First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has raised its world record for cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) module conversion efficiency to 18.6% aperture efficiency for a full-size module, as measured and certified by the US Department of ...
Tags: First Solar, Thin-film, photovoltaic CdTe
Princeton Power Systems of Princeton, NJ, USA - which designs and manufactures products for energy management, micro-grid operations and electric vehicle charging - has demonstrated for the first time a grid-tied bi-directional power ...
Tags: SiC JFETs, Power Converter
Lumileds of San Jose, CA, USA has released LM-80 test results for its LUXEON 3535L mid-power LED line, enabling L90 fixture life of more than a decade. Completing 10,000 hours of LM-80 testing at 55C, 85C and 105C, Lumileds has exceeded ...
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German automotive major Daimler has introduced a slew of measures combining Dynamic Select with Adaptive Damping System to subject the virtual prototype of new-generation A-Class models to a set of driving situations before translating them ...
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German crash-test facility maker Messring has joined hands with TH Ingolstadt University to test for systems to be put in place for an active safety device capable of averting accident or ameliorate the severity of collisions. The duo is ...
Tags: Messring, TH Ingolstadt University
Mercedes-Benz is trialing autonomous capabilities to arm its forthcoming E Class sedan, making it respond to road and chart its path through cameras and sensors. While the feature is yet to leap out of the testing phase, the stage is ...
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The Hohenstein Institute has developed a model specifically for predicting the lifespan and period of use for cotton textiles, so that uniform providers can work out their costs for replacing worn out materials. “The weakness of ...
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A newly published study from the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows that improving the uniformity of lighting in parking lots can increase the sense of safety and security, as well as provide up to an ...
Tags: Uniform Lighting, HID lighting, LED
The Coca-Cola Company has unveiled a plastic bottle made entirely from renewable plant material. The US beverage giant claims the bottle is fully recyclable and the first to use PET plastic (a common type of polyester) that is entirely ...
Tags: Coca-Cola, Packaging, plastic bottle, renewable bottle
Chinese firm for photovoltaic solutions Trina Solar has provided Osaka Sangyo University (OSU) Interdigitated Back Contact (IBC) cells and modules for the latter's solar car project 'OSU-Model-S'. The OSU-Model-S, powered by solar energy ...
Tags: solar car, auto, car project
Shrink hooding, stretch wrapping and stretch hooding are emerging as the most effective palletising packaging techniques on the market, and the Beumer Group is offering solutions in these areas. Stretch hooding has been efficient in ...
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Recently the delivery ceremony of Sinotruk T7H tractors was held by Sinotruk Nanchang Branch Company and their dealer Ji’an Yuntong Auto Trade Company, and the ceremony attracts many local transport companies and media, and six T7H ...
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NXP Semiconductors N.V. of Eindhoven, The Netherlands has agreed to sell its RF Power business for $1.8bn to Jianguang Asset Management Co Ltd (JAC Capital, a subsidiary of China state-owned investment company JIC Capital). NXP's RF Power ...
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Breakside Brewery has released new limited edition beers in bottles “Back to the Future IPA” for Portland Beer Week and “Oui, Chef” the latest in the Farmhouse, Fruit & Funk Series. In addition to the 2 highly ...
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Analog Devices Inc (ADI) of Norwood, MA, USA (which provides ICs for analog and digital signal processing applications) has introduced a highly integrated, 4-channel, 24GHz receiver downconverter monolithic microwave integrated circuit ...
Tags: Analog Devices, Electronics