According to a new market report published by Persistence Market Research “Global Market Study on Graphite: Battery Segment To Witness Highest Growth by 2020”, the global graphite market was valued at USD 13.62 billion in 2013 ...
Zero-emission vehicle maker Proterra has announced an extended range battery system for its electric bus. With the launch of the TerraVolt XR extended-range battery, the buses can be configured to travel up to 180 miles between ...
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Renault Trucks and the French Post Office (La Poste) will launch an electric truck designed with a hydrogen-powered range extender on an experimental basis in Europe, as part of their commitment to a sustainable development strategy. The ...
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Vishay will introduce a new series of hybrid ENergY storage capacitors, ENYCAP, with low 2.5mm profiles and industry-high energy densityA figure of merit usually expressed in Joules per cubic inch for capacitorsA figure of merit usually ...
Unlike slow and steady batteries, supercapacitorsUnconventional internal design yields a larger capacitanceThat property of a system of conductors and dielectrics which permits the storage of electricity when potential difference exists ...
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Data released in December indicates that energy storage technology player EEStor’s composition modified barium titanate (CMBT) powder has the potential to be disruptive, and with a 71% interest in EEStor, ZENN Motor (TSXV:ZNN) is well ...
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AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has introduced a new series of high CV wet tantalum capacitorsThe tantalum capacitor distinguishes itself from other capacitors in having high ...
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The latest nano-invention from a UCF researcher could change the way everyday electronic devices such as cellphones, tablets, and even hybrid cars are powered. Dr. Jayan Thomas may well be Central Florida’s very own Thomas Edison, ...
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Global solar PV demand is forecast to grow by up to 25% in 2015, according to IHS. Due to the ongoing cost reductions for solar PV, IHS forecasts that installation demand will grow at a double-digit rate of 16-25% and installations in the ...
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The Center for Nanoscale Science, a US National Science Foundation-funded Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at Penn State University, has been awarded a six-year, $15m grant to continue research on materials at the ...
An uninterruptible power system (UPS) is a power electronic apparatus that has energy storage equipment, consists mainly of inverter, rectifier and battery pack, and provides safe, stable and uninterrupted electric energy to load equipment. ...
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Tesla Nanocoatings is expanding production of its Teslan brand of nanocoatings, a corrosion-resistant coating for structural steel, produced with SMW Specialty Multi-wall Carbon Nanotubes developed by SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT). ...
The first model of the solar charging station Point.One S, found at the entrance of BMW Welt in Munich, sets the tone of things to come in the United States. EIGHT GmbH & Co. KG and Zam Energy, LLC today announce plans to promote and ...
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Maxwell Technologies Incorporated today announced a joint development agreement with Corning Incorporated with the goal of advancing the state of capacitive energy storage technology by addressing the challenges frequently cited by ...
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Airlight Energy of Biasca, Switzerland, which supplies proprietary technology for large-scale production of electricity using solar power and for energy storage, has partnered with IBM Research, aiming to bring affordable solar technology ...
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