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About two weeks back, the OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) oil producers’ cartel decided not to cut output at its meeting in Vienna. Since then, oil prices have plummeted to a record five-year low. Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter and OPEC’s most influential member could potentially support global oil prices by cutting back its own production,

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Sudan seems to be getting ready to play catch-up with several other African countries tapping renewable energy to strengthen their electricity sectors. Sudan has announced a large-scale wind energy project for this purpose. The government in Sudan has decided to invest $213 million to set up the 100 MW wind energy project by 2019. The United National Development Programme (UNDP)

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Pakistan’s largest solar power plant is progressing towards commissioning as solar PV modules for the project were delivered last week. China-based JA Solar Holdings delivered 100 MW of solar photovoltaic modules for the Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park, the company announced last week. The power plant is envisaged to have an installed capacity of 1,000 MW by the end of 2016, while

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Summary High finished goods inventory does not imply that Tesla has an inventory because there is a pipeline full of cars being shipped at the end of the quarter. Regional monthly fluctuations in registration are caused by allocation of deliveries and do not represent fluctuations of demand like some Tesla bears suggest. Short wait times are not representative of low

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When it comes to reducing emissions, cars get plenty of attention–but an increase in air traffic is making aircraft emissions increasingly important. The European Union hopes to tackle that problem with CleanSky 2, a follow up to its CleanSky research program. While it will be comprised of many public and private participants, European aircraft manufacturer Airbus will be leading the

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In the auto industry, there’s a growing divide among carmakers on the most viable form of electrified vehicle. Some support battery-electric cars, while others believe that hydrogen fuel-cell cars are the way to go. Toyota has made fuel cells its zero-emission technology of choice; Honda and Hyundai will also offer hydrogen cars, though those two companies are hedging their bets

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Ever wondered when the police and army will get around to going electric? Well, that time may now be here — in China anyways… for some purposes. The Chinese company Suzhou Zijing Qingyuan New Energy Vehicle Technology Corporation (Zijing Qingyuan) has developed the new Zijing Qingyuan Armored Spherical Cabin Electric Patrol Vehicle with the sole intention of marketing it for

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Bourns, Inc. announced the company’s new SMD Power Inductor Series that includes nine new devices designed for automotive applications. Designated the Bourns® Models SDE0403A, SDE0604A, SDE0805A, SRF0703A, SRF0905A, SRF1280A, SRR0745A, SRR1210A and SRR6040A, the new series consists of non-shielded and shielded construction devices that are AEC-Q200 qualified. The series features inductance values from 0.47 to 6500 µH, has a heating

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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today introduced its new trench IGBT platform featuring Punch Through (PT) and Field Stop (FS) technologies. Designed to increase efficiency in motor drives, UPS, solar inverters, and welding machine inverters, the Vishay Semiconductors devices, provided as bare die, offer low collector-to-emitter voltages and fast and soft turn-on and turn-off for low conduction and switching losses while providing

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Murata has announced the OKDx-T/50 series of 50-Amp digitally-controlled point-of-load (POL) dc-dc converters from Murata Power Solutions. These converters, adding to Murata’s Okami range of non-isolated converters, are capable of delivering 50A / 165W from a module measuring only 30.85 x 20.0 x 8.2 mm. Available in three different package formats, through-hole, single-in-line, and surface-mount, the converters can be configured

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