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Yingli Green Energy Holding, the world’s largest photovoltaic modules manufacturer, has recently announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Yingli Green Energy Singapore Company Pte. Limited (Yingli Singapore) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Huawei, Solventina Solar Energy, and Kasikornbank to provide turnkey solar power solutions for power plants and distributed generation projects throughout Thailand. According to Ms. Angie

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After a slew of acquisitions in the thin-film solar power technology market, Hanergy is now taking steps to add them into its existing production infrastructure. The latest news is that thin-film solar module manufacturer Hanergy Thin-Film Power Group Limited plans to establish a 300 MW flexible CIGS manufacturing facility in Changde, which is located in the Hunan province of China.

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Schurter AG introduces its high temperature inlet and cord connectors series to extend its range of IEC high-temperature power inlets and outlets according to IEC/UL 60320. The high-temperature appliance inlets and cord connectors are designed according to IEC for 16A at 250Vac, and according to UL / CSA for 20A at 250Vac. Pin temperature may reach a maximum of 155

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ON Semiconductor has introduced a family of affordable, precision CMOS operational amplifiers (op amps) that deliver zero drift operation and industry leading quiescent current for front-end amplifier circuits and power management designs. Targeted at industrial, white goods, telecom, wearables, Internet-of-Things (IoT), test equipment and instrumentation applications, the NCS325 and NCS333 op amp devices enhance the accuracy of motor control feedback

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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announced a new surface-mount Power Metal Strip® resistor designed to save space in automotive, industrial, computer, and consumer applications. The Vishay Dale WSHM2818 combines a high 7-W power rating with extremely low resistance values down to 1mΩ in the compact 2818 case size. The advanced construction of the WSHM2818 resistor incorporates improved thermal management and a solid

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Littelfuse, Inc. has introduced the SLD Series TVS Diode for automotive and high reliability applications. This AEC-Q101 qualified TVS Diode is designed specifically to protect sensitive electronic equipment from voltage transients induced by load dump and other transient voltage events. It offers a 5000W (10/1000µs) or 2200W (load dump) peak pulse power dissipation rating in a standard P600 package. The

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Tesla Motors will shortly announce that it is launching a pilot program next week to test the long-promised battery-pack swapping technology for its Model S electric sedan. The swapping site will be located at a facility across the street from the Tesla Supercharger site in Harris Ranch, California–184 miles south of San Francisco and about 200 miles north of Los

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Arizona regulators gave the state’s two largest utilities the green light to enter the residential solar market last week, a move that allows regulated utilities to compete directly against third-party installers. The decision could be the start of a trend for rate-based rooftop solar, as regulated utilities around the country look to build their own solar portfolios. The Arizona Corporation

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Elon Musk, the CEO of electric vehicle builder Tesla Motors, sent out some tweets today announcing the launch of a pilot Model S battery-swap program: An entry on the Tesla blog today notes that “[s]tarting next week, we will pilot a pack swap program with invited Model S owners. They will be given the opportunity to swap their car’s battery

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Powervation Ltd. today announced it has closed a $3.0 million term debt agreement with Ares Capital Corporation that supplements a $4 million private equity financing that closed in the December quarter. All existing investors participated in the equity financing, including: Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), Braemar Energy Ventures, Intel Capital, VentureTech, 4th Level Ventures, and Semtech Corporation. The funding will be

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