Tesla has announced the Powerwall, a rechargeable lithium-ion battery designed to store energy at a residential level for load shifting, backup power...
Caterpillar, Inc. and First Solar, Inc. today announced a strategic alliance to develop an integrated photovoltaic (PV) solar solution for microgrid applications. Under the agreement, First Solar will design and manufacture a pre-engineered turnkey package for use in remote microgrid applications, such as small communities and mine sites. The package will feature Cat-branded solar panels […]
In a move that could improve the energy storage of everything from portable electronics to electric microgrids, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Brookhaven...
Socomec and JSR Micro N.V. announce the launch of a lithium-ion capacitor based UPS as a result of a joint collaboration effort. The system is using Socomec’s state of the art UPS equipment in combination with ULTIMO® lithium-ion capacitors, supplied by JM Energy Corporation. The UPS system, supplied by Socomec, has been designed to provide […]
Eguana Technologies Inc. and LG Chem Ltd. have combined their technologies under a multi-year agreement to deliver a certified, fully integrated AC...
Today, the Obama administration released the initial installment of the first-ever Quadrennial Energy Review (QER), a four-year cycle of moving-spotlight assessments that...
Sumitomo Corporation together with Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (collectively “Sumitomo Corporation Group”) announced their investment in an innovative battery power storage system...
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) has granted its certification to the AC6000, a lithium-ion uninterruptible power supply (UPS) manufactured by Methode Electronics’ Active Energy...
The Nordic fuel cell company PowerCell Sweden AB launched the next generation fuel cell stack, S2, during last week’s Hannover Fair. PowerCell’s...
MTE Corporation, an SL Industries company, today announces the introduction of its new High Frequency SineWave Guardian™ motor protection filter. High frequency...
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today introduced a new series of miniaturized snap-in power aluminum capacitors with high capacitance from 820 µF to 47,000...
TDK Corporation has added two new lines of film capacitors. The new series of EPCOS metallized polypropylene (MFP) film capacitors with high...
Moving from a centralized hub-and-spoke grid architecture based on large centralized generation assets toward an increasingly decentralized electrical grid that makes extensive use of distributed energy resources (DERs), the power sector is undergoing sweeping changes. These changes can be summarized as the rise of the energy cloud: a decentralized architecture based on intelligent network technology […]
ZBB Energy Corporation today announced its intention to enter into a supply agreement with Solar Power, Inc. (SPI) for energy storage systems...
Global Power Technologies Group (GPTG), a full-service silicon-carbide (SiC) semiconductor manufacturer for the commercial power market, today announced an exclusive global distribution agreement with Digi-Key, a provider of electronic component selection, availability, and delivery. 100MM and 150MM epi-wafers, SiC discrete diodes, SiC discrete MOSFETs, SiC modules and sub-systems for multiple market sectors are just some […]