CODA Automotive and GE Energy Industrial Solutions have finalized an automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement for the sale and distribution of the GE WattStation™ Wall Mount electric vehicle (EV) charging station. The new collaboration creates a “one-stop shopping” experience for consumers by creating the opportunity to have the GE WattStation EV charging station and […]
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New EU-Funded Project Ups Power Electronics Efficiency
Researchers from Belgium, Germany, Italy, Austria and Slovakia are coming together to launch a brand-new EU-funded project that aims to make more compact and more powerful energy converters for use in information and communication technology (ICT) and solar inverter technology. The HIPOSWITCH (’ GaN-based normally-off high power switching transistor for efficient power converters’) project, which […]
Power Partners Introduces a 40W Ultra Compact Power Supply
With an ultra compact footprint of only 1.5” x 3.0” x 0.94”, the PPWA40 Series provides up to 40 Watts of continuous output power and up to 50 Watts of peak power. These small, power packed supplies are ideal for low cost, low power applications where space is at a premium. The PPWA40 Series has […]
Discovery Improves Capacity and Charge Rate in Rechargeable Batteries
(Northwestern University) - Imagine a cellphone battery that stayed charged for more than a week and recharged in just 15 minutes. That dream battery could be closer to reality thanks to Northwestern University research. A team of engineers has created an electrode for lithium-ion batteries — rechargeable batteries such as those found in cellphones and iPods […]
Growing List of Sponsors for DC Building Power Asia 2011
The list of sponsors for the third-annual DC Building Power Asia conference (DCBPA ’11) to be hosted December 12 & 13 at the Sheraton Taipei has expanded. Event sponsors now include National Chung Cheng University and the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), and Chung-Hsin Electric and Machinery Manufacturing Corp. (CHEM) has signed on as the […]
Fairchild Semiconductor to Retain Mountain Top Facility
Fairchild Semiconductor that it has decided to keep open the Mountain Top, Pennsylvania wafer fabrication site, reversing its March 2009 announcement to close the facility. Since the original closure announcement, Fairchild has more than doubled its sales of the high voltage and automotive products which the Mountain Top facility supports. The products produced in the […]
3W Power/AEG Power Solutions Reports Strong Performance in Q3/2011
3W Power S.A., the holding company of AEG Power Solutions (AEG PS), announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011. The Group revenue for the quarter was 56.0% higher than in the same period in 2010, reaching €109.2 million (2010:€70.0 million). The revenue growth for the quarter was generated by both […]
Energy Conversion Devices Reports First Fiscal Quarter Financial Results
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) announced the results of its first quarter of fiscal year 2012, ended September 30, 2011. Total consolidated revenue from continuing operations for the quarter was $22.0 million, which compares to $65.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2011, and $70.5 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year […]
Huawei and Visteon Join Wireless Power Consortium in Support for QI Wireless Charging Standard
The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) announced its membership has grown to 100 companies with the recent additions of Huawei and Visteon Corp. Huawei, a mobile handset manufacturers, and Visteon, a global automotive parts supplier, both joined WPC in October. WPC members include well-known companies like Energizer, HTC, LG, Verizon, Motorola, Nokia, Philips, Panasonic, Samsung, Sanyo, […]
Smith Electric Vehicles Files S-1 Registration Statement for Initial Public Offering of Common Stock
Smith Electric Vehicles Corp. filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of its common stock. Smith Electric Vehicles designs, produces and sells zero-emission commercial electric vehicles to commercial fleet operators. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the offering have not yet […]