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TRENDnet, Inc. today announced the availability of the Home Smart Switch with Wireless Extender, model THA-101-a combination smart electrical outlet and powerful N300 wireless extender. Place the THA-101 in a location where there is still two bars of wireless signal strength from an existing wireless network, displayed on a mobile device. Plug in the THA-101 and follow a quick app-based

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ZMD AG and Wurth Elektronik, eiSosdivision announced the release of the first six products of the ZSPM15xx family of single-phase true-digital power solutions for non-isolated, high-current point-of-load (POL) applications. ZMDI collaborated with Wurth Elektronik on this project by optimizing the ZSPM15xx family for Wurth high performance inductors. The ZSPM15xx’s digital control loop and compensation are pre-configured to provide customers with

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Here’s why something as basic as a battery both thrills and terrifies the U.S. utility industry. At a sagebrush-strewn industrial park outside of Reno, Nevada, bulldozers are clearing dirt for Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA)’s battery factory, projected to be the world’s largest. Tesla’s founder, Elon Musk, sees the $5 billion facility as a key step toward making electric cars more

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The world-beating efficiency was achieved in outdoor tests in Sydney, Australia before being independently confirmed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) at their outdoor test facility in the USA. The work was funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and supported by the Australia–US Institute for Advanced Photovoltaics (AUSIAPV) “This is the highest efficiency ever reported for sunlight

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A team from the University of New South Wales, Australia, just set a new world record for solar energy efficiency by successfully converting 40.4% of available sunlight into electricity. And what’s even more remarkable is the fact that the record was achieved by using commercially available solar cells in a new way – which means, as the team explains, “these

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Canada is infamous in environmental circles for the Alberta tar sands, a destructive and polluting oil development that’s widely seen within the country as the nation’s main economic generator. However, according to a new report from Canadian think tank Clean Energy Canada, the country’s clean energy sector now employs more people than tar sands. The Huffington Post reports jobs in

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Chinese solar module manufacturing companies continue to expand their manufacturing base to other countries in an attempt to secure market share globally and evade anti-dumping duties. Chinese solar panel manufacturer Hanwha SolarOne has announced its plan to build a new solar photovoltaic manufacturing facility in Eumseong, South Korea. The company will invest $12 million to build the new facility. The

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Figures from WeatherEnergy released by WWF Scotland have shown yet another record-breaking month for the country’s renewable energy industry, with wind turbines alone generating 107% of all Scottish household needs for the whole month! I get a real kick out of reporting on Scotland’s renewable energy industry, especially as — being stuck in Australia — I don’t have the luxury

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New analysis from Navigant Research has shown that global wind turbine manufacturing capacity has far surpassed global demand, providing flexibility, choice, and cost control. “Oversupply is allowing wind turbine manufacturers to more easily adjust what components they produce in-house, what is outsourced, and when a blend of both is advantageous for cost, technological, or geographic reasons,” says Jesse Broehl, senior

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Delhi-based financial daily Live Mint recently reported that India is working on a plan to form an association of countries with high solar potential with an aim to lower the cost of solar energy and improve the country’s standing at global climate change and environment protection discussions. The proposal is said to aim at bringing together 56 countries which receive

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