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USPS Goes Green
Article Source: Alternative Energy News
In strict adherence to guidelines released by the Department of Energy, the United States Postal Service gets on a fast track to reach the goal for energy reduction.
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Texas Medical Center “Takes Flight” With GE Technology
HOUSTON -- (BUSINESS WIRE)-- A GE aeroderivative gas turbine, developed with the same reliability, efficiency and emissions technology that powers many of the world’s aircraft, is now powering one of the world’s largest medical centers.
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PETE Process Promises Successful Technology Fusion
Article Source: Alternative Energy News
A new joint venture research work at Stanford and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, supported by Department of Energy and DARPA has come up with a new solar energy conversion process that can potentially double the efficiency of solar cells.
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IC Enables Up to 98 Percent-Efficient Power Extraction in Solar PV Applications
NXP Semiconductors N.V. recently announced the availability of the MPT612 - a unique low-power IC dedicated to performing the Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) function for applications using solar photovoltaic (PV) cells or fuel cells.
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Nano Antenna Steers Photons
Article Source: Technology Review, published by MIT
A new optical antenna could improve the efficiency of devices that handle just a few photons at a time, such as quantum computers and quantum cryptography circuits.
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Apple Refuses to Allow its iPhones to be included in the UK's First-Ever Green Ranking Scheme
Adam Vaughan
Article Source: The Guardian
The scheme gives phones a rating of zero to five based on their environmental footprint and major manufacturers including Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Samsung have signed up.
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Acquisition Expands capabilities into Energy Market
FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE) -- SRA International, Inc. today announced it has acquired Sentech, an energy management consulting company with expertise in renewable energy, distributed generation, energy efficiency and advanced transportation technologies.
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Pratt & Whitney Gears Up for First PurePower® Engine to Test for Bombardier CSeries Aircraft
FARNBOROUGH, England, /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW -- Pratt & Whitney is on target for its first engine to test for the new PurePower PW1500G engine for the Bombardier* CSeries* aircraft.
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Analyzing Plasmonic Solar Cells: A Comprehensive Tool for Understanding This Technology
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Analyzing Plasmonic Solar Cells" report to their offering.
The Sun, believed by the mankind to be just a mere centerpiece of the solar system in which we live is in reality not just a unit but an entire symphonic system which was in place much before the first humans ever walked on planet earth.
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More Power to Electronics Thanks to Nano-scale Wires
Article Source: Alternative Energy News http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/
Today a long-standing electronic dream has become a reality thanks to research done by a team of scientists from Bar-Ilan University, Israel, supported by U.
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Understanding the Technology, Benefits, and Potential of Microgrids
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Understanding the Technology, Benefits, and Potential of Microgrids" report to their offering.
The 2nd Edition of Understanding the Technology, Benefits, and Potential of Microgrids report is a 45-page overview of what microgrids are and what is being done to define and implement them.
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Hella Introduces New Line of “Green” LED Street-Light Products
PLYMOUTH, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Hella, a major automotive lighting and electronics supplier, is introducing a new line of energy-efficient LED street and area-lighting products designed to replace conventional lighting on streets, parking lots and commercial property throughout North America.
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Wind Power Expected to Continue to Grow at 15.7% until 2013
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla., (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kalahari Greentech, Inc. released a statement today that wind power is expected to continue to grow worldwide, in part due to favorable government policies.
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Transportation is the Achilles' Heel of Green Energy Efforts
TEMPE, Ariz., /PRNewswire/ -- In America's efforts to go green, our Achilles' heel is transportation; cars, trucks, and buses represent 29 percent of U.S. energy use, according to Gary Dirks, director of LightWorks at Arizona State University and a renewable energy expert.
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Solar Components Places Initial Manufacturing Order for its Joos Orange™ Portable Solar Chargers
CAMPBELL, Calif., /PRNewswire/ -- Solar Components™, LLC recently announced that it has placed its initial manufacturing order for its Joos Orange™ portable solar chargers with Singapore-based Eastern Asia Technology Limited, one of the leading Original Equipment Manufacturers in the world for consumer electronics devices.
