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Advanced integration PFC/PWM combo solution for high efficiency PC power

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:15:00 EST

This article from Fairchild will explore a semiconductor solution for power supplies that consists of boost PFC and dual-forward PWM with very few external components to achieve versatile protections /compensation.

IMS: Electric cars propel IC demand

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:57:00 EST

A new report from IMS Research forecasts that demand for electric vehicles will grow steadily throughout the decade.

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Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:57:00 EST

Low-power DSP core targets portable apps

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:45:00 EST

Tensilica has developed the HiFi EP DSP, a superset of the HiFi 2 architecture optimized for simultaneous multi-channel codec support and continuously expanding audio pre- and post-processing.

Security, smart-grid standards groups get creative

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:01:00 EST

Energy Micro collaborates with IAR Systems to develop ultra low power MCU applications

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 12:59:00 EST

Low-power MCU provider, Energy Micro AS has selected IAR Systems' IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM for inclusion in its EFM32 Gecko Development Kit.

UK Government's feed-in tariff for PV installations to kick-start market growth

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 11:27:00 EST

Global analyst firm, IMS Research predicts the UK Government's announcement this week regarding the introduction of a feed-in tariff for photovoltaic (PV) installations is going to kick-start the country's PV market.

Nexeon is named as "One of Top 20 Cleantech Companies"

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 11:08:00 EST

Developer of silicon-based anodes for next generation lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries, Nexeon, has been named as one of the 'Top 20 fastest growing Clean & Cool companies in the UK', and has been given a place on the Clean & Cool Mission to San Francisco, USA, that will take place during February 2010.

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Wed, 3 Feb 2010 11:08:00 EST

Panel sees smart grid engineering challenges

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:51:00 EST

Engineers face plenty of challenges enabling smart grids in the home and in utility distribution networks, according to a panel at the GridCom Forum event here.

Axeon to develop battery for extended-range electric Citroen C1 Ev'ie

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 05:23:00 EST

Europe's largest independent lithium-ion battery systems supplier, Axeon, is to develop a new high capacity battery for the electric Citroen C1 ev'ie, manufactured by the UK-based Electric Car Corporation, with a view to supplying between 300 and 500 batteries in the 12 months following a successful trial.

DuPont opens photovoltaic lab in Switzerland

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 14:54:00 EST

DuPont has opened a new photovoltaic application laboratory at its European Technical Center in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Mon, 1 Feb 2010 14:54:00 EST

Smart meters deployment to rise from 76 million to 212 million in 2014

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:32:00 EST

According to a new study from ABI Research, the number of smart electric meters deployed worldwide will rise from a 2009 level of 76 million to reach about 212 million in 2014.

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Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:32:00 EST

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Report: Smart meters rise to 212 million in 2014

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:12:00 EST

Deployments of smart electricity meters worldwide will rise from 76 million in 2009 to reach about 212 million in 2014, according to a new report from ABI Research.

Semprius, Siemens partner on solar energy

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:58:00 EST

Semprius, Inc., and Siemens Industry, Inc., have entered into a joint development agreement to co-develop and deploy plug-and-play demonstration systems based on Semprius' Solar Module Arrays and Siemens' automation and control components.

Intelligent Interleaving: improving energy efficiency in AC-DC power supplies

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:52:00 EST

From Fairchild Semiconductor, a how-to on improving energy efficiency in your power supply design using the FAN9612 Interleaved Dual Boundary Conduction Mode PFC controller.

Wolfson takes ultra low power to a new level with world-leading DAC

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:15:00 EST

Wolfson Microelectronics has announced the launch of the WM8912, an ultra low power DAC.

Electric vehicles earn cash for owners

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:53:00 EST

Delaware to become first state to integrate electric vehicles into smart grid.

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Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:53:00 EST

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors LEDs enhance headlights in new Audi A8 Sedan

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:52:00 EST

In the new Audi A8, light emitting diodes from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors are responsible for the low and high beams.

Members of the Cleantech Community " the ACE Awards needs you!

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:42:00 EST

The ACE Awards are looking for nominations in for the MOST PROMISING RENEWABLE ENERGY AWARD.

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Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:42:00 EST

MEMC and Conergy settle litigation over solar wafer supply

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:46:00 EST

MEMC Electronic Materials and German solar developer Conergy AG have reached an out of court settlement of a lawsuit related to a solar wafer supply contract between Conergy and MEMC Singapore Pte, Ltd.

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Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:46:00 EST

New lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant to double EnerDel's US capacity

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:43:00 EST

Lithium-ion battery manufacturer EnerDel announced it will invest

Compact optocoupler offers energy efficiency benefits

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:25:00 EST

Avago Technologies has introduced what he company claims is the industry's most energy efficient 1 MBd digital optocoupler.

DoE funds energy-efficient chip effort

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:06:00 EST

Department of Energy (DoE) funnels Recovery Act stimulus funds into research to make computer chips more efficient by designing voltage regulators that fit on-chip.

Eltek Valere battery chargers to power THINK City electric car

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:23:00 EST

Eltek Valere (Drammen, Norway) has clinched a contract to supply battery chargers to the innovative THINK City electric car that is being produced in Valmet, Finland, and now is ready for orders.

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Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:23:00 EST

Of Windmills and Recording Studios

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:04:00 EST

Windmills are cost more than a $1 million often requiring maintenance to go with their size and volatile nature. This article describes machine monitoring systems in wind turbines, how the requirements for a music studio network are similar to a turbine's monitoring system and how Firewire can been used to create a maintenance system for turbines.

Comment: Coca Cola battery stirs up froth

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:36:00 EST

Last week there seemed to be a mini-media feeding frenzy about a story of a product design student who had claimed to have designed as part of her final university project a 'greenphone' which was powered by Coca-Cola.