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Eaton Corp. today announced it has expanded its general-purpose family of power supplies to enhance safety and reliability in a majority of 12- and 24-Vdc control applications. The PSG Series of power supplies is designed for seamless integration into communication networks, sensors, programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and many other electrical systems – and provides global certifications, increased uptime and safety

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XP Power plc today announced the GSP500 series of highly efficient 500-Watt ac-dc power supplies. Occupying a compact 4 x 6 inch footprint these single output forced air cooled units can continuously deliver the full output power across the temperature range of -40 to +50 degrees C and up to +70 degrees C with derating. With its high efficiency design

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New corporate strategy: E.ON to focus on renewables, distribution networks, and customer solutions and to spin off the majority of a new, publicly listed company specializing in power generation, global energy trading, and exploration and production E.ON will focus on renewables, distribution networks, and customer solutions and combine its conventional generation, global energy trading, and exploration and production businesses in

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Diodes Incorporated has introduced a pair of compact 40V, 1A-rated gate drivers specifically designed to control the high-current power MOSFETs used in on-board and embedded power supplies and motor drive circuits. Enabling the MOSFETs to be more rapidly and fully switched on and off, the ZXGD3009E6 (SOT26 package) and ZXGD3009DY (SOT363 package) help minimize switching losses, improve power density and

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As cars become more efficient, the manufacturing process is coming under increased scrutiny in order to further reduce the carbon footprint of each vehicle on the road. That’s leading carmakers to look to clean-energy sources to power their factories. Honda recently unveiled one of the most ambitious undertakings in this area so far: a wind farm in Brazil that will

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PV Magazine: Germany Sees the Lowest Monthly PV Installs Since March 2009 October 2014 has delivered the weakest new solar installation figures in almost five years, with around 75.5 MW of new PV capacity being added in the country over the month. The figures confirm the depressed state of the market since the new Renewable Energy Act was enacted in

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Community solar is now making headway in Washington State. At CleanTechnica we believe in the power of community solar, although most utilities are dragging their feet when it comes to offering this investment option to consumers. Community solar offers those interested in clean energy an opportunity to invest in a project—a compelling option since not everyone owns a home, has

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That the environment and energy are big political issues in Australia at the moment will be unsurprising to most. The Victorian State election this past weekend saw a change in government, away from the Liberal Party and their backward policies. And according to a new poll commissioned by WWF, an overwhelming majority of Australians are in favour of policies the

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Did you hear about the largest solar power plant in the world and how it is now producing electricity? Did it make the nightly broadcast news? Probably not, but Solyndra was all over the news media for a while. There’s a blatant lack of coverage for solar success stories, so it wouldn’t be surprising if most people aren’t hearing about

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The European wind market is expected to stabilise this year, after a decline in 2013, with a 2.5% year-over-year growth. And while short-term outlooks for Europe’s wind energy industry show declining wind demand, consulting firm MAKE believe that, in the long term, the European wind market will grow 2.1% per year between 2014 to 2023. An emailed press release from

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