A team of engineers from Cornell University, the University of Notre Dame and the semiconductor company IQE has created gallium nitride (GaN) power diodes capable of serving as the building blocks for future GaN power switches -- with ...
Tags: GaN p-n junction diodes, GaN Power Switches, solid-state lighting
The Government of Uttar Pradesh in India is distributing 200,000 LED bulbs in local city Pilibhit at a discounted price of INR 100 (US $1.54) to encourage residents to swap incandescent bulbs for LEDs, according to an India Times report. ...
Tags: India, LED bulbs, Pilibhit, discounted price
China will accelerate price reform this year in sectors such as electric power, head of the country's top price regulator said Thursday. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) will further strengthen its efforts on price ...
Tags: Price Reform, electric power
Online groceries in Australia set to grow, IBISWorld Online groceries sales in Australia are predicted to grow, reaching $2,194 million in 2015, up 14.6 per cent from $1,914.2 million in 2014, according to market research organisation ...
Tags: hydroponic crop farming, coal seam gas extraction, Agriculture
Clever, the leading electric mobility operator in Denmark and ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, today announced that CLEVER will expand its charging network in Denmark and neighboring countries with 100 ABB ...
Tags: Fast Charging Stations, Auto
November was wet and windy for many across the UK, leading to soaked streets, flooding and the risk of a terrible side effect: power outages. Once again, it is important to highlight the need for proper protection against water ingress into ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, Power Supply
The Edison Foundation Institute for Electric Innovation, formerly IEE, released a new publication, Innovations Across the Grid, that showcases more than 70 utility-technology company partnerships that are fundamentally changing how ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Asset management of ageing switchgear equipment continues to be a thorny issue for both utility companies and industry. For utilities, with Ofgem's updated 'RIIO-ED1' price control regime due in 2015, transmission and distribution network ...
Tags: ageing switchgear equipment, utility companies and industry
It's reported that Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd(RINL),an Indian government-owned integrated steel producer has cooperated with the Russian steelmaker NLMK to build silicon steel facility. RINL has strong anxiety to build a cold rolled ...
Tags: Silicon Steel, Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
June 1, 2013 - Georgian College students and faculty will initiate research on power use, quality, consumption and costing for electric vehicles (EVs) thanks to a “first-of-its-kind” charging station supported by PowerStream and ...
Tags: Ford, Powerstream, EV Charging
April 2, 2013 - Norfolk County just announced it has sold Norfolk Power Inc. to Hydro One Inc. for $93 million. Norfolk Power is the county’s holding company for Norfolk Power Distribution Inc., its electricity distributor, and ...
Tags: Norfolk, Power, electricity distributor
Ontario's Electricity Distributors Association (EDA) announced the winners of its annual industry awards, and among the chosen few were: Burlington Hydro, Toronto Hydro, PowerStream, Niagara Peninsula Energy and Horizon Utilities. ...
Through 2017, a rebound in construction activity, combined with continuing consumer interest in environmentally friendly products, will propel US growth in green building materials demand 11 percent annually to $86.6 billion. US ...
Tags: LEED system, Building Materials Market, solar power products
Through 2017, a rebound in construction activity will propel growth in green building materials demand 11 percent annually to $86.6 billion. In addition to the lift supplied by general construction activity, continuing consumer interest in ...
The insurance industry is looking at the possible effects of space weather on the world’s electronic systems. The issue arises, say the insurers, because space weather goes in 11 year cycles and severe events are expected in early ...