The EMerge Alliance has moved up to the Diamond Sponsorship level for the Fourth-Annual Green Building Power Forum (GBPF ’12) to be held January 23-25 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel San Jose – Silicon Valley, California. GBPF ’12 will encompass high-voltage and low-voltage dc power distribution as well as hybrid ac and dc distribution architectures […]
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BMW Group and Toyota Agree to Mid-to-long-term Research Collaboration
BMW Group (BMW) and Toyota Motor Corp (TMC) announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) concerning a mid-to-long-term collaboration on next-generation environment-friendly technologies. Under the MOU, the two companies agreed on a collaborative research in the field of next-generation lithium-ion battery technologies. Furthermore, they have agreed to identify and discuss other possible […]
BIC Group Acquires Angstrom Power Fuel Cell Research & Development Company
BIC Group announced that its Canadian subsidiary, BIC Inc. has acquired the assets of Angstrom Power Inc., Vancouver, B.C., a company specializing in the development of portable fuel cell technology. The purchase price is CAD 18.7 million (approximately EUR 13.5 million). A portable fuel cell device works with a replaceable fuel cartridge and provides charging […]
Imec interdigitated Si solar cells exceed 23 percent efficiency
Leuven, Belgium – December 1, 2011 – Imec together with its silicon photovoltaic industrial affiliation program partners Schott Solar, Total, Photovoltech, GDF-SUEZ, Solland Solar, Kaneka and Dow Corning, have demonstrated an excellent conversion efficiency of 23.3% on interdigitated back-contact (IBC) silicon solar cells. Interdigitated back contacts are introduced to increase the conversion efficiency of crystalline […]
IEEE SmartGridComm 2011 Concludes Successful 2nd Annual Event in Brussels, Belgium
NEW YORK, NY (November 30, 2011) — The 2nd IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Communications (SmartGridComm) recently concluded in Brussels, Belgium with hundreds of global experts attending nearly150 presentations dedicated to the world’s power delivery infrastructure. Developed by the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc), IEEE SmartGridComm 2011 was highlighted by four days of technical sessions, […]
Smart Grid Will Raise Ceiling for Use of Renewables
SINTEF Energy Research announced a demonstration project, the EcoGrid EU, a €21 million EU project that is being coordinated in Trondheim by SINTEF. Sixteen partners from ten countries are members of the project. The project will raise the ceiling for how far an electricity grid can utilize unpredictable sources such as wind and sun. According […]
Kaneka and imec Develop Heterojunction Silicon Solar Cells with Copper Electroplating
Kaneka and imec have unveiled silver-free heterojunction silicon solar cells. The results were obtained by applying copper electroplating technology, which was developed by Kaneka based on imec’s existing copper electroplating technology, A conversion efficiency of more than 21% was achieved in 6-inch silicon substrates with an electroplated copper contact grid on top of the transparent […]
BASF Creates New Global Business Unit to Advance Battery Activities for Electromobility
In recognition of the significant growth opportunity associated with the global battery marketplace, BASF is creating a new global business unit that will bring together its current and future battery-related electromobility activities – BASF.com. As part of this transition, a new global business unit “Battery Materials” will be formed, effective January 1, 2012. This business […]
QM Power Continues to Win Major R & D Contracts
QM Power has the unique distinction of developing several different new electric motion technologies; the Parallel Path Magnetic Technology (PPMT), the Q-Sync electronic drive and the QM Power Switched Reluctance (QSR), among others. Early funding was provided by the National Science Foundation, NASA, the U.S. Army and Navy and the Department of Energy. More recently, […]
New Projects Confirm Role of Germany in Energy Storage Segment
Two new developments confirm Germany’s position as a top location to implement energy storage technology: Canadian fuel cell maker Ballard announced the opening of its new European headquarters in Germany this week. And last week a new project to store wind energy via hydrogen in the German natural gas grid was also unveiled. “Wind and […]