ABB says it has completed its acquisition of Power-One Inc., a provider of renewable energy and of energy-efficient power conversion and power management solutions. “The acquisition of Power-One expands our renewables businesses and ...
XSP IP66 Delivers Improved Performance and Payback on New and Retrofit Installations DURHAM, NC -- Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) introduces XSP IP66 LED Street Luminaires that are optimized for European and other global environmental ...
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Devices with wide-bandgap semiconductors will offer the greater competitive advantage in micro-inverters and small string inverters, reckons market analyst firm Lux Research. Wide-bandgap semiconductors – specifically, silicon ...
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The Board of ABB has unanimously appointed Ulrich Spiesshofer, the head of its Discrete Automation and Motion (DM) division, as Chief Executive Officer. He will succeed Joe Hogan in this role in an orderly transition on September 15, 2013. ...
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It is reported that Vishay Intertechnology will , energy management, and smart grid applications in booth A4.354 at the Intersolar Europe 2013 exhibition, to be held during June 19-21 at the Munich Trade Fair Centre in Munich, Germany. ...
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Breakthrough Technology Delivers Contractors Quick Retrofit to LED Lighting DURHAM, NC -- Linear fluorescent lighting may have seen its last days thanks to the inventive, new Cree® UR Series LED Upgrade Kit that can deliver payback in ...
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ABB, a Switzerland-based power and automation technology group, plans to start production of central PV inverters in South Africa to support the rapidly growing local solar market and local content requirements. ABB plans to open the new ...
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Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA is introducing what it says is the first commercially available silicon carbide (SiC) six-pack power module in an industry standard 45mm package. Picture: Cree’s SiC six-pack power module. When ...
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Breakthrough Innovation Provides Rapid Payback of Less than a Year While Outperforming Traditional Lighting DURHAM, NC -- Building upon the success of the CR Series downlights, Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) introduces Cree® Full Definition ...
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Latest Innovation Delivers Unique Combination of Increased Performance at a Lower Initial Cost DURHAM, NC -- Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) announces a breakthrough innovation in canopy LED lighting with the introduction of the CPY250 canopy and ...
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April 22, 2013 - ABB announced it is acquiring Power-One Inc.—a provider of renewable energy and of energy-efficient power conversion and management solutions—for $6.35 per share in cash or $1028 million equity value. The ...
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ABB has agreed to acquire US-based power firm Power-One in a deal valued at $1,028m. Swiss firm ABB is bidding to strengthen its position as a supplier of solar inverters used in photovoltaic (PV) solar energy systems. "Solar PV is ...
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Cree and Delta Energy Systems claim a breakthrough in power density, efficiency and weight of photovoltaic (PV) inverter design. The latest Delta solar inverters use SiC power mosfets from Cree. “The SiC mosfets from Cree were ...
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Energized by a surge of shipments in Asia, the global PV inverter market in 2012 bucked weak worldwide solar industry conditions to expand by 5% and break the US$7 billion level for the first time. Global PV inverter market revenue last ...
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Delta Energy Systems, a subsidiary of Delta Electronics Group (one of the world's largest providers of power management solutions), has launched a new generation of solar photovoltaic (PV) power inverters that use silicon carbide (SiC) ...
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