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  In the end, the online rumors proved to be largely accurate. Last night, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk revealed an all-wheel-drive version of the Tesla Model S electric luxury car–known as ‘D’–whose most powerful P85D version will accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.2 seconds. DON’T MISS: Tesla Model S Adds ‘Speed Assist,’ Lane-Departure Warning That makes

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AREVA and Schneider Electric have signed an R&D agreement to develop a new energy storage solution, called the flow battery in order to produce and store electricity by combining hydrobromic acid and hydrogen. Funded by the European Union, the project aims to optimize the existing 50 kW flow battery prototype designed by EnStorage to a 150 kW demonstration module. Under

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REGEN Energy Inc. announced today the closure of a Series B funding round in excess of $12 million. The round was led by new investors including a major US utility company, Export Development Canada (EDC) and EnerTech Capital, and was supported by existing REGEN investors BDC Capital and NGEN Partners. REGEN Energy provides industry-leading demand management and demand response solutions

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The AllSeen Alliance announced an initiative designed to change how people think about and interact with lighting in their homes and businesses. The Alliance’s Connected Lighting Working Group will develop ways for IP-enabled, multi-color and energy-efficient LED light bulbs to work in creative new ways with each other and things including televisions, home security systems, home appliances, smoke detectors and

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In the October 3, 2014 issue of the journalNature Communications, researchers atOhio State University reported that they’ve succeeded in combining a battery and a solar cell into one hybrid device. Key to the innovation is a mesh solar panel, which allows air to enter the battery, and a special process for transferring electrons between the solar panel and the battery

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The demand for power supplies capable of reliably working under harsh environments has been growing. In order to meet this need, Mean Well Enterprises Co. Ltd. has introduced the 600W HEP-600 series of ac-dc power supplies and the HEP-600C series battery chargers. These two series employ high efficiency circuit design that delivers working efficiencies up to 96% for HEP-600 and

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Littelfuse, Inc. has introduced the SL1010A Series Gas Discharge Tube (GDT), a small-footprint, three-terminal, surface-mount component that protects a broad range of communication equipment from damage due to fast-rising transients typically caused by lightning disturbances. The SL1010A Series GDT is rated to withstand lightning surge currents of 5kA at 8/20µs. Its low off-state capacitance of less than 1.5pF minimizes insertion

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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced a new powdered-iron-based, WPC-compliant (Wireless Power Consortium) wireless charging transmitter coil for Qi wireless charging pads. Offering a durable construction and high permeability shielding, the new Vishay Dale IWTX-4646BE-50 provides high efficiency greater than 70% at a 19 V input voltage when tested using WPC-compliant transmitter and receiver chipsets and a Vishay Dale IWAS-4832FF-50 receiver

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The DRÄXLMAIER Group will be exhibiting their HV connectors at the electronic trade fair in Munich. Trade visitors will find out all about the versatile connector for high-voltage applications from November 11th through 14th in Hall B3 at stand 256. The high-voltage connector made by the automobile supplier can be used throughout industry, even in navigation and railway transportation. This

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aleo solar GmbH will be unveiling its new 300-Watt high-power module boasting improved weak-light characteristics at the Solar Energy UK exhibition, taking place in Birmingham from 14th to 16th October 2014. Even with a very weak irradiation of 200 Watts per square meter (W/m²), the aleo module is able to work at its full efficiency level of 18.3%. aleo solar

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