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Favorable regulatory measures have rekindled international interest in India’s renewable energy sector, with several companies like GE Energy Financial Services and Goldman Sachs making significant investments over the last few years.Joining the bandwagon is Shanghai-based Hareon Solar, which has announced plans to install 150 MW solar power capacity over the next two years. The Chinese solar panels manufacturer has teamed

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Volvo’s plug-in 7900 Electric Hybrid bus will be officially launched in September, at the International IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hanover, Germany, according to recent reports.The International IAA Commercial Vehicles show will be held from September 25th through October 2nd at the city’s exhibition center.According to Volvo — as compared against a conventional diesel bus, the plug-in 7900 Electric Hybrid

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Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) today announced the launch of two new photovoltaic couplers housed in small-size SO6 packages: the TLP3905 and TLP3906. The new photocouplers are designed for use in measuring instruments or as MOSFET gate drivers for the replacement of mechanical relays. While maintaining the fundamental performance of Toshiba’s existing photovoltaic couplers (TLP190B and TLP191B), the TLP3905

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MechaTronix Kaohsiung Co, Ltd has developed the ModuLED Micro. This passive star-shaped LED cooler is specifically developed in a diameter of 86 millimeter. Most active coolers in the market are designed in either a diameter of 86mm or 87mm. The MechaTronix designers were aware that mechanical adaptations in an existing luminaire are not always easy to do, and have incorporated

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The new M23 hybrid circular connector from Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG is an all-in-one connector that securely transmits signals, data and power. The compact M23 connector can handle currents up to 30A and voltages up to 850Vdc or 630Vac. The connector features a centrally located protective earth (PE) ground, along with four power contacts and four signal contacts.

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Linear Technology Corporation announces the H- and MP-grade versions of the LTC3853, a triple-output synchronous step-down switching regulator controller. This device operates over a 4.5V to 24V input voltage range, can produce output currents up to 20A per phase with output voltages ranging from 0.8V to 13.5V at up to 95% efficiency. These H- and MP-grade versions are guaranteed over

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Recycled tires could see new life in lithium-ion batteries that provide power to plug-in electric vehicles and store energy produced by wind and solar, say researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. By modifying the microstructural characteristics of carbon black, a substance recovered from discarded tires, a team led by Parans Paranthaman and Amit Naskar is developing

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The two-wheeler is equipped with a GPS-based e-call system that detects a crash, and in the case the rider is unable to act, it automatically transmits the request for medical assistance and the location of the bicycle to a service station. During normal operation, the electronics unit communicates with the driver through a smartphone app which processes and displays data

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AWEA Blog.Peter Kelley. Wind energy has never been more affordable, the Department of Energy’s Berkeley National Laboratory announced recently in releasing its new 2013 Wind Energy Technologies Market Report and a companion slide presentation. Wind means lower electric bills for millions of Americans across the wind-rich states. That value to consumers is why it’s essential to keep the tax incentives

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Kandi Technologies Group Inc. (KNDI) climbed in U.S. trading while BYD Co. (BYDDF) advanced on optimism China’s support to build more battery charging facilities will spur demand for electric vehicles. Kandi, a maker of alternative-energy cars, rose 4.5 percent in New York yesterday, the most in a week. Shenzhen-based BYD, which is partly owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

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