The ZigBee® Alliance announced major progress in achieving agreement on a proposal involving the way HTTP and CoAP are used in the draft of the Smart Energy version 2 standard. This agreement means the draft can advance into the next ballot, scheduled to begin on July 11. During the Alliance’s Member Meeting last week in […]
Empowering developers to design greener, more connected applications, Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) announced its new C2000™ Concerto dual-core microcontroller (MCU) series. The...
Using innovative technology that targets cooling efficiency, Verizon has significantly reduced energy consumption and carbon emissions at 24 of its U.S. data centers. The technology, intelligent energy-management systems from Vigilent™, enabled Verizon to achieve the following results: – Turning off approximately 40 percent of the computer room air conditioners in these data centers within two […]
Primus Power has received $11 million in its most recent round of financing. DBL Investors and I2BF Global Ventures joined existing investors Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. The funds raised complement existing grants from the United States Department of Energy (DOE), the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E), and […]
BELECTRIC Technology GmbH announced the new 2.0 MegaWattBlock – a standardized plant unit with nominal power of 2,000 kWp, any number of which can be combined to create larger ground-mounted solar power plants. The standardized system design, intelligent grid stabilization technology and BELECTRIC’s many years of experience in plant engineering and construction make solar power […]
Schneider Electric announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Leader Harvest Power Technologies Holdings Limited (Leader & Harvest), one of the leading players in the fast-growing medium voltage drives market in China. Headquartered in Beijing, Leader & Harvest develops, manufactures and commercializes medium voltage (MV) variable speed drives. The company employs over 750 […]
Leclanché S.A., a specialist in the production of high capacity Lithium-Ion cells with headquarters in Yverdon-les Bains/Switzerland and production in Willstätt/Germany, and Schüco International KG (Bielefeld), a world specialist in aluminum, solar, steel and plastic systems for building envelopes, announced the conclusion of a cooperation agreement to provide energy storage systems for solar generated electricity. […]
Wärtsilä, a provider of power solutions to both the marine and energy markets, and Versa Power Systems (VPS), a developer of environmentally friendly, high-power solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC), announced a co-operative agreement to develop and integrate Versa Power’s SOFC technology into Wärtsilä products. A key target of the agreement is to develop commercial Wärtsilä […]
Principal Solar, Inc., a publicly traded renewable energy holding company rapidly advancing the worldwide utilization of solar power through a roll-up strategy, announced on the acquisition of Capstone Solar, a news and networking community for solar professionals. Terms were not disclosed. "It’s extremely rare to find a group of people as committed to the advancement […]
Evatran, the developer of the Plugless Power™ electric vehicle (EV) inductive recharging system, and Yazaki North America have signed a Joint Development Agreement to develop and market Plugless Power technology to automotive manufacturers as a factory or dealership option. With joint resources, Evatran and Yazaki are developing a hands-free charging system to be used in […]
Primus Power has received $11 million in its most recent round of financing. DBL Investors and I2BF Global Ventures joined existing investors Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. The funds raised complement existing grants from the United States Department of Energy (DOE), the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E), and […]
Petra Solar announced the international expansion of its SunWave family of Solar Energy Solutions. The SunWave Energy Solution for international markets features a new Smart Energy Module (SEM), the brain of the SunWave system, designed to convert solar photovoltaic dc electricity to 230Vac while supporting electric grid reliability, in international regions including the Pacific Rim, […]
Energy Storage Ltd. launched its Delta series of Energy Storage Systems with energy capacity ranging from of 10 to 40kWh and the possibility of integrating multiples of these systems to achieve up to 400kWh. The Energy Storage Systems are designed using the company’s patent pending technology to help reduce the average residential and small business […]
IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) announced the IEEE P1901.2 Low Frequency (less than 500 kHz) Narrow Band Power Line Communications Working Group (WG) made significant progress with the draft standard during its recent meeting in Las Vegas, 11-15 April. To continue the momentum, the diverse cross-industry body of members will assemble again at the next IEEE […]
STMicroelectronics (ST) states that it is leading progress toward lower-cost precision control of functions such as battery monitoring, power management and motor control with its latest generation of high-side current-sensing ICs. As a single-chip high-side current-sense amplifier, ST’s TSC1021 simplifies the design of accurate measurement circuitry in electronic control units. ST achieves a lower cost […]