First Solar, Inc. has inaugurated its second manufacturing plant in Frankfurt (Oder) and celebrated the production of the new plant’s one millionth module. Brandenburg Minister President Matthias Platzeck; Katherina Reiche, State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety; and Jürgen Trittin, Chairman of the parliamentary faction of the Greens/Bündnis […]
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Ener1 Changes Senior Management Team to Aid in Business Transformation
Ener1, Inc. announced that Alex Sorokin has joined the company as interim chief executive officer to lead the company’s continuing efforts to improve its performance and shift its business toward heavy-duty transportation and electric grid energy storage applications. Nicholas Brunero, who has served as Ener1’s general counsel since 2008, has accepted the additional role of […]
Renault electric and ICE cars connected through Telenor Connexion
Following the success with Nissan LEAF, ”European Car of the Year 2011”, the Renault Nissan Alliance has selected Telenor Connexion as its European supplier of connectivity for Renault’s new electric and internal combustion car models as well. The first new electric vehicles to be connected are Kangoo ZE, Fluence ZE and the first ICE vehicles […]
Altair Nanotechnologies Reports Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results
Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (Altairnano) reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011. For the 2011 third quarter, Altairnano reported revenues of $0.9 million, down from $2.0 million in the third quarter of 2010. The overwhelming driver for this reduction was the termination of our military business at the end of 2010 in […]
Digital differential pressure sensors include low power consumption
Sensirion recently launched new differential pressure sensors in the SDP600 se-ries. The new SDP6x6 sensor line features especially low energy consumption, making it suitable for long-term battery operation. The SDP606 and SDP616 sen-sors are designed to enter sleep mode after performing each measurement. They wake up when a “measure” command is received and enter sleep […]
Future Electronics Launches the Industry’s First Standalone Energy Specific Website
Future Energy Solutions is pleased to announce the launch of the first comprehensive energy specific website, connecting the rapidly growing alternative energy market with innovative electronics component solutions – www.FutureEnergySolutions.com. “Future Electronics spearheaded the early adoption of high powered LEDs thanks to the dedication of our business division, Future Lighting Solutions. Future Energy Solutions […]
NXP Semiconductors Reports Third Quarter 2011 Results
NXP Semiconductors N.V. reported financial results for the third quarter 2011, ended October 2, 2011, and provided guidance for the fourth quarter 2011. Third Quarter 2011 GAAP Results SOURCE
Photovoltaic Installations in China to Reach Same Level as the US in 2011
Falling module and balance of system (BOS) prices have significantly improved photovoltaic (PV) project internal rates of return (IRR) and led to an explosion in project development activities in China. According to the recently released Solarbuzz China Deal Tracker report, the non-residential PV project pipeline in China grew to 16 GW at the end of […]
IBM Rolls Out First Solar Array Designed for High-Voltage Data Centers and Industrial Use
IBM said that is rolling out the first solar-power array designed specifically to run high-voltage data centers, integrating ac- and dc-based servers, water-cooled computing systems and related electronics. The new array is spread over more than 6,000 square-feet of rooftop covering IBM’s India Software Lab in Bangalore. The solar array is capable of providing a […]
Ballard Announces Delta Power Solutions Purchase Order for Fuel Cell Systems
Ballard Power Systems announced that Dantherm Power, Ballard’s backup power company, has received a purchase order for 30 DBX2000 fuel cell systems from Delta Power Solutions (India) Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of Delta Electronics (Thailand) PLC, and part of the Delta Group. These systems will be delivered in India and installed at sites of a […]