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Compact Power Adapter Enables Data Loggers to Measure and Record Kilowatts, DC Current, and More
Onset has broadened its offerings for energy and environmental monitoring by expanding the range of measurement options for its line of HOBO U12 data loggers.
Specifically, multi-channel versions of HOBO U12 data loggers can now measure and record kilowatts, air velocity, gauge pressure, differential pressure, DC current and other energy and environmental parameters.
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National Poll Shows Strong Bipartisan Support for Plan to Expand Electric Vehicles
WASHINGTON, /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Electrification Coalition (EC) has released the results of a national poll that showed across-the-board support for electric vehicles and the Coalition's plan --reflected in recent bipartisan legislation--to deploy them.
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Ford Adds Soy Foam Seat Cushions to Ford Explorer; Expands Use of Eco-Friendly Material Across Lineup
DEARBORN, Mich., /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The new 2011 Ford Explorer will offer more eco-friendly features
including soy foam in seat cushions and seatbacks as well as at least a 25 percent increase in fuel economy over the current model.
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Toshiba to Spend Big on Chips, Nuclear Power
Tomoko A. Hosaka, Associated Press Writer
TOKYO (AP) — Toshiba Corporation unveiled an ambitious three-year agenda, aiming to quadruple profits and spend $14 billion to amplify its strengths in semiconductors and nuclear power.
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Electric Car Maker THINK to Drive Product and Market Expansion with Additional $40 Million Equity
OSLO, /PRNewswire/ -- THINK has completed a US$40 million equity increase to support further product development and planned expansion into North American markets. With the new equity, THINK is now fully funded and expects to become cash-flow positive in 2011.
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Room-Temperature Microlasers
By Duncan Graham-Rowe, Technology Review – Published by MIT
Scientists have created the smallest ever laser capable of operating at room temperature. The device is less than one cubic micron--less than the wavelength of the light it emits.
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Integrated CMTS Platform Offers Maximum Performance Efficiency at both a System and a Component Level
HORSHAM, Pa. –- The Mobile Devices and Home business of Motorola, Inc. have announced that the long-running Motorola BSR 64000 Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) establishes industry-density and power-efficiency leadership over comparable hardware of its kind.
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DirectFET Chipset Combines Ultra Low Charge and RDS(on) with Low Gate Resistance to Minimize Conduction and Switching Losses
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — International Rectifier, IR® announces the IRF6706S2PbF and IRF6798MPbF DirectFET® MOSFET chipset that provides best-in-class efficiency for 12V input synchronous buck applications including servers, desktops, and notebooks.
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Intwine Energy WiFi Connected Thermostats Now Available
CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio, /PRNewswire/ -- Intwine Connect today announced the creation of the Intwine Energy (http://intwineenergy.com/) business unit to deliver an integrated family of Internet connected energy management products.
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Intel® Atom™ Processor-Based Platform Using Significantly Lower Power Readies Intel for Smartphone, Tablet Push
SANTA CLARA, Calif., –- Benefitting from the company's power-saving architecture, transistor and circuit design expertise, plus unique manufacturing process techniques, Intel Corporation recently unveiled its newest Intel® Atom™ processor-based platform (formerly "Moorestown", PDF 202KB).
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DOE Initiates $62 Million for Concentrating Solar Power
THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Evolution Solar (PinkSheets:EVSO). US Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced recently the selections of projects for investment of up to $62 million over five years to research, develop, and demonstrate Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems capable of providing low-cost electrical power.
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Digi Announces Wireless Green Design Contest Grand Prize Winners
MINNETONKA, Minn. -- Digi International announced that Danish Shrestha and Andrew Popp of “Team Hilotec” have been awarded $7,500 as the grand prize winners of Digi’s wireless green design contest.
