Delta announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Delta Products Corp. nearly US$2 million in research project funding. The research project will develop smart-grid enabled residential electric vehicle chargers over the next 3 years that will allow the quick deployment of charging infrastructure for plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) to help reduce America’s […]
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Consumer Electronics Account for Small Share of Residential Energy Consumption
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® released a new study, “Energy Consumption of CE in U.S. Homes in 2010,” showing that despite their popularity in American homes, consumer electronics (CE) account for a relatively small share – roughly 13 percent – of the average U.S. home’s electricity consumption. There are nearly 2.9 billion CE devices in […]
Enpirion Announces Manufacturing Partnership Agreement for Silicon Magnetics
Enpirion, Inc. is announcing that it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with JiangyinChangdian Advanced Packaging Co., Ltd. — JCAP — for the manufacturing of silicon-based magnetics utilizing Enpirions proprietary MEMS (Micro-electronic Magnetic Silicon) technology. Earlier in 2011, Enpirion demonstrated that its MEMS technology achieved all necessary application performance figures-of-merit at record frequencies of […]
Lighting the 26th World University Games
The 26th World University Games, also known as Summer Universiade, came to a wonderful end in the summer of 2011. There are around 20 venues in this 26th Universiade. Composed of three Main Stadiums, the Center Stadium of Universiade was the most impressive building designed in the theme of “Crystal”. LEDGOGHTM, a world-class LED lightscape […]
The Tinker’s Toolbox – Chad Hall of Ioxus on Ultracapacitors and Rugged Power Systems
Hosted by Alix Paultre, the Tinker’s Toolbox is the Advantage Design Group’s web-based interview show where we talk about the latest technology, components, and design issues for the electronic design engineering community. In this podcast we talk to Chad Hall of Ioxus about ultracapacitors and their uses, particularly in rugged power systems. We’ll also discuss the […]
January 2012 Supplement: Efficiency & Green Design
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PSMA Announces Industry Presentation Session on Alternative Energy Grid 2020 – The Evolving Power Grid
MENDHAM, N.J.—December 28, 2011—The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) Alternative Energy Committee is sponsoring a special industry presentation session at APEC 2012 entitled “Grid 2020-The Evolving Power Grid.” To be held February 9, 2012 at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, the session will feature eight experts from the market research, commercial […]
Johnson Controls, U.S. Army announce first contract following President Obama’s energy efficiency directives
Johnson Controls and the U.S. Army today announced a federal contract for a solar energy installation and other energy efficiency improvements at Fort Bliss. The nearly $16 million project, executed through the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center in Huntsville, Ala., is expected to save the post $39 million in energy costs over the next […]
Student Designers Partner with OSRAM, Visteon on Future Vehicle Lighting Concepts
When education and practical application merge, the results can be astounding. That was the aim of the College for Creative Studies (CCS), Visteon and OSRAM in their collaboration during the 2011/2012 academic year. As part of CCS’s ongoing Corporate Sponsorship program, 18 CCS Transportation Design Seniors researched areas of innovation focused on the development of […]
Boston-Power Adds $30 Million in Funding
Boston-Power, Inc. announced $30 million in new private equity. The funding was led by existing investor GSR Ventures. Long-standing Boston-Power investors Oak Investment Partners and Foundation Asset Management (FAM) also participated. The investment follows Boston-Power’s September 2011 announcement of $125 million in growth capital and Chinese government stimulus programs – comprising a combination of grants, […]