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According to a new report released today by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), energy efficiency is the cheapest method of providing Americans with electricity. Energy efficiency programs aimed at reducing energy waste cost utilities only about three cents per kilowatt hour, while generating the same amount of electricity from sources such as fossil fuels can cost two

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Panasonic Energy Europe NV will sell eneloop rechargeable batteries under the Panasonic brand from April 2014. The new product lineup will feature three different types – an eneloop standard model, “eneloop pro” high-end model, and “eneloop lite” entry model. Thanks to improvements to the materials used for the positive electrodes, the new eneloop standard model can be recharged up to

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Tianneng Group chairman Zhang Tianren has posited that the development of the new energy economy will bring benefits for centuries to come, as battery-powered new energy cars can better satisfy the practical daily travel needs of most people. Zhang has spent many years studying the demographics of China’s second and third tier cities and found that over 70% of China’s

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Honda today marked the opening of Honda Smart Home US, showcasing technologies that enable zero net energy living and transportation. The home, located on the West Village campus of the University of California, Davis, is capable of producing more energy on-site from renewable sources than it consumes annually, including enough energy to power a Honda Fit EV for daily commuting.

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Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MXWL) is expanding its ultracapacitor-based Engine Start Module (ESM) product line to provide the same benefits to class 3 through 6 medium duty trucks that it has been offering previously to class 7 and 8 heavy duty diesel trucks. Consistent with the current ESM product, the new ESM ULTRA 31/900 provides the following features and benefits:

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PMA(Power Matters Alliance) announced it will expand features of its automotive specification to standardize wireless charging requirements beyond what is currently available in the market. This specification, spearheaded by Triune Systems, will offer OEMs a more comprehensive set of features. The automotive specification will incorporate multi-coil implementation for greater spatial freedom, alternative frequency ranges and reduced emissions to prevent interference

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Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Concise Analysis of the Vietnamese Automobile Industry” report to their offering. In recent 10 years, Vietnamese economy develops fast. Vietnamese GDP per capita rose from USD 400 in 2000 to USD 1,500 in 2012.  Vietnam auto industry starts late and the development base is weak. After the reform in 1986, Vietnam

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Arotech Corporation (NasdaqGM: ARTX), a provider of quality defense and security products for the military, law enforcement and homeland security markets, announced today that its Battery and Power Systems Division has advanced its development of an iron flow battery to provide storage for grid power, following promising results in lab tests. Arotech has filed a patent application covering this new

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Lucidlogix(Lucid), pioneers in multi GPU virtualization technologies, today announced that GameXtend, the innovative software solution of Lucid’s PowerXtend Suite that extends mobile play time for popular 2D/3D and casual games is integrated with the newly released Samsung Galaxy S5. GameXtend lengthens play time up to 35%, providing increased power capacity and longer battery life, boosting the overall mobile experience. Already

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Focusing on the growing demands for electric vehicles (EVs) in China driven by Chinese government policies, ZAP and Jonway Auto has developed a small EV sedan designed for city driving.  Due to the high levels of air pollution in the large Chinese cities, the Chinese government has changed its subsidy policy to scale based on the range a EV can

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