The appearance of commercial energy harvesting and thin-film battery products was a consistent theme of the papers and exhibits at Darnell’s third-annual...
The first day of Darnell’s third-annual nanoPower Forum (nPF ’09) presented delegates with wide-ranging papers that demonstrated both the increased maturity of...
Teridian Semiconductor announced the availability of its first system-on-a-chip (SoC) for power outlet measurement and monitoring. The 78M6612 (6612) extends Teridian’s smart metering product line with a new class of integrated circuits (ICs) designed to help end users understand the ac power they are consuming. The 6612 enables duplex ac power measurement for use by […]
Phihong announced that its 5W USB adapter with interchangeable plugs is compliant with the new, more stringent ENERGY STAR® External Power Supply (EPS) Version 2.0 requirement. The PSB05R adapter, model number PSB05R-050Q(A)-R, is also in compliance with the United States’ Federal Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). Featuring field-changeable ac plugs specific to […]
WSP Group and Telehouse Europe announced that Telehouse West, a new €80 million state-of-the-art data center, will transform generated waste heat into energy for London Docklands community. The move will see Telehouse Europe mitigate the carbon footprint of its nine-story, 19,000 square meter facility – Telehouse West in London’s Docklands by exporting waste heat for […]
American Ballast has developed a line of LED drivers that meet the U.S. ENERGY STAR® certification standards. Said to enable advancements in LED lighting, the company states that the LED driver can provide up to 85% energy savings in a wide range of indoor and outdoor lighting applications including for street lights, indoor down lights, […]
The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) has released the 2008 Energy Efficiency and Consumption Trends data for home appliances. This data, based on 2008 shipments of major appliances, shows the continuing pattern of decreased energy consumption. Clothes washers show a 64% decrease in energy consumption per unit since 2000, while tub capacity increased by […]
Power Integrations introduced a new online tool that enables designers of external chargers and adapters to instantly determine whether their product complies...
Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corp. and Cymbet Corp. announced that the companies have entered into a distribution agreement for the worldwide distribution...
LonMark International, a non-profit member trade association for the creation and promotion of device networking interoperability standards announced the formation of an industry advisory committee to guide and accelerate the organization’s activities in lighting markets. Founding members of the committee represent leading users, specifiers, and developers of indoor and outdoor lighting systems, including representatives from […]
Swell Fuel, based in Houston, Texas, has announced the additional licensing of its Lever Operating Pivoting Float (LOPF) to several companies for...
Practical energy harvesting, thin-film batteries, and power management solutions for low-power wireless systems will be spotlighted at Darnell’s third annual nanoPower Forum...
The IEEE announced what it describes as a groundbreaking smart grid initiative for the power engineering, communications and information technology industries with the project approval of the IEEE 2030 Guide for Smart Grid Interoperability of Energy Technology and Information Technology Operation with the Electric Power System (EPS) and End-Use Applications and Loads (P2030). Leveraging the […]
According to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), electric vehicle owners can plug in their cars and forget...
A post-forum workshop titled, "EPRI/LBNL DC Power Partners Workshop," has been added to the First Annual Green Building Power Forum (GBPF ’09)...