Smart Power Grid

October 2015

Maximizing energy savings with the right PMIC

Sungkeun Lim, Intersil

Today’s digital lifestyles are driving demands for ultra-mobile computers: thin, lightweight, always-connected PCs that allow their owners to work wherever they need to be, unhindered by any need for frequent recharging. Efficient power management significantly influences the computer’s ability to meet u

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10/31/2015

Dr. Martin Keller

Dr. Martin Keller named Director of National Renewable Energy Laboratory

The Alliance for Sustainable Energy (Alliance) announced the appointment of Dr. Martin Keller as director of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and president of the Alliance which manages the laboratory for the Department of Energy. Keller will officially join NREL in this role on November 30, 2015. Ke

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10/21/2015

Electrical Schematic of RPS Station ICON ND with 2 x 2 units of RPS Endurance

RPS Endurance inverters offer parallel operation, available in 20-ft ICON ND stations up to 2.25 MWac

Bonfiglioli’s RPS Endurance inverters are now ready to tango: With the introduction of the new tandem feature, two units operate seamlessly in parallel on a single medium-voltage transformer winding. This makes the performance and ease of handling of RPS Endurance inverters now fully available for megawatt-scale PV

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10/21/2015

Energy Harvesting USA 2015 agenda launched

A leading event on energy harvesting technologies and their application, Energy Harvesting & Storage USA, to be held in Santa Clara on November 18-19 features presentations from companies covering both high power and low power energy harvesting solutions in addition to the applications of these technologies. Speakers discuss a

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10/08/2015

Dialog Semi serves smart homes with Bluetooth support for Apple HomeKit

Dialog Semiconductor, a provider of highly-integrated power management, AC/DC power conversion, solid state lighting, and Bluetooth Smart technology, announced a Bluetooth Smart development kit, with full support for Apple HomeKit, to accelerate development of smart home accessories. In a recent report on the con

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10/05/2015

NREL fills leadership role at Wind Technology Center

Dr. Daniel Laird will join the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory on Oct. 12 as director of the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC), the country's premier wind energy technology research facility. Laird, who earned his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Madison-Wis

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10/05/2015

Saft’s Tadiran batteries to power BrightSource’s innovative solar field technology

Tadiran Batteries, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Saft Group and a leader in the development of lithium batteries for industrial use, has been awarded a contract by Oakland USA based BrightSource Energy Inc., a leading US concentrating solar power technology (CSP) company. Under this contract Tadiran will pr

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Date:

10/05/2015