Scientist at the Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have produced a batch of single-cell protein using electricity and carbon dioxide. Protein produced in this way can be further ...
Tags: electricity, carbon dioxide
EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) of San Diego, CA, USA (a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, the renewable energy arm of EDF group) says that in late June it acquired the 179MWAC Switch Station 1 and Switch Station 2 Solar Projects from ...
Through the US Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative Program (which to drive down the cost of solar electricity and support solar adoption), Stion Corp of Hattiesburg, MS, USA has been awarded a $956,630 grant and, in conjunction ...
Tags: PV Module
Sol Voltaics AB of Lund, Sweden, which is developing nanomaterials technology for enhancing solar cell efficiency, has closed a record funding round of $21.3m (reckoned to be the largest finance raise for a European solar technology company ...
Tags: solar cell, PV
Tokyo-based Solar Frontier – the largest manufacturer of CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules – has announced the installation of 2848 of its solar panels (equivalent to 484.16kW in capacity) on ...
The global compound semiconductor market will rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.47% during 2017-2021, forecasts market research firm Technavio. The report ‘Global Compound Semiconductor Market 2017-2021’ ...
Mercedes-Benz has started construction on a new engine plant in Poland, which will be the company's second facility for engines outside of Germany. The company is building a 50ha plant in Jawor by investing €500m in the site and ...
Tags: Mercedes-Benz, Car
Equipment maker Manz AG of Reutlingen, Germany (which has three Solar, Electronics and Energy Storage strategic business units, and supplies integrated production lines for solar cells and modules) has received the first downpayment of ...
Alta Devices of Sunnyvale, CA, USA (a Hanergy company) and PowerOasis of Swindon, UK are partnering to develop the first reference design for integrated solar and lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery power systems for small unmanned aerial vehicles ...
Tags: Alta Devices, batteries
Analog Devices Inc (ADI) of Norwood, MA, USA has launched small-form-factor isolated gate drivers designed for the higher switching speeds and system size constraints required by power switch technologies such as silicon carbide (SiC) and ...
Tags: Analog Devices, GaN Power
Japan’s ROHM Semiconductor has developed 1200V 400A/600A-rated full-silicon carbide (SiC) power modules [BSM400D12P3G002/BSM600D12P3G001] - available in June (for samples and OEM quantities) - optimized for inverters and converters in ...
Tags: power modules, Semiconductor
Pegasus Agriculture Group will launch a new organisation, dubbed Pegasus Food Futures, at the upcoming Indoor Ag-Con to provide solutions to global food supply challenges through operations and innovations in livestock, feed stock and food ...
Apple is almost always embroiled in an acquisition rumour, and the latest predictions put Netflix – amongst others – in the Silicon Valley store window. This week, we learned that Apple now has cash reserves totalling an ...
The ongoing shortage of global supply of mono-Si solar wafers is likely to remain until third-quarter 2018, according to China-based makers of such wafers. The China government, encouraging adoption of PV modules made of mono-Si solar ...
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PV companies Canadian Solar, ReneSola, and Hanwha Q CELLS have already filed their annual reports for 2016 Form 20-F, while Yingli Green Energy has filed an extension since it is unable to filed its report on time. Press releases published ...
Tags: PV Cell, Solar Panel