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Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.announced the introduction of Rayovac’s outdoor portable charging line. Just in time for the holiday season, the Rescuer™, the Adventurer™ and the rechargeable Power Pack duo will be available online and in stores starting in December 2014. Built for demanding outdoor use, Rayovac’s latest devices provide consumers the power they need at a price they can afford.

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Fujitsu Semiconductor America (FSA) today announced the release of MB85RDP16LX, an ultra-low-power FRAM device with an integrated binary counter function. The new device incorporates multiple optimizations that can slash energy consumption to less than 10 percent of what is required by standard FRAM solutions. With the MB85RDP16LX, Fujitsu is targeting industrial automation applications involving energy harvesting for rotary encoders, motor

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SBE Inc. is designing a fully size-and-performance compatible DC Link system for the HP Drive IGBT module in collaboration with Infineon Technologies AG. Both vertical and horizontal connection systems will be available. The vertical system is designed to occupy the same footprint as the HP Drive itself and the horizontal system will respect the shorter length of the new HP

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Littelfuse, Inc. has introduced the 487 Series Fuse, the first fast-acting fuse from its 5x20mm fuse family with both 420Vac and 420Vdc ratings. In contrast with existing fuse solutions that cannot meet high-voltage and short-circuit test requirements, the 487 Series protects telecom power supply units and datacenter server power applications where a high-voltage dc interrupting rating is required. This compact

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The Other Side Of The Anti-Dumping Story Originally Published on the ECOreport The testimonies coming out of the anti-dumping hearings are horrendous, but what does the solar industry think? Peter Varadi, who founded the first solar company back in 1974, questions why the US would provoke a trade war with China on the basis of a petition from maybe a

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Daimler AG will be expanding its lithium-ion battery production capacity significantly over the coming years via expected investments of over €100 million into the Deutsche ACCUmotive subsidiary, according to recent reports. Amongst other expansion plans, the company is currently developing a new building/facility that’s currently expected to be completed the middle of 2015 in the city of Kamenz. “We are

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A new car sharing program just started this month in London. DriveNow plans to grow from a small-scale program by expanding naturally. Organically growing step-by step, DriveNow hopes to avoid the problems Daimler had in Britain. The partnership is a teaming up of the BMW Group and Sixt SE. They are presently in Germany — Munich, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Cologne, and

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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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