Staco Energy Products Company introduces the latest addition to their popular FirstLine P family of parallelable three-phase Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) with a new 65kVA model. Developed in response to customer demand for a lower kVA version of their native 480VAC product family, this unit is up to 98% efficient, which reduces total cost of […]
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Arista Power Files Lawsuit Against Ultralife Corporation Seeking Damages in Excess of $60 Million
Arista Power, Inc., a manufacturer, designer and integrator of renewable energy generation, management and distribution systems, announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Ultralife Corp. and certain of its officers, directors and employees alleging, among other things, Fraud, Unfair Competition, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets and Breach of Contract. The lawsuit, which was filed in […]
Capstone Extends Agreement With GE; Products Eligible for Incentive Under California Self-Generation Incentive Program
Capstone Turbine Corp. a clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, recently extended its OEM agreement for GE’s Heat Recovery Solutions segment Clean Cycle™ generators. The original agreement has been extended through January 2016. In addition, GE will provide parts support to Capstone through 2020. Capstone has seen significant interest in the Clean Cycle generator, […]
iWatt Announces New Corporate Headquarters
iWatt, Inc., announced it has moved its corporate headquarters from Los Gatos, California to 675 Campbell Technology Parkway, Suite 150, in Campbell, CA 95008. iWatt is a fabless semiconductor company whose headquarters house its executive management team, finance and engineering. The move comes at a time of sustained growth for the company, fuelled by what […]
Low-energy connectivity IC adds power-saving features
Oslo, Norway – December 6, 2011 – Nordic Semiconductor ASA today announces that an enhanced revision of its nRF8001 Bluetooth 4.0 low energy Connectivity IC will further extend the current device’s class-leading power-saving performance and benefit from an upgraded Bluetooth core software stack. The revision – which will be called the nRF8001 ‘Build D’ and […]
PSMA Announces Advanced Nanotechnology E-Learning Tutorial
Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) announces to the power sources industry the availability of an advanced e-learning tutorial that covers the latest advances in the science, research and applications of nanotechnology. The target audiences for the tutorial are technical and marketing people involved in the power sources industry who wish to increase their understanding of […]
Stormy sun could knock out power grids: report
An upcoming cycle of stormy solar activity risks causing damage to electrical transformers and threatening vulnerable energy infrastructure around the globe, a report by an insurance group says. The sun follows a predictable 11 year activity cycle, with the next period of stormy activity expected to begin in 2012-13. The report by German insurance group […]
Heliatek Organic Solar Cells Achieve a Record 9.8 Percent Efficiency
Heliatek GmbH has set a new world record for organic solar cells after Fraunhofer ISE CalLab certified a cell efficiency of 9.8% for a 1.1 cm² tandem cell manufactured with a low temperature deposition process. This new record makes the third time in a row that Heliatek has set a world record for efficiency in […]
U.S. power grid needs cybersecurity protection: panel
The threat of cyberattacks on the U.S. power grid should be dealt with by a single federal agency, not the welter of groups now charged with the electric system’s security, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology reported on Monday. While acknowledging there is no absolute insurance against such attacks, the MIT researchers said a […]
GM Offers Buyback and Loaner Programs for Owners of Chevy Volt in Wake of Concerns Over Battery Safety
General Motors (GM) is responding to safety concerns about the Chevy Volt following reports of damaged lithium-ion battery packs in three cars that caught fire following testing carried out by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). No fires have yet been reported as a result of any real-world accidents. GM initially responded to the […]