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UK-based battery firm Accutronics Ltd. is set to vitalize the medical market this autumn when it launches its next range of batteries at Electronica 2014 in Munich, hall B2 stand 454. The medical market is currently undergoing rapid evolution with the likes of portability and freedom from ac power taking center stage for doctors and emergency services. Accutronics specializes in

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Micro-sized (.050 inch pitch) connectors in compact metal or over-molded polymer shells offer dramatic size and weight reductions for circuits requiring multiple pin interconnection systems. Near the smallest in the industry, they are less than one-half inch diameter for 28 positions. Omnetics Connector Corp. has developed an extensive array of micro-circular connector styles and formats, including a line of IP67

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ConvenientPower HK Ltd. unveiled today the Tx R2 and Tx R3 resonance charger series, the Tx R2 being the world’s first resonant platform enhancing the recently approved Qi wireless charging A27 specification. The new chargers are designed to meet the distance and design versatility needs of wearable and mobile device brands and OEMs as well as those designing infrastructure projects

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Reporting the research in the journal Nature Communications, the researchers have combined a battery and a solar cell into a single 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 electrode. Inside the device, light and oxygen

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The CG-320 battery claims to be the industry’s smallest cylindrical shaped rechargeable lithium ion battery and features the high reliability and high output required for near-field communications (NFC). Mass production and shipping are planned to begin in February, 2015 with a monthly production of one hundred thousand units. The full-scale introduction of wearable device products, anticipated widely as the next

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The facilities in Changzhou, China produce lithium iron phosphate (LFP), the cathode material that A123 has historically used across its product portfolio and the companies have entered into a long term supply agreement where Johnson Matthey will supply all of A123’s LFP requirements. A123 is maintaining its research and development capability related to battery materials and is presently developing further

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The MESA Standards Alliance (MESA, Modular Energy Storage Architecture) and the SunSpec Alliance have jointly released the first open, non-proprietary energy storage system specification for public review. The draft specification, referred to as SunSpec Energy Storage Model Specification, incorporated in MESA specifications as a “MESA-Device,” was developed through a joint effort and proposes standards for how the different components of

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Tesla and Panasonic are the two driving forces behind the massive battery Gigafactory being built in the Nevada desert. To facilitate this huge project, Panasonic has formed a new company to oversee its operations at the Gigafactory, and its initial $92 million investment is the first of many cash infusions. The Gigafactory will go online in stages, rather than all

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Green Mountain Power just broke ground on a 2 MW photovoltaic plant in Rutland, Vermont. While some other large PV systems planned for the area have met with strong opposition (some residents worry large, ground-mount solar arrays will be an eyesore on the state’s pastoral landscape), this project seems to be welcomed with open arms. Why? It’s being built on

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SolarCity Corp. (SCTY) will offer loans for rooftop solar power systems in a bid to reach consumers who want to own the panels rather than lease them or pay cash. No-money-down leases helped SolarCity become the largest U.S. supplier of rooftop solar power. Today it will begin offering 30-year loans in eight states including New York and New Jersey that

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