NorthStar announced its new SiteStar™ HiCap 2-2, which the company states is the first outdoor cabinet in the telecom industry to feature two separate climate zones with individual compressor systems: one for batteries and one for dc power systems or other electronics. The separate climate zones ensure optimal operating temperatures for sensitive electronic equipment, even […]
CISC Semiconductor GmbH starts into research and development phase of the European ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking project "Internet of Energy for Electric Mobility" (IoE) – officially started in May 2011 – and hence broadens its activities towards developing a way of accessing the Energy Grid. The IoE research project aims to develop hardware, software and middleware […]
GE Energy announced the successful completion of its $3.2 billion acquisition of Converteam, a provider of power conversion and automation systems and power electronics, motors and generators. Converteam states that its solutions enable customers in a variety of industries to replace or improve mechanical processes with high-efficiency electric alternatives that deliver better reliability, less maintenance […]
Viridity Software announced that Intel® Data Center Manager SDK will be incorporated into Viridity’s EnergyCenter™ software. This integration will help provide IT and facilities managers with the ability to obtain detailed information directly from specific server assets, such as temperature. In addition, the Intel-enhanced EnergyCenter software will help enable users to add and monitor new […]
Dialog Semiconductor plc has announced its DA6011 companion IC for the Intel® Atom™ processor E6xx series has been adopted by Taiwan-based ADLINK Technology for its mini size COM Express type 10 module, the nanoX-TC. Measuring just 84 x 55mm the nanoX-TC is said to be among the smallest computer-on-modules available. ’The market for Intel Atom […]
A hands-on lab training class in a lab-bench environment titled, "Test Drive Your Power Supply Design" will be hosted by Exar Corp....
The Department of Energy issued final energy efficiency standards for home refrigerators and freezers that will improve their efficiency by about 25% by 2014. These new standards, developed through a consensus process with manufacturers, consumer groups, and environmentalists, are expected to deliver more than $200 in electricity bill savings for the typical consumer over the […]
The Plenary Session at the 2011 Darnell Power Forum will feature senior executives from Efficient Power Conversion, Electric Power Research Institute, IBM,...
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory announced its User Test Bed Facility. Like a giant, life-size set of building blocks, the facility will allow...
In a new white paper, the Institute for Electric Efficiency (IEE) offers electric utilities potential paths for including building codes and appliance standards in their energy efficiency portfolios. A previous IEE study found that these two policy mechanisms hold tremendous potential to affect the country’s long-term energy growth rate. The new IEE study, "Integrating Codes […]
S&C Electric Co. introduced its IntelliTeam® VV Volt-Var Optimization System, which is said to offer a cost-efficient approach for optimizing electrical distribution system voltage, power factor and other grid operating characteristics based on real-time conditions. S&C is launching the new system and related services following its acquisition of a product and software business from CURRENT […]
Car Charging Group Inc., an electric vehicle charging service provider, announced that it will begin charging on an hourly basis for the fueling of EVs at its charging stations across the country. "While establishing and pursuing our goal of owning and building out a nationwide network of EV charging stations, we offered EV charging services […]
(Matthew Chin and Wileen Wong Kromhout &ndash Source: UCLA) We’ve all worried about the charge on our smartphone or laptop running down when we have no access to an electrical outlet. But new technology developed by researchers at the UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science could […]
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) introduced its PowerLab library, which TI describes as the industry’s most extensive collection of tested power management reference designs. The PowerLab library helps designers select from more than 300 power management reference designs for a wide range of applications and power conversion topologies. Examples include both isolated and non-isolated designs for […]
Today, President Obama announced the "first of their kind" fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas pollution standards for work trucks, buses, and other...