Americans are using less energy overall and making more use of renewable energy resources. The United States used significantly less coal and petroleum in 2009 than in 2008, and significantly more wind power. There also was a decline in natural gas use and increases in solar, hydro and geothermal power according to the most recent […]
Saft Introduces Li-ion battery Technology for Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Systems
Saft is unveiling its advanced lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology which it says offers interesting new possibilities for the creation of highly efficient and cost-effective marine propulsion and auxiliary systems. Saft states that it has a wealth of experience in the marine industry as a supplier of battery systems for emergency back-up, lighting, engine starting and […]
Neo Solar Power Corp. Begins Building New Facility
Neo Solar Power Corp., a solar cell manufacturer, announced the beginning of construction on a southern Taiwan operations hub that is expected to be capable of producing 3.4GW of solar cells a year after its scheduled completion in three to four years. Quincy Lin, chairman of the company, stated that the company’s production of solar […]
Chisen Electric to Launch Lithium Ion Battery Production in New Manufacturing Facility
Chisen Electric Corp. announced that it has signed a series of agreements with local government officials, which provide relocation funding from the government for moving all current production within a year at its oldest plant (Plant A) at Jingyi Road in Changxing County to its nearby (1.5 km) Plant B where the company also has […]
EU OKs Emerson Takeover Bid of Chloride
The European Union announced that it had approved a nearly US $1.5 billion bid by Emerson Electric to acquire British-based Chloride Group plc. The European Commission said the deal would not significantly impede effective competition in the 27-nation bloc because the merged entity would still face “strong competition” in all national markets. SOURCE
GaN + Smart Grid + Energy Harvesting + Digital Power = Darnell Power Forum
Darnell’s Power Forum (DPF ’10) has expanded its focus to include the latest developments on GaN power devices, the Smart Grid, Energy Harvesting and Digital Power. Will enhancement mode GaN transistors (eGaN) replace power MOSFET/IGBTs in power management applications? Alex Lidow, CEO of Efficient Power Conversion, believes it will. He will explain why at Darnell’s […]
Astronergy & Bosch Announce Major Solar Expansions
Astronergy and Oerlikon Solar jointly announced a follow-up purchase agreement for Oerlikon Solar’s thin film equipment. With this order, Astronergy will increase its production capacity from 30MW to 75 MW by the end of 2010. The purchase is a key element in the expansion plan of Astronergy’s thin film solar PV modules of up to […]
Flextronics Opens Power Facility in Ganzhou, Jiangxi China
Flextronics announced that it has completed phase one of a two-phase build-out in Ganzhou, Jiangxi China to support its Power operations. Flextronics previously announced its plans to expand into this region in May 2010. The roughly one million-square-foot facility further expands the Flextronics Power business operations in China. Flextronics’ Power business leverages an end-to-end vertically […]
AEG Power Solutions Signs Frame Agreement with Bombardier Transportation Gmbh
AEG Power Solutions signed a frame agreement with Bombardier Transportation GmbH for customized battery chargers. Bombardier is a manufacturer of transportation solutions. Its equipment, systems and services will be used in eighty three electric multiple units of the brand new ET 430 train series. “We truly appreciate the opportunity to continue and develop our close […]
China TMK Battery Systems Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results
China TMK Battery Systems Inc. announced the company’s financial results for the three month period ended June 30, 2010. For the second quarter of 2010, revenues increased 47.3% to $16.8 million, from $11.4 million in the second quarter of 2009. The increase was primarily due to rising demand for TMK’s products, from both existing and […]