The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and IBM announced that several companies have come together in what is described as a first-of-its-kind effort to help the environment, unleashing dozens of innovative, environmentally responsible patents to the public domain. It is believed that the availability of these patents will encourage researchers, entrepreneurs and companies […]
Unipower Telecom announced its RW Series of wall-mount rectifier systems designed as an alternative to rack mount units for powering a wide variety of telecoms equipment. They are said to be highly efficient and offer users a wide range of output voltages and power levels. The rectifiers range in output power from 290 to 700W […]
austriamicrosystems and New Scale Technologies, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of miniature motion systems, announced the completion of a Series B preferred equity transaction. austriamicrosystems has made a $6 million investment in exchange for a 25% minority share in privately-held New Scale of Victor, New York. The investment underscores a strategic partnership for product development […]
austriamicrosystems announced an expansion of its LED driver portfolio with the AS1112, a full color LED driver well suited for full color...
SCHOTT AG of Mainz, Germany, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, SCHOTT Solar, Inc., will construct a new solar energy technology production...
Powerstax plc announced the availability of a range of dc rectifiers for use in the etching process of printed circuit boards. Manufactured in the United Kingdom by DP Energy, the rectifiers are said to be built to exacting industry-standard specifications for the process of removing the Amonical or cupric (copper) from the solution used to […]
Braggone, an optoelectronics materials company, announced that it has signed a joint development agreement with equipment supplier Beneq that is said to offer a turnkey solution to provide a custom matched material and toolset for the maximum manufacturing efficiency and product performance of solar cells. It is claimed that the demand for new turnkey solutions […]
Zenergy Power plc, a specialist manufacturer and developer of commercial applications for high-temperature superconductive (‘HTS’) materials, announced that it has been granted a core patent in relation to the low-cost industrial manufacture of 2nd Generation (‘2G’) HTS materials and wire in Germany. The company claims that this patent is of particular significance to its long-term […]
Oerlikon Solar announced that it is opening a new location in Singapore, which it said would boost its presence and proximity to customers in Asia, while continuing to expand production, development and support for its thin-film silicon solar energy products. The facility will initially employ approximately 100 people and is planned to be completed within […]
austriamicrosystems announced the product launch of its AS3658, described as a highly integrated power and audio management unit with sophisticated audio features....
Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. (ABAT) announced the signing of a contract with Wuxi Angell Autocycle Co., Ltd. to produce battery cells for 150,000 electric bicycles and motorcycles by the end of 2008. Wuxi is described as a leading manufacturer of electric vehicles. ABAT develops, manufactures, and distributes rechargeable polymer lithium-ion battery cells for use in […]
Suzlon Wind Energy AS, the Europe and Latin America marketing arm of Suzlon Energy Ltd. announced that it has consolidated its position in the Spanish wind energy market with an order for 42.5MW of wind turbine capacity. The contract is to be supplied through 22 units of Suzlon’s S88 – 2.1MW turbines. Speaking on the […]
The 2008 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas concluded this week, and the editor of PowerPulse.Net was in attendance, videotaping news features (which will be available for viewing starting on Monday) that highlight some of the more interesting products and technologies exhibited at the show. The editor was also keeping a finger on the […]
SunPower Corp. announced that its Spanish subsidiary will engineer, procure equipment for and construct an approximately 8MW solar electric power plant in the Extremadura region of Spain. A corporate affiliate of The Naturener Group, a Spanish-based company, will own the solar power plant, and SunPower expects the system will begin operating in September 2008. "Once […]
The top stories in 2007 (in terms of reader interest determined by number of page views) relating to industry news largely reveal the cooperation and conflict among, as well as the overall fluctuating nature of, the power electronics industry. The top ten stories, in descending order were: 10 – PMBus™ Consortium Unveils Version 1.1 Specification […]