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Amidst national policies in Australia that seem to be growing ever further from reality, the City of Melbourne and several other local councils and businesses have made a stand to attempt to divest themselves from Victoria’s coal-fuelled energy grid. Led by Lord Mayor Robert Doyle of the City of Melbourne, the group of councils and businesses which represent a collective

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Eight19, Ltd. has received a further £1 million of investment. The new equity finance has been led by IP Group plc and one of its managed funds, with existing investors also supporting the round. The additional financing will be used to further develop Eight19’s proprietary production processes in readiness for volume manufacture and to expand its commercial activities. Eight19 has

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SL Industries, Inc. (SLI) announced today the divestiture of RFL Electronics Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of SLI. The divestiture is structured as a stock transaction with a cash sales price totaling $20 million, less transaction fees and subject to a final working capital adjustment, with proceeds of $2 million currently held in escrow pending resolution of certain indemnification

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Siemens AG and LG Chem Ltd. have agreed to collaborate more closely on project development and marketing of industrial battery storage systems, and have signed a memorandum of understanding to this effect. With this collaboration, the companies are responding to the growing demand for energy storage systems, which are needed more and more to stabilize distribution grids. Siemens will supply

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Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited sees new energy policies in China bringing new opportunities to expand its distributed solar generation initiatives and help meet China’s energy demand more sustainably. The Company recently celebrated the successful completion of its first demonstration project under the new policy, which was developed for DuPont, a leading supplier of specialty materials to the solar

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TE Connectivity Ltd. announced the official opening of its TE Wearables Lab in Menlo Park, California. Exclusively focused on wearable technologies across consumer, medical, industrial and defense businesses, the lab serves as a collaboration center for TE’s team of engineers, scientists and its customers throughout the design process. Recommended: High Density Synchronous Boost Converter Delivers Up to 10W One of

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Mean Well Enterprises Co. Ltd. PSC series, which targets security applications includes an additional charger output with a relatively small current to provide charging for a back-up battery. Like other PSC series, PSC-35 is able to be offered in either the PCB type (84.6 x 50.8 x 24mm) or the enclosed type (with L-bracket and cover, 86.4 x 59.6 x

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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced that it has enhanced its PAT series of AEC-Q200-qualified precision automotive thin film chip resistors with an extended resistance range from 2.5 Ω to 3 MΩ. Designed to meet automotive industry requirements for temperature and humidity while offering consistent repeatability and stable performance, the Vishay Dale Thin Film devices feature a low standard TCR of

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Renesas Electronics today announced the RZ/T1 Group, a new factory automation solution with built-in industrial network functionality for use in many industrial applications such as ac servo drives, motion controllers, inverter control and general industrial equipment that require high speed, responsiveness, and excellent real-time performance. Recommended: High Density Synchronous Boost Converter Delivers Up to 10W “Increased demand for productivity in

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STMicroelectronics, Inc. has revealed new automotive-qualified silicon-carbide (SiC) diodes for advanced on-board battery chargers (OBCs) in electric vehicles such as Plug-in Hybrids (PHEVs) that demand high power-handing capability within a confined space. These diodes allow designers to build smaller power modules, which is good for automotive applications and makes them also a strong choice for tackling theLittle Box Challenge presented

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