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Improvements in efficiency and power density in power conversion allow customers to gain market share by reducing system size or increasing end system functionality. Once upon a time, the diode was an engineer’s friend. Today, it appears that the diode is the mortal enemy of the power supply engineer. This simple, yet robust silicon component has been increasingly replaced by

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Terra Motors Corporation, Japan’s top electric two and three wheeler developer, manufacturer, and retailer announced the completion of a $10 million round of financing for the expansion of its business into the Asian electric vehicle (EV) market. This round of financing was led by California-based venture capital investor Fenox Venture Capital, and major Japanese venture capital firm Mizuho Capital Co.,

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“We just entered the UK solar market this year and have already interconnected eight plants,” stated Jose Perez, president of SunEdison Europe, Africa, and Latin America. “This is a testament to our ability to enter a new market and efficiently execute projects that add to the company’s bottom line. We attribute much of our success to our ability to find

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Imagine if the next new car you bought lasted the rest of your life? The Tesla Gigafactory could make that possible, selling new batteries to old Teslas. This could have an even more profound impact on the auto industry than Tesla’s direct sales model, keeping cars on the road for decades instead of years. Elon Musk sure seems to be

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California’s SB 43 promises to bring solar and other renewables within reach of those who don’t currently have access. Will the legislation achieve that lofty goal? When it comes to solar power, how do we ensure participation and access? Sachu Constantine of the California Center for Sustainable Energy posed this question at a recent Agrion event on the California Shared

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A record-setting new order of electric buses and taxis was recently received by the fast-growing manufacturer BYD. The deal for the order — for 2,000 long-range, battery-electric transit buses and 1,000 long-range, pure-electric cars (taxis) — was signed just this last week by the Mayor of Hangzhou, Hongming Zhang. When you hear the city name Hangzhou, the reasons for the

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60 to 200 megawatts — that’s the size of proposed energy storage development for the Hawaiian island of Oahu, according to a recent announcement from the Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO). “We want someone to do the whole project, from design to testing to commissioning. Beyond that, we could own it, we could turnkey it, we could do it on a

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The new EL97xx series of electronic loads available now from Intepro Systems LP offers users a simple means to test or characterize individual battery cells or multi-cell stacks. Models are available with power ratings from 150- to 6,000-W for use as simple front panel controlled bench test or repair instruments to components in complex, automated test and burn-in systems. Applications

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Infineon Technologies AG today introduces a new leadless surface mounted (SMD) package for CoolMOS™ MOSFETs named ThinPAK 5×6. Chargers for mobile devices, Ultra High Definition TVs and LED lighting all have to meet numerous conflicting requirements. Consumers long for slim yet high performing products. Therefore, manufacturers demand compact, cool and cost efficient semiconductor solutions. These considerable space constraints can be

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In last week’s quarterly report, Elon Musk admitted that Tesla Model X production might be pushed back. Are the falcon-wing doors holding up the Model X? Or is the extra weight of the Model X and its all-wheel drive system reducing range too much for customer expectations? No doubt, the falcon-wing doors are one of the coolest features of the

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