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Around the globe, billions of pounds of agricultural waste are generated every year. Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) are exploring ways to convert this waste into high-value silicon carbide (SiC) that can be used for a variety of electronic and structural applications. For NRL scientists, the conversion of rice husks to high-value SiC nanowires may provide new

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Enit Energy IT Systems GmbH is the latest spin-off of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISEin Freiburg. Enit develops and markets monitoring and control systems for decentralized energy systems like combined heat and power plants, photovoltaic systems or industrial consumers. These systems help customers gain more transparency about their electricity, heat and gas consumption. In addition, the company’s

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GlacialTech, Inc. announces its line of Bay Light heatsinks for high-wattage LED applications from 100W to 250W – the Igloo SR100, SR150, SR200, SR200HP and SR250HP. These lightweight heatsinks are made through a stamping process and achieve superb thermal performance from 0.71 degrees C/W to 0.39 degrees C/W at a competitive price point. For high power CoB applications, these heat

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Bourns, Inc. today introduced its innovative FLAT™ Gas Discharge Tube (GDT) technology. Designed as a robust circuit protection solution to meet the challenging requirements of today’s smaller and more sensitive electronics equipment, Bourns’ new FLAT™ GDT technology reduces height and overall volume while maintaining its isolation and current-handling capabilities. The new compact, space-saving design offers superior surge current ratings, low

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(Newswire.net — November 29, 2014) — After Tesla successfully launched their futuristic battery-powered Model S, car manufacturing giant Audi announced it wants a share of the ecologic battery-powered cars market. According to Auto Express, Audi is planning to release it’s new electric powered family car in 2017. “I was able to reengineer the R8 e-tron project and technology with the

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Sunlight is composed of many wavelengths of light. In a traditional solar panel, silicon atoms are struck by sunlight and the atoms’ outermost electrons absorb energy from some of these wavelengths of sunlight, causing the electrons to get excited. Once the excited electrons absorb enough energy to jump free from the silicon atoms, they can flow independently through the material

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The government of France recently launched a new 400 MW request for proposals for solar PV projects larger than 250kW in size, according to recent reports. Of this new 400 MW request, 50 MW is for solar projects in parking facilities, below 4.5 MW in size; 150 MW is for rooftop solar projects; and 200 MW is for ground-mounted solar

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The German carmaker plans to expand capacity at Deutsche ACCUmotive, the company’s battery-making division in Saxony becaus it expects “high and steadily-growing demand” for electric-car batteries. Deutsche ACCUmotive supplies batteries for the luxury Mercedes division’s hybrid S-Class, E-Class and C-Class models. Steps to increase battery output tie in with Daimler’s plans announced last month to phase out production of lithium-ion

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BMW recently unveiled a prototype plug-in hybrid electric version of its popular “3 Series” of production models. Utilizing a four-cylinder TwinPower Turbo gasoline engine (via the new Efficient Dynamics engine group) along with an electric motor, the prototype compares performance-wise with BMW’s 3 Series six-cylinder model — of course, that’s equal performance with far less fuel consumption and cost, something

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It’s still a tough job market for many people in many sectors. Politicians and policymakers speak of job creation, but if they are serious about that, they have to recognize the jobs and job-creation potential in the renewable energy sector. The renewable energy sector has helped to replace jobs lost when other manufacturing sectors and technical trades moved to other

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