Dranetz introduced its Energy Platform EP1, a handheld electrical energy and power demand analyzer specifically designed for conducting facility energy audits and power demand studies. The EP1 is well suited for gathering, recording and reporting "where, when, and how much" electricity is used. Applications in industrial, commercial and institutional facilities include energy/cost reduction programs, alternative […]
Enova Systems, Inc. confirmed that they, along with Navistar International Corp. and its subsidiary IC Bus, will deploy 16 hybrid school buses used for a number of school districts. This deployment represents the initial large scale utilization of US Department of Energy grants for clean school buses. Both Navistar, who claims 61% of the school […]
Google announced, via its company blog, its first direct investment in a utility-scale renewable energy project – two wind farms that generate...
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has unveiled what it describes as a powerful new tool that will enable customers to increase datacenter energy efficiency and reduce power costs. PowerVU is said to be the industry’s first packaged solution for centralized monitoring and management of datacenter power consumption, energy efficiency and load analysis. "Energy efficiency is the […]
On behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America residential research program, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for research teams to support Building America activities. Building America forms research partnerships throughout all facets of the U.S. residential building industry to develop cost-effective solutions that improve the […]
Enpirion announced the availability of its new EN6300 family of voltage mode synchronous buck dc-dc converters: the 3A EN6337QI, 4A EN6347QI, 8A...
Power systems provider, The Alpha Group, announced the acquisition of the assets of Mitra Innovations S.A., described as one of Europe’s pioneering innovators in power conversion technologies. The newly renamed Belgium-based company (formerly known as Mitra Energy & Infrastructures S.A.), specializes in standard and custom powering solutions for the broadband, transport, medical and industrial markets […]
The ZigBee® Alliance, and the IPSO (IP for Smart Objects) Alliance announced an agreement to collaborate on wireless home area networks (HAN) using the ZigBee IP specification and the ZigBee Smart Energy™ version 2.0 standard. The two alliances will collaborate on expanding HANs by using IP technology. The ZigBee Alliance is a global ecosystem of […]
Power Partners introduced the PIL75U-C Series for outdoor lighting applications, including street lights and wide area lighting. The total power rating is...
Power Sources Unlimited has entered into an agreement with Magtech Industries Corp. to distribute their line of LED Power Supplies, LED Drivers and LED Dimming Solutions to the North American market. Founded in 1989 Magtech is a US based company that is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. Power Sources Unlimited now provides engineering professionals with […]
Linear Technology Corp. introduced the LTC4280, a 2.9 to 15V Hot Swap™ controller that features an onboard 8-bit ADC and I²C compatible...
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. announced that it will invest a total of 7 billion yen by March 2012 in a project to build facilities within the company’s production sites in Japan for experiments designed to establish advanced smart grid technologies. The project will contribute to the company’s efforts to support the adoption of sustainable power supplies […]
Darnell’s Power Forum (DPF ’10) has expanded its focus to include Portable Power Management as a core area for paper submissions. Portable...
As plug-in electric vehicles become more common in garages and carports around the nation, the result will be an increased demand on local utility grids that supply the power to charge them. Recognizing the need for a standard set of requirements addressing this issue, SAE International created the new standard, J2836/1™ – Use Cases for […]
Trina Solar Ltd. announced a high performance monocrystalline module (TSM-DC80) which uses Quad Max technology, which primarily targets the rooftop market segments. The TSM-DC80 will be available for sale in Europe and North America in the first quarter of 2011. Trina Solar states that it developed the Quad Max technology using innovative manufacturing processes and […]