Alpha Technologies Ltd. (ATL), a specialist in the design, manufacture, service and installation of powering solutions for the Telecom, CATV, Traffic, Security, Industrial and Renewable Energy industries, has had its Quality Management System approved for certification to TL 9000. TL 9000, an extension of ISO: 9001, is designed to validate a quality management system governing […]
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GE Energy Launches New Power Conversion Business
GE Energy announced the next step in the integration of its acquisition of Converteam by renaming the business Power Conversion. Power Conversion’s technologies in process controls, automation systems and high-efficiency power electronics, motors and generators will enable the company to better meet the needs of customers looking to improve operational efficiency and productivity. The Power […]
Green Automotive to Join Forces with Niyato Industries
Green Automotive Company and Niyato Industries jointly announced that they have signed a Letter of Intent in an effort to accelerate the plans of both companies to bring domestically manufactured all-electric vehicles to the US market this year. The terms of the Letter of Intent are focused on granting Green Automotive the exclusive license to […]
Vishay Announces Acquisition of HiRel Systems
Vishay Intertechnology announced the acquisition of HiRel Systems LLC, a supplier of high reliability transformers, inductors, coils, and power conversion products. The purchase price was approximately $85 million, including repayment of HiRel debt, and subject to customary post-closing adjustments. “We are pleased to welcome HiRel into the Vishay family,” said Marc Zandman, Vishay’s Executive Chairman […]
Asia UPS Service Market Forecast to Grow 20% in 2012
Austin, TX – 19th January 2012 IMS Researchs recent study, “The World Market for UPS Service and Support,” forecasts that the service market in Asia for uninterruptible power supplies will grow 20% this year, to just over $820 million. Growth will largely come from India and China where the amount of installed equipment is growing […]
Varentec Receives $7.7 M Series A Round Funding
Varentec, an emerging green technology company, closed a $7.7M Series A funding round in late 2011 led by Khosla Ventures, a clean tech venture capital firm. Varentec also announced that Dr. Deepak Divan will lead the company as President and CTO. Vinod Khosla, founding partner of Khosla Ventures, indicated that “the grid of the future […]
Digi-Key and Vicor Announce Global Distribution Agreement
Digi-Key Corp. and Vicor Corp. announced that the two companies have signed a global distribution agreement. Vicor offers a comprehensive portfolio of high efficiency, high density power distribution architectures that enable customers to efficiently convert and manage power from the wall plug to point-of-load and address a broad range of power system requirements including performance-critical […]
Contour Energy Systems signs strategic investment and technology development agreement with IQT
AZUSA, CA – January 17, 2012 – Contour Energy Systems today announced the signing of a strategic investment and technology development agreement with In-Q-Tel, the independent, strategic investment firm that identifies innovative technology solutions to support the missions of the U.S. Intelligence Community. This strategic partnership between Contour Energy Systems and IQT will advance portable […]
Green Building Power Forum Program Expanded to include Vice Chairman, Galvin Electricity Initiative, and former EPRI CEO
The program at the 2012 Green Building Power Forum (GBPF ’12) has been expanded to include a panel discussion featuring Kurt Yeager, Vice Chairman, Galvin Electricity Initiative and former President and CEO of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Brian Fortenberry, Program Manager, EPRI, Jeff Shepard, President, Darnell Group, Karl Johnson, Research Coordinator, California Institute […]
Mitra Innovations S.A. Becomes Alpha Technologies S.A.
Effective January 1, 2012, Belgium-based power solutions manufacturer Mitra Innovations S.A. has changed its name to Alpha Technologies S.A. Mitra, which describes itself as one of Europe’s pioneering innovators in power conversion technologies, joined The Alpha Group in 2010. The change of name signals the next step in the integration of the company within the […]