keep track […]
IMEC has announced that it has begun expanding its Leuven, Belgium campus facilities, starting with 2,800 square-meters of research labs and including...
The European Commission has adopted a new regulation to improve the energy performance of external power supplies, which is expected to cut their electricity losses by nearly a third by 2020. The expected resulting savings of 9 TWh is said to be enough to power Lithuania for a year and will reduce annual CO2 emissions […]
The Appliance Standards Improvement Act of 2009 (S. 598), introduced by Jeff Bingaman, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and...
The EMerge Alliance – an open industry association promoting the rapid adoption of safe, low-voltage dc power distribution and use in commercial...
Nextek Power Systems, Inc. announced the acquisition of RCH Fanworks, a leading dc ceiling fan company. "The market for dc powered appliances of every sort has been growing rapidly for high efficiency buildings, and solar photovoltaic installations. This well-tested product fits right into our strategy to deliver the key elements customers need to build renewable-ready […]
Google Inc. has confirmed its use of data center containers at its first Data Center Efficiency Summit in Mountain View, California. Google...
J.C. Penney Company, Inc., Integrys Energy Services, Inc., and SunPower Corp. announced the installation of SunPower solar power systems on five JCPenney stores in New Jersey, totaling approximately 2 MW. The initiative is part of a total solar commitment by JCPenney to host 3.7 MW at the five New Jersey stores and four stores in […]
Eltek Valere announced its new Micropack, a dc power system designed for use with smaller loads such as service provider demarcation equipment....
Vice President Joe Biden and Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced plans to invest $3.2 billion in energy efficiency and conservation projects in U.S. cities, counties, states, territories, and Native American tribes. The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program, funded by President Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will provide formula grants for projects that […]
Future Lighting Solutions announced that it has become the first worldwide distributor of advanced LED drivers from Italy’s ROAL Electronics. The agreement will make ROAL’s compact, high-efficiency, flicker-free, dimmable drivers readily available to designers and engineers building solid-state lighting applications around the globe. ROAL products carried by Future Lighting Solutions will include the Tropo and […]
The Coalition for Green Bank (CGB) announced that it supports the introduction in Congress of a bill that establishes the Green Bank to catalyze the financing of clean energy projects and energy efficiency projects. The Coalition for Green Bank is a consortium of energy industry leaders including renewable resource developers, original equipment manufacturers, investors, financial […]
The European Commission announced that it will deepen its collaboration with the government of Japan in energy research. The primary areas for...
Excelsys Technologies has created a new custom power supply design facility that will work with customers globally to develop application specific power...
Researchers from the US Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR) laboratory in San Diego, California have unveiled what they say...