The pair used iDigi™ wireless development kits to develop a prototype system for The Palms of Destin Resort in Destin, Fla.
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Single-Chip 8 to 32-Core Processors Target Energy-Efficient Data Center, Mobile Internet and the Borderless Enterprise
SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 11, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- MIPS Technologies, a provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital consumer, home networking, wireless, communications and business applications, announced that its MIPS64® architecture is powering the new OCTEON® II CN68XX/67XX processor families introduced today by Cavium Networks.
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EPA, DOE Announce Changes to Bolster Energy Star Program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy recently jointly announced changes to the Energy Star product certification
process to ensure that only products meeting the program requirements can receive an Energy Star label.
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Single Inductor Buck-Boost Converter Features up to 96% Efficiency
The TPS6302x devices provide a power supply solution for products powered by either a two-cell or three-cell alkaline, NiCd or NiMH battery, or a one-cell Li-Ion or Li-polymer battery.
Output currents can go as high as 3A while using a single-cell Li-Ion or Li-Polymer Battery, and discharge it down to 2.
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SOLEXEL Licenses Methods for Thin-Film Solar Cell Technology
Imec has agreed to grant SOLEXEL a non-exclusive license on selected patents related to thin-film solar cell technology. These licenses will help SOLEXEL INC. (U.S.) in the development and commercialization of next-generation high-efficiency thin-film photovoltaic arrays and solar modules.
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Expanded Power Forum to Cover Advanced Components, Digital Power, Energy Harvesting, Smart Grid, and More
An Announcement and Call for Papers has been issued for Darnell’s Power Forum (DPF10). DPF10 is an exciting new event that builds on the success of the Digital Power Forum and the nanoPower Forum. It will be hosted at the Doubletree Hotel Chicago, Oak Brook, mid-way between O’Hare and Midway airports, September 13-15, 2010.
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Service Provider Offers Green Tips to Consumers on Wireless Products
Many people will be looking for ways to go green on Earth Day, but most aren’t aware of options for going green with their wireless products. PlatinumTel, a nationwide prepaid provider that operates on a 3G Network that reaches 280 million people, is doing its part to reduce waste with refurbished phones and products, local sourcing, online manuals and more.
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Marvell Embraces Earth Day: Driving Greener, Eco-Friendly Embedded Enterprise Applications
Marvell, a worldwide manufacturer of integrated silicon solutions, today announced a new addition to the ARMADA™ family of application processors in honor of Earth Day 2010 - the Marvell® ARMADA 310.
The new System-on-a-Chip (SoC) is designed to deliver scalable performance of up to 1 GHz while consuming less than 1W – a striking industry benchmark for the enterprise application developer community.
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Combination Expands National Services Footprint while Accelerating
Total Efficiency Mobile Internet Solutions for Wireless Infrastructure
Lineage Power Holdings, Inc., a Gores Group company announced it has completed the acquisition of PECO II, Inc. Under the terms of the merger agreement approved by shareholders, Lineage has acquired all of the outstanding shares of PECO II, based on a price of $5.
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Solar Installations to Nearly Double in 2010
A surge of sales in Germany combined with plunging prices are set to boost solar demand in 2010, prompting iSuppli Corp. to dramatically upgrade its forecast of installations of Photovoltaic (PV) systems in 2010.
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Only Hybrid Vehicle in the Premium Compact Segment Expected to Lead the Class in Fuel Economy Numbers
NEW YORK, /PRNewswire/ -- Lexus announced today that the all-new CT 200h premium compact hybrid will go on sale in the U.S. in early 2011 as the first dedicated hybrid vehicle in the premium compact segment.
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International Conference and Exhibition Will Assess the Technologies and Opportunities for Energy Harvesting and Storage
Energy harvesting (energy scavenging) is concerned with converting ambient energy into electricity for small devices. This has many exciting applications, such as perpetual devices which can run for decades, wireless sensors and switches, and powering devices from watches to laptops to new printed electronics.
