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The latest “Energy Infrastructure Update” reports that renewable energy sources provided 55.7% of new installed U.S. electrical generating capacity in the first half of 2014, with solar coming in at 1,131 MW. The trend is expected to continue, both in the U.S. and globally. Solar power accounts for nearly a third of new U.S. generating capacity installed so far in

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The model is based on intrinsic electronic characteristics of materials used as battery anodes. These include the materials quantum capacitance (the ability of the material to absorb charge) and the materials absolute Fermi level, which determines how many lithium ions may bond to the electrodes. Subtle changes in the structure, chemistry and shape of an electrode can alter how strongly

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Lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries have emerged as the leading battery technology for a wide variety of applications, including mobile devices, grid-scale energy storage, and electric vehicles (EVs).  The market for Li-ion batteries for automobiles is expected to expand rapidly over the next 10 years, with battery electric vehicles (BEVs) for consumers drawing the largest share.  “The capabilities of Li-ion batteries

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Diodes Incorporated has announced the introduction of the AP7341, a 300mA-rated low dropout regulator in the miniature DFN1010-4 package.  With a tiny 1.0mm x 1.0mm footprint and height of 0.4mm, the device aids the design of high-density circuits in portable products, including smart phones, media players and compact cameras. The regulator’s high power supply ripple rejection ratio of 75dB and

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Announced by VARTA Microbattery is the CellPac BLOX system.  The CellPac BLOX system is a design program implemented to offer OEMs a semi-custom power solution when off-the-shelf lithium ion (li-ion) or lithium polymer (LiPO) soft pack battery assemblies do not meet the design criteria.  A dedicated CellPac BLOX engineering staff is specifically trained to help accelerate time-to-market and minimize non-recurring

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Power Integrations, the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today announced the launch of its LinkSwitch™-3 family of highly integrated monolithic switching ICs. The new devices deliver accurate primary-side regulation for chargers and adapters up to 10 W, making them suitable for smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices, particularly those subject to 30 mW no-load limitations, such

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That tailwind Toyota may be feeling in Japan won’t be from a stiff breeze off the northern Pacific Ocean. The Japanese automaker is getting ready to start selling its first production hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle in its native country next year. And the government is ponying up real big in incentives, Reuters says. The Japanese government will provide incentives worth about

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Africa has experienced massive economic growth over the last decade, but in order for this growth to translate into significant development outcomes, big investments will be needed to provide electricity to the 600 million sub-Saharan Africans who lack it, said a panel of development experts at Breakthrough Dialogue. Lack of cheap and reliable energy is a significant barrier to continued

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Renewable energy on the march Keeping with the steady growth and adoption of renewable energy, the latest Energy Infrastructure Update report just released from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of Energy Projects states that wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and hydropower accounts for 55.7 percent of newly installed generating capacity in the U.S. for the first half of 2014. Of

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LG Chem, the South Korean company that supplies batteries to General Motors and Renault among others carmakers, will offer electric vehicles more than 200 miles of range by 2016, reports Automotive News. Chief financial officer Cho Suk-jeh, who revealed LG Chem’s ambitions last week, did not confirm which carmakers would use the new batteries, although LG Chem’s technology can currently

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