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Today, Sharp Electronics Corporation announced the launch of Sharp’s SmartStorage energy solution, which is immediately available throughout California and will be expanded to other states in the second half of 2014. SmartStorage is a unique energy storage solution, which can dramatically cut utility demand charges for commercial and industrial buildings. It was developed in the U.S. at Camas, Washington-based Sharp

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Last April, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) for Test Procedures for LED Lamps. Since then, two supplemental notices (SNOPRs) have been published. Such rulemaking changes for test procedures could lay the groundwork for revisions to the country’s mandatory EISA efficiency requirements, which include lighting products sold in the U.S. The initial NOPR

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The TASKING C compiler now supports the RH850 microcontroller from Renesas Electronics for automotive applications. The TASKING VX-toolset for RH850, from Altium, is its first  compiler to incorporate support for the latest MISRA C:2012 guidelines for C programming, in addition to the MISRA C:1998 and C:2004 guidelines. The MISRA C support enables developers to select the MISRA rules to enforce

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TDK-Lambda has introduced an non-isolated surface mount DC-DC converter which will handle 60A currents. The iJB series converters are PMBus read and write compliant and digitally controlled. The input voltage range is 8-14Vdc and the output is adjustable from 0.6 to 2.0V with a precision set point accuracy of 0.5%. Conversion efficiency is specified at up to 93%. Measuring 26.8

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Energy monolith GE has announced that it will be investing equity in three Atria Power wind projects currently under construction in India — a move that goes a long way towards GE’s commitment to invest $1 billion annually in the global renewable energy industry. The announcement was made by GE’s investment division, GE Energy Financial Services, which said in a

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Battery company Envia Systems promised an affordable 200-mile battery pack to General Motors back in 2012, but failed to deliver. A revealing expose cast light on the company’s own doubts and troubles, though much of that appears to be behind them…hopefully. Green Car Congress reports that the US Advanced Battery Consortium, which consists of GM, Chrysler, and Ford, has awarded

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C&K Components has expanded its product line of compact PCB-mounted switches to include two new medium power switch series that feature either momentary or locking actuation configurations. The PVA Series short-stroke key switches are designed for through-hole PCB soldering, and are available in either DPST (double pole, single throw) or DPDT (double pole, double throw) configurations.  With five different actuator

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TDK Corporation has developed a new series of 3-terminal feedthrough filters that are designed to meet the automotive industry’s demands for EMC components in emerging safety and infotainment applications. The new components are available in case sizes EIA 0603 (1.6 mm x 0.8 mm) to EIA 1206 (3.2 mm x 1.6 mm) with rated capacitance values ranging from 22pF to

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The charger, which is the result of a joint development between BMW and Bosch Automotive Service Solutions, is aiming to change the face of public charging as the first compact and affordable DC Combo fast charger.  The first BMW i DC Fast Charger will be on display at Plug-In 2014 event at the San Jose Convention Center in the USA.

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The Electric Power Research Institute, 8 automakers and 15 utilities are working to develop and demonstrate an open platform that would integrate plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) with smart grid technologies enabling utilities to support PEV charging regardless of location. The platform will allow manufacturers to offer a customer-friendly interface through which PEV drivers can more easily participate in utility PEV

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