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Energy Efficiency
CamSemi Secures $26 Million Funding To Continue Development of Energy Efficient Products
CamSemi announced the completion of what is described as one of the largest VC funding rounds for a European fabless semiconductor company this year by raising US$26 million (&Euro;13 million). The C round funding, led by 3i and existing shareholders Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) and TTP Ventures, sees the Carbon Trust join as a new […]
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1.3KComponentsMaxim Introduces New, Flexible LED Light-Management IC
Maxim Integrated Products introduced the MAX8830 LED light-management IC in a tiny, 2.5mm x 2.5mm UCSP™. This device is said to reduce...
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2.0KEnergy EfficiencyGE Consumer & Industrial Joins The Green Grid
GE Consumer & Industrial has joined The Green Grid, a global consortium of more than 80 hightech equipment companies, including AMD, APC,...
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1.3KCommunications PowerHoneywell Power Products Launches Efficient Line Of Video Supplies
Honeywell Power Products has added a new line of video power supplies, which the company claims offers installation professionals several areas of...
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Energy Efficiency
Infineon Touts Electric Bicycles As New Growth Market
Infineon Technologies announced that a product innovation is ready for design-in: an 8-bit microcontroller for electric bicycles (e-bikes). The company states that the market for the electric bicycles accounts for more than 18.5 million bikes for 2007 and shows an annual growth rate of 25%. E-bikes are equipped with a battery pack that frees the […]
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1.1KEnergy EfficiencyRensselaer Claims Development Of Paper Thin Energy Storage Device
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new energy storage device that they claim could easily be mistaken for a simple...
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2.0KDigital PowerThe Green Grid Announces Technology Roadmap and Key Deliverables for 2007; Membership of PG&E
The Green Grid announced its technology roadmap and key deliverables for 2007. For the next several months, The Green Grid will focus...
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1.2KEnergy EfficiencyCorsair Introduces Eco-Friendly Power Supply Family
Corsair® unveiled what is described as the environmentally friendly VX Series of power supplies. Designed and engineered for mainstream computer users, both...
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896Energy EfficiencyStartup Ceravision Launches Microwave Powered Light Bulb
Ceravision Ltd. is introducing its new Continuum™ 2.4 lighting technology, which is now available for evaluation by lamp and electronics manufacturers. The...
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1.5KEnergy EfficiencyEnergy Star Program Tightens Requirements for Computers
The ENERGY STAR Program announced that, beginning on July 20, 2007, it’s new specifications for computers have went into effect. The new...
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Communications Power
Ethernet Alliance® Supports Progress Towards Energy-Efficient Ethernet Standards
The Ethernet Alliance announced the recent decisions by the IEEE 802.3 working group to forward project authorization requests (PARs) for the next generation of Ethernet technologies. The Higher Speed Study Group (HSSG) was formed in July 2006, and its proposal envisions a single project encompassing a 40 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) rate for server and storage […]
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Energy Efficiency
Philips Calls for a "Simple Switch" to Reduce Energy Consumption
Royal Philips Electronics announced its global "asimpleswitch.com" consumer campaign intended to show that solutions for reducing energy consumption can be simple and actionable without compromising on quality of life. By partnering with The Alliance for Climate Protection and the global Live Earth concerts on July 7th 2007, Philips aims to inspire more than two billion […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Protonex Receives Additional Funding to Advance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Power Systems
Protonex Technology Corp. announced that it has received an $800,000 extension to a previously awarded contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to optimize performance of its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) propulsion system – ProCore™ UAV. The advanced version of the system is expected to enable longer flight times and increased payload capability of […]
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3.3KEnergy EfficiencyCooperation and Progress on IPC-9592
Members of the IPC’s Power Conversion Subcommittee, leading power supply associations and power supply manufacturers from around the world converged on Schaumburg,...
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Digital Power
Emerson and Dell Team to Address Data Center Performance and Energy Usage
Emerson Network Power announced an agreement with Dell Inc. that is intended to help customers expand data center capacities while driving down energy costs. The Dell-Liebert Energy Smart Solutions combine Dell’s PowerEdge Energy Smart servers with Liebert XD and Liebert DS cooling systems to maximize data center performance, density and efficiency. The Dell-Liebert Energy Smart […]
