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Delta Electronics, Inc. has introduced the Q54SG, a high power density quarter-brick family claiming the most cost competitive design. The footprint and pinout of the converters follow the DOSA industry standard (2.30″x1.45″x0.50″). The Q54SG is a 48V input, 12V output, isolated dc-dc converter that provides up to 600W of output power. It operates from an input voltage range of 40V

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ZMD AG (ZMDI) today announces the release of the ZSPM2000, a configurable true digital PWM controller with integrated MOSFET driver for smart digital point-of-load (POL) solutions. ZMDI’s ZSPM2000 operates as a synchronous step-down converter in a single-rail, single-phase configuration. ZMDI’s Tru-Sample Technology™ and State-Law Control™ algorithms ensure best-in-class transient performance and excellent steady-state behavior. With its integrated power-stage driver, the

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Silvaco Japan Co., Ltd. has joined the cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion (SIP) program next generation power electronics project “Research and Development on Fundamental Technologies of Gallium Oxide Power Devices” promoted by New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). Other participants in this project include: National Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Tamura Corporation, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

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Humans have harnessed hydrogen for a variety of applications, from blasting rockets into space to making common household products like toothpaste. Now, after decades of development, hydrogen is about to find its way into the family car. In June, Hyundai Motor Co. began leasing its Tucson Fuel Cell and has pledged to produce 1,000 units globally by 2015. Toyota Motor

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By Brandon Chase, Fellow at the Clean Energy Leadership Institute Wind turbines and solar panels both use natural resources to produce clean, renewable energy. However, the intermittency of these energy sources (i.e. speed and availability of wind is uncertain and solar production varies with cloud cover and time of day) creates a challenge for grid operators who need to keep

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The new €600 million data center Google is building in Eemshaven in the Netherlands will be completely powered by renewable energy from its first day of operation. This new announcement from Google on its Green Blog touts the new long-term agreement the internet and advertising giant has signed. Google has signed a 10-year power purchase agreement with Dutch power company

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Two of the most repeated oppositions to wind turbines are their impact on wildlife and their supposed “ugliness” (which those of us who love the look of wind turbines don’t really understand). A new report has managed to solve one of these issues while simultaneously making the other issue worse. Researchers from Loughborough University in the UK have found that

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The energy independence goals of Turkey could be met by renewable energy, rather than its current coal-centric strategy, according to new analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The research, funded by the European Climate Foundation and commissioned by WWF-Turkey, was published Tuesday, and shows that an alternative approach based on building up a sizeable renewable energy base would not only

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Australia’s largest generator of electricity has chosen a new managing director with an eye to the future, particularly the evolution of a new business model and the inevitable emergence of solar and storage to give the company’s near 4 million consumers more choice about the energy they use. AGL Energy announced on Tuesday that they had hired a 56 year

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Fremont, California–based Imergy Power, a provider of advanced energy storage systems, has received an order from Hawaii’s Energy Research Systems for four of its flow battery systems. Two of them are for residential customers, one is for an institution, and one is for a microgrid customer. Dr. Herve Mazzocco, Director of Business Development for Imergy Power Systems, generously agreed to

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