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Energy Efficiency
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Digital Power
Echelon Gains Support of Australia’s Emergency Lighting Industry
Echelon Corp. announced that Clevertronics and White Lite Industries have selected Echelon’s LonWorks® power line communication products for their advanced emergency lighting systems in Australia. The selection of Echelon’s technology by these two emergency lighting suppliers shows the trend taking hold in Australia, as White Lite and Clevertronics now offer solutions that use the lighting […]
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Automotive Electronics
D&H Global Unveils 100 MPG Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technology
D&H Global Enterprise, LLC. announced a new electric power propulsion system that the company claims delivers higher performing and more reliable Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) with reduced complexity, resulting in lower manufacturing and ownership costs. According to the company, the current HEV power propulsion systems on the market utilize many complex and costly electronic circuits […]
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Energy Efficiency
Nuvera Installs New Hydrogen Generation System in Pennsylvania
Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc., in a joint operation with East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc., has installed its first PowerTap™ hydrogen generation system. This system is in successful operation at East Penn’s Distribution Center in Topton, Pennsylvania. Hydrogen generated by the PowerTap system at Topton is powering a fleet of fuel cell-powered forklift trucks. This system […]
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1.3KEnergy EfficiencyPowerstax High Efficiency Power Supply Selected For Energy Saving Lighting
Powerstax plc, announced that it has been selected to supply a turnkey power solution to EcoLEDLighting. EcoLEDLighting has recently launched its new...
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Automotive Electronics
Jeffrey Automotive Introduces Plan for a ‘Do-It-Yourself’ Electric Car
Jeffrey Automotive announced plans for a build-it-yourself electric car. The company claims that the car can be built for $5,000 or cheaper, with running costs of less than 3 cents a mile. The vehicle is a two-seater, powered by a 72Vdc motor with an anticipated top speed of 60 mph and a range of 50/60 […]
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Energy Efficiency
Attendance Records, Major Announcements Highlight Week at APEC 2007
The recently completed Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) in Anaheim, California witnessed a flurry of activity and announcements from the major players in the power electronics industry. Sources close to the conference organizing committee revealed that APEC 2007 set records for attendance at over 2,400, with over 1,000 paid attendees (also a record). With the […]
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Energy Efficiency
GE Announces New LED Technology
GE Consumer & Industrial’s Lighting Division announced advancements to the light bulb that potentially will elevate the energy efficiency of this 125-year-old technology to levels comparable to compact fluorescent lamps (CFL), delivering significant environmental benefits. Over the next several years, these advancements will lead to the introduction of high-efficiency incandescent lamps that provide the same […]
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Energy Efficiency
2007 nanoPower Forum Call for Papers Issued
An Announcement and Call for Papers has been issued for the first international nanoPower Forum, "Energy Harvesting & Power Management Solutions for Low-Power Wireless Systems," (nPF ’07) to be held June 4 – 6 at the San Jose, California, Marriott Hotel. This focused three-day international conference will serve an audience of decision makers who are […]
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Digital Power
Study Reveals Scope of Annual U.S. Data Center Energy Consumption: 45 Billion kWh, Costing Nearly 3 Billion Dollars
In a keynote address at the LinuxWorld OpenSolutions Summit in New York, Randy Allen, Corporate Vice President, Server and Workstation Division, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), revealed findings from a study that comprehensively calculated, for the first time, the energy consumed by national and global data centers annually. Addressing the need for thorough, credible estimates on […]
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Energy Efficiency
EPRI to Unveil Energy-Efficiency Research Aimed at Transitioning to a Smart Grid System
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) will launch Dynamic Energy Management (DEM), a major energy-efficiency research initiative that will begin to address the near-term needs of utilities and other stakeholders to plan, invest in, and implement technologies that facilitate the transition to a smart power delivery, operation, load management, and end-use system. As part of […]
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Automotive Electronics
Ford Unveils Plans for Fuel Cell-Powered Vehicle
Ford Motor Co. has unveiled what it is claims is the world’s first operable fuel cell hybrid electric vehicle with plug-in capability. The new prototype Ford Edge model is based on HySeries Drive powertrain technology which features an onboard hydrogen fuel cell together with a lithium-ion fuel cell. The company stated that the HySeries Drive […]
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Energy Efficiency
DOE Launches ENERGY STAR Program for Solid-State Lighting
Last month the Department of Energy (DOE) launched an ENERGY STAR program for solid-state lighting, and developed technical criteria allowing qualified solid-state lighting devices to carry an ENERGY STAR label in order to provide guidance to buyers of lighting products. The DOE announced that it is seeking comments on the draft criteria by January 19, […]
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921Energy EfficiencyGallium Lighting Introduces High Output White LED Downlight
Gallium Lighting announced its debut with an architectural downlight featuring white LEDs that deliver long life, excellent energy efficiency, and unprecedented lumen...
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Digital Power
EPA Authorized to Study Data Center Energy Usage
President George W. Bush has signed legislation directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study energy use in data centers. The bill, passed by the Senate on December 8, authorizes the EPA to analyze the growth of energy consumption at data centers. The issue is a growing concern to companies that operate large groups of […]
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Energy Efficiency
AMD Plans to be Leader in Energy Efficiency for Data Centers
AMD, during its 2006 Analyst Day, announced that it wants to be a leader in the push to make data centers more energy efficient. The company’s Chairman and CEO, Hector Ruiz, claimed that making servers, desktops and handheld devices more energy efficient is not only good for the environment, but also for business. Ruiz stated, […]