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Shutting Down Computers at Night Saves Ford More Than One Million Dollars
DEARBORN, Mich., /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Simple step of "powering down" laptops and desktop PCs is useful to corporations and individuals.
At Ford Motor Company, the commitment to energy efficiency and saving money now starts at the office computer.
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EPA and DOE Announce New Steps to Strengthen Energy Star Program
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently outlined a series of steps to further strengthen the trusted Energy Star program. This action comes at a critical time for American consumers, many of whom struggle to keep up with their monthly energy bills.
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Next Generation AE20r Integrates WiMax plus Other Technologies on 700 MHz Platform
NEW YORK, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Arcadian Networks has launched the AE20r, a second generation router/gateway that integrates a multitude of technologies with numerous applications and devices.
The AE20r allows utilities to gather real-time information from virtually any converged platform, empowering utilities to manage and monitor assets and to generate smart grid efficiencies.
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Advanced Fuel Cell to Provide Clean, Reliable, and Affordable Power 24/7
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Bloom Energy Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based company committed to changing the way people generate and consume energy, announced today the availability of the Bloom Energy Server™, a patented solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology that provides a cleaner, more reliable, and more affordable alternative to both today's electric grid as well as traditional renewable energy sources.
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MOSFETs Deliver Fast Turn-on and Reduce Dynamic Power Losses for High-voltage Power Consumer and Industrial Applications
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Feb. 11, 2010 - ON Semiconductor has expanded its market leading power switching product offering with the introduction of a high-voltage power MOSFET portfolio including 500V and 600V devices.
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Sixteenth-Brick DC-DC Converter Series Offers High-Efficiency, Low Profile and is Cost-Effective
Carlsbad, Calif. -- Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, has launched the ALD15 sixteenth-brick DC-DC converter series.
Designed for use with telecom-standard 48 V power supplies, the converters are capable of achieving up to 92% efficiency at full load and are extremely cost-effective when used in applications requiring up to 35W of output power.
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High PSRR, Voltage Regulator Well Suited for Low Noise Applications
Chelmsford, MA, -- Hittite Microwave Corporation, the world class supplier of complete MMIC based solutions for communication & military markets, has introduced its 24th product line, Power Conditioning, appropriate for low noise voltage regulation in automotive telematics, cellular/4G, WiMAX/4G, military and test equipment applications.
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First Powerline Solution Designed to Comply With the IEEE 1901 Draft Specification
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., BARCELONA, Spain and EDINBURGH, Scotland, /PRNewswire/ -- Gigle Networks, a developer of intelligent multi-PHY switching devices for both wired and wireless entertainment-grade home networking, announced that it is shipping the first powerline solution designed to comply with the IEEE 1901 Draft Standard published in January 2010.
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Digital Signage Solutions Combine Simplicity, Style, Energy Efficiency
LAS VEGAS, /PRNewswire/ -- Highlighting anti-reflective surfaces, video wall applications and more, LG Electronics recently illustrated how simple it is to incorporate LG's digital signage solutions into any environment.
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TXU Energy Partners with SolarCity to Introduce North Texas’ Most Affordable Solar Power Option
DALLAS (BUSINESS WIRE)--For less than the monthly cost of most cell phone plans, many North Texans can now use renewable solar energy to help power their homes.
TXU Energy’s new solar program, in cooperation with SolarCity, a national leader in solar financing, design, installation, monitoring and related services, will provide North Texas homeowners with solar power systems that can allow them to save money on energy costs from day one.
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SEOUL, South Korea -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today introduced its latest wireless universal serial bus (USB) solution, developed using Ultra Wide Band (UWB) technology.
Microsemi Corporation’s Power and Microelectronics Group now offers a high-density Single Level Cell (SLC) NAND solid state storage solution in a single integrated plastic ball grid array (PBGA) package.
The HFS-2500 from EM Research operates over 2000 to 2500 MHz for advanced Electronic Warfare applications.
