(AP) — Far from Copenhagen’s turbulent climate talks, the sea lions, harbor seals and sea otters reposing along the shoreline and kelp forests of this protected marine area stand to gain from any global deal to cut greenhouse gases. These foragers of the sanctuary’s frigid waters, flipping in and out of sight of California’s coastal […]
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Cisco Saves $120,000-Year by Improving Exhaust Recirculation in Data Center
Cisco Systems achieved an estimated saving of $120,000 per year in energy costs by simulating a data center using Future Facilities’ Virtual Facility (VF) simulation methodology. The simulation results were used to guide the placement of floor grilles and blanking panels that lowered information technology (IT) equipment inlet temperatures, making it possible to raise the […]
SHARC DSPs Maximize Windmill Energy Extraction
Northern Power Systems (Barre, Vermont) is positioned at the forefront of the wind power technology movement, offering community and utility-scale wind turbine systems differentiated by their innovative ‘gearless’ turbine designs, efficient energy capture capabilities, and low maintenance requirements. The company’s flagship Northwind 100 wind turbine is designed for community-scale wind power generation installations, enabling municipalities, […]
Seoul Semiconductor LED chosen for worlds largest Cruise Ship
Seoul Semiconductor (CEO Chung Hoon Lee, www.acriche.com) a world leading LED manufacturing, has announced that its LED products were selected for the external balcony lights of ‘Oasis of the Seas’, the world’s largest and most innovative cruise liner, which made its inaugural voyage on 5 December 2009. Seoul Semiconductor’s LED products were supplied to all […]
Solar Inverter Offers 97.5 Percent CEC-Weighted Efficiency Rating (Pending)
Designed for utility-scale installations, Advanced Energy Industries’ Solaron 500 kW inverter features a durable, transformerless, grid-tie design, converting raw DC power from solar-cell arrays to high-quality AC-grid electricity. With its robust controls and patented, soft-switching technology, the Solaron inverter achieves 97.5 percent CEC efficiency (pending). A portfolio of services offerings —allows integrators and power producers […]
Canadian Solar Industries Association names First Light Solar PV Project of the Year
The Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) has awarded the First Light solar energy park as the “Solar PV (photovoltaic) Project of the Year” during its annual Solar Conference in Toronto on Tuesday. First Light – a joint venture of SkyPower, Canada’s leading solar energy developer, and SunEdison – delivers more than 11 million kilowatts of […]
Cree Acquires Semi-Insulating Silicon Carbide and Power Device Patent Portfolio
DURHAM, N.C. – Cree, Inc. announces that it has acquired a portfolio of patents and patent applications related to semi-insulating silicon carbide (SiC) material and power device technology from Daimler AG. The portfolio consists of approximately 20 patent families, including issued patents in the United States, Germany, Japan, and China. U.S. Patent No. 5,856,231 (‘231) […]
Program Launched to Boost Clean Energy Job Growth
SAN FRANCISCO – The Apollo Alliance released a clean energy investment plan today that will create up to 1.2 million domestic jobs while increasing U.S. energy security and climate stability. The release of Apollo’s 5-point plan coincides with today’s urgent White House jobs summit and amid intensified talk by Congressional leaders of an emergency jobs […]
Lithium Battery Gliders Accommodate 10 mm to 24 mm Cells
Memory Protection Devices is introducing a new category of battery holders for lithium coin cell batteries. “Gliders” are a hybrid type combining the low cost of retainers with higher reliability than regular coin cell battery holders, according to the company. They are suitable for hand-held consumer and medical products, electronic cards, electronic toll tags, single-use […]
SmartRectifier IC Enhances Protection and Efficiency in AC-DC Supplies
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – International Rectifier today introduced the IR11672A SmartRectifier IC with advanced Minimum On Time (MOT) protection circuitry for energy-efficient AC-DC power converters for laptops, LCD and PDP televisions, game consoles, and server and telecom Switch Mode Power Supplies (SMPS). Featuring IR’s proprietary 200V IC technology, the IR11672A is a smart secondary-side synchronous rectification […]
