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Startup creates PV module production unit at ST Rousset

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 10:03:00 EST

Startup Nexcis, specializing in the manufacturing of CIGS solar cells and modules from electrodeposition, has inaugurated a photovoltaic (PV) module production unit at STMicroelectronics' former 6-inch fab in Rousset, France.

Summit seeks to stimulate deployment of clean energy technologies

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 20:37:00 EST

A new U.S. energy technology agency is focusing on scaling up and deploying existing clean energy technologies while funding research on disruptive technologies for the future.

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Wed, 3 Mar 2010 20:37:00 EST

New power semiconductors cut data center energy

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 17:40:00 EST

With the massive toll on energy use that data centers are showing today, the need to find solutions to manage this energy use is essential. Find out one solution using power semiconductors.

Solar market competition set to intensify

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 15:38:00 EST

Even though installations of photovoltaic solar systems will rise in 2010, a sharp drop in solar components prices will intensify competition, as per iSuppli Corp.

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Wed, 3 Mar 2010 15:38:00 EST

Bluetooth enters smart grid market

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 15:18:00 EST

The Bluetooth SIG has formed the Smart Energy Study Group to address smart energy initiatives sponsored by governments and other organizations on energy management throughout the world.

I2C Battery Gas Gauges for Single Li-Ion Cells Offers 1% Accuracy

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 00:48:00 EST

Linear Technology introduces the LTC2941/LTC2942 battery gas gauges with an I²C interface.

NXP in talks on solar cell manufacture at Nijmegen

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 15:06:00 EST

NXP BV is in talks on the possibility of converting a 6-inch wafer fab at Nijmegen, The Netherlands, to solar cell manufacture. The company does not wish to make solar cells itself but is interested in bringing a partner onto its Nijmegen site, according to CEO Rick Clemmer.

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Mon, 1 Mar 2010 15:06:00 EST

Greener Gadgets Conference 2010 - Full of ideas, short on gadgets

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:34:00 EST

Allan Yogasingam checks in with his thoughts on CEA's Greener Gadget Conference from New York.

PV Forecast: Rising demand, lower costs enable higher margins

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:02:00 EST

After a highly cyclical 2009, most segments of the solar industry are looking at a bright 1H 2010 with profit margins heading towards 20 per cent. After that, incentive policies will determine the timing of the PV next cycle.

APEC: Tesla Roadster, solar-panel dangers kickstart power fest

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:12:00 EST

The 25th Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) kicked off this week in Palm Springs with a dynamic plenary session that discussed the past and future of power, exposed the latest improvements to the Tesla Sports Roadster uncovered the hidden dangers and inefficiencies of solar panels and showed how close-coupling cooling can achieve a 31 percent improvement in cooling efficiency for data centers.

IBM says litho chemical better for environment

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:59:00 EST

IBM said researchers from its Semiconductor Research and Development Center have developed a fluorine-free photo-acid generator for use in 193-nm lithography, billed as a more environmentally friendly alternative than the fluorine-based perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid currently in use.

Ultra low-loss rectifier diodes offer efficient, greener power supplies

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:43:00 EST

STMicroelectronics has introduced a new family of high-efficiency power rectifiers that will help product manufacturers achieve energy-efficiency approvals, such as 80 PLUS.

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Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:43:00 EST

Xilinx banks on power efficiency for 28-nm

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST

By the end of this year, Xilinx will begin sampling 28-nm FPGAs that consume half the power of its current devices while offering twice the capacity as previously possible, the company said.

Fuel cell system claims 2X efficiency

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:06:00 EST

Colin Powell, former secretary of state and now a board member at Bloom Energy, will debut the company's Bloom Box energy generator on Wed. Feb 24th along with the company founder's and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:06:00 EST

Uncle Sam asks consumers to weigh in on smart grid

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:23:00 EST

In an effort to break through electronics-industry logjams, U.S. government policy makers are launching a blog to consumers for comment on a range of questions about smart electric grids including issues about gateways and networks that speak to systems engineers.

GreenChip resonant controller features integrated PFC

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:56:00 EST

NXP Semiconductors has announced the GreenChip TEA1713 resonant half-bridge converter " the industry's first resonant controller with integrated Power Factor Correction (PFC), capacitive mode protection and adaptive deadtime control.

RS introduces battery recycling service

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:22:00 EST

RS Components has launched a battery recycling service for customers in accordance with Part 2 of The Batteries Directive, The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009, which came into force on 1st Feb 2010.

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Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:22:00 EST

Low-cost, more efficient solar cells mostly plastic

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:15:00 EST

Plastic solar cells with embedded silicon wires achieve almost perfect quantum efficiency as well as solar concentration in an inexpensive photovoltaic material that can be manufactured on inexpensive roll-to-roll fabrication lines according to researchers at the California Institute of Technology (CalTech).

Computer & Storage Innovations - Battery-free, FPGA-based RAID cache solution

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:54:00 EST

Increased processing and storage demands are challenging the ways of maintaining data integrity in data centers and now designers have to look for more cost-effective, alternative approaches to battery-backed data recovery systems. Enter the RAID adapter.

Opinion: Is 'climate science' really science?

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:54:00 EST

Is man-made climate change happening or not? The author isn't sure one way or the other, but is skeptical when proponents look at the data and rationalize what they see to fit their hypothesis.

MIT researchers simplify energy harvesting circuits

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:38:00 EST

New energy-scavenging systems being developed at the Massuchsetts Institute of Technology could forgo replacing batteries in electronic devices that need to work for long periods of time.

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Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:38:00 EST

Electro Power Systems launches ElectroSelf, the first self-recharging hydrogen fuel cell system

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:25:00 EST

Electro Power Systems SpA is launching ElectroSelf, the world's first entirely self-recharging hydrogen fuel cell technology at Mobile World Congress.

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Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:25:00 EST

Kesterite solar cell claims 9.6 efficiency

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:05:00 EST

IBM Research demonstrated kesterite solar cell with 9.6 percent efficiency, beating the previous efficiency record of 6.8 percent for similar structures.

SunPower expands Europe reach via SunRay

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:38:00 EST

SunPower Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SunRay Renewable Energy, a European solar power plant developer with offices in Europe and the Middle East.

Mitsubishi Electric claims world records in solar cell conversion efficiency

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:51:00 EST

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Tokyo, Japan) claims to have set two world records for photoelectric conversion efficiency in polycrystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) cells, achieved by reducing resistive loss in the cells.