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A new report from the European Commission has found that 14 European Union member states will fail to meet their 20% renewable energy target by 2020 based on current progress. The EU Tracking Roadmap released by the Keep on Track! monitoring body warned that Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia,

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Proposed changes to the tax regime may bring significant financial gains for small-scale renewable energy producers in Finland. Small-scale renewable power producers, including households with rooftop solar photovoltaic systems, in Finland currently pay tax with respect to the installed capacity and irrespective of the annual power generated and consumed on-site. As per the current tax regime, generators pay a constant

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The Australian government – and ministers Greg Hunt and Ian Macfarlane, in particular – like to tell everyone how much they support renewable energy. But they seem to be doing their level best to trash the industry in Australia. Key data released late last week underlines the disastrous state of the large-scale renewable sector: for all intents and purposes, it

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Intersil Corporation today announced five new additions to the ISL911xx family of buck-boost and boost switching regulators, optimized to support system power supplies and peripherals such as Wi-Fi or 3G/4G RF power amplifiers. Intersil’s proprietary four-switch buck-boost architecture extends battery life by enabling industry leading efficiency of up to 96% and providing smooth transitions from buck to boost to prevent

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Adaptive Networks, Inc. today announced the introduction of a new powerline networking modem series to its Powerline Communications family of products. The new MWB™ Powerline Modems will allow companies operating in the most electrically adverse and challenging industrial environments to support multipoint networks at longer distances and higher network speeds, for an even more reliable and robust powerline communications (PLC)

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At the world’s biggest electronics show, electronica in Munich, ROHM Semiconductor will present its most recent developments from the company’s R&D centers as well as co-developments with partners which have been manufactured in its fully integrated production sites. The new devices feature future-oriented properties reflecting latest material research, proprietary process and packaging technologies. Designed to meet the ever increasing demand

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The final barrier preventing energy suppliers making the switch from ac power grids to faster, more efficient dc systems could now be removed, thanks to research carried out at the University of Birmingham. Electrical engineers, led by Xiao-Ping Zhang, Professor of Electrical Power Systems at the University, have developed a way of managing faults in dc power systems. The solution,

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International Rectifier Corp. today announced the introduction of the AUIRFN8459 and AUIRFN8458 40V automotive-qualified COOLiRFET™ power MOSFETs that offer benchmark on-state resistance (RDS(on)) for automotive applications requiring compact size and high current performance including pump motor control and automotive body control. The AUIRFN8459 and AUIRFN8458 are the first in a family of automotive-qualified 5x6mm dual PQFN power MOSFETs based on

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International Rectifier Corp. today announced the introduction of the AUIRFN8459 and AUIRFN8458 40V automotive-qualified COOLiRFET™ power MOSFETs that offer benchmark on-state resistance (RDS(on)) for automotive applications requiring compact size and high current performance including pump motor control and automotive body control. The AUIRFN8459 and AUIRFN8458 are the first in a family of automotive-qualified 5x6mm dual PQFN power MOSFETs based on

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While the UK’s iconic phone booths are still considered national icons, cellphones have largely rendered the big red boxes obsolete over the years. Solarbox London plans to change that by transforming phone booths into free solar-powered phone charging stations. The company’s retrofitted phone booth chargers are painted bright green, and they now bring solar energy to the selfie-addicted masses. Kirsty

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