Enlarge image Spc. Dean Kalogris from Headquarters Company, Fort Bliss, Texas, charges the installation’s command sergeant major’s electric car. The cars, which are made from recycled plastic and can reach speeds of 25 mph, are driven by base leadership as a demonstration of their commitment to helping keep energy costs down. Courtesy of U.S. Army/Maj. […]
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House Passes Bill Protecting Companies from Lithium Batteries Hazardous Materials Classification
The United States House of Representatives has approved legislation that would prevent the U.S. from enacting a proposed rule limiting lithium-ion battery shipments by classifying the batteries as hazardous materials. The legislation addresses a rule proposed by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) along with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The new legislation […]
Schneider Electric Acquires US based Lee Technologies
Schneider Electric announced that it has acquired Lee Technologies, a service provider for the data centers of the North American market. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, Lee Technologies has over 300 employees and generated sales of about USD $140 million (approx. €104 million) in 2010. The company specializes in the mission-critical data center services, including remote […]
GE Reports Highest Publicly Reported Efficiency for Thin Film Solar; Unveils Plans to Build US Manufacturing Plant
GE announced that a full-size, thin film solar panel developed by the company has been independently certified as the most efficient ever publicly reported milestone for the technology. GE intends to manufacture the record-setting solar panels at a new U.S. factory that will be larger than any existing solar panel factory in the country today. […]
QA Graphics Helps Green McDonald’s Tell its Story
Owners of the latest green McDonald’s located in Riverside, California, are using an interactive display created by QA Graphics to show customers why the new restaurant is sustainable and energy efficient. The Riverside McDonald’s is the fourth McDonald’s restaurant in the U.S. to seek LEED certification. This restaurant is one of nine owned and operated […]
Today’s Broadband ICs Address European Power Efficiency Requirements
Two important factors driving future technology developments in the broadband chip industry revolve around government regulations and market forces. The “EU Code of Conduct on Energy Efficiency of Broadband Equipment” was written to create “greener” or lower power chip solutions. Analog Devices ADLD8404 Line Driver, which the company introduced in September 2010, is one of […]
United States Solar Photovoltaic Project Order Backlog Surpasses 12 GW
The solar photovoltaic (PV) project order backlog for the United States market has now soared past 12 gigawatts (GW), according to the latest edition of the Solarbuzz United States Deal Tracker report. While the PV industry is facing the effects of large cuts in feed-in tariffs across Europe, the order backlog in the US confirms […]
Micro Fuel-Cells use Nanostructured Membrane to Create a Scalable Clean-Energy Solution
(Harvard) – Materials scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and SiEnergy Systems LLC have demonstrated the first macro-scale thin-film solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC). While SOFCs have previously worked at the micro-scale, this is the first time a research group has overcome the structural challenges of scaling up the technology to […]
Solar Inverter Market Falls in Q4 but Makes a Record Year in 2010
Wellingborough, UK – 5th April 2011: Global PV inverter revenues reached $1.6 billion in Q4’10, 24% lower than the previous quarter, but 30% higher than in Q4’09, according to IMS Research’s latest quarterly report on the market. Factory-gate prices also fell in the quarter by 4%, although shipments remained robust despite cooling demand and high […]
CFL with Incandescent Shape Arrives in April
GE Lighting’s latest customer-inspired light bulb—a hybrid halogen-CFL contained in an incandescent-shaped glass bulb—hits the target for homeowners who love the energy efficiency and long life of GE-quality CFLs but have yearned for more immediate brightness in an energy-saving bulb. GE Energy Smart Soft White and Reveal hybrid halogen-CFL bulbs will brighten the lighting aisles […]