Renewables

Super Talent Technology is pleased to introduce its updated green memory modules with environmentally friendly options to speed up your computer with no loss of performance. Super Talent also expanded their green memory product lineup.

Anderson Power Products is pleased to reveal that the environmentally sealed Solar SPEC Pak connector is now certified ETL-EU to the European standard BS EN 50521 for connectors used in photovoltaic systems. The Solar SPEC Pak was the first multipole connector to achieve UL approval under UL6703A for North American applications.

An enhanced battery technology that can potentially reduce the time it takes to charge cell phones, electric vehicles and other battery-powered devices from hours to minutes is the subject of a commercial license agreement between Battelle and Vorbeck Materials Corp. of Jessup, Md. Battelle operates the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash.

Nissan has outlined its strategy for tripling the current electric vehicle quick-charging infrastructure in the United States with the addition of at least 500 quick-charging stations in the next 18 months, including the greater Washington D.C. area's first fast-charge network.

Aluminium power cable technology for wind turbines has taken a giant leap forward with the introduction of HELUKABEL's HELUWIND WK POWERLINE ALU. This diesel locomotive-like power cable is made of finely-stranded aluminium and is highly flexible, offering customers the performance capabilities of a standard copper cable, but at a fraction of the cost.

Heliatek announce a record breaking 12.0% cell efficiency for its organic solar cells. This world record, established in cooperation with the University of Ulm and TU Dresden, was measured by the accredited testing facility SGS. The measurement campaign at SGS also validated the superior low light and high temperature performances of organic photovoltaics compared to traditional solar technologies.

Pure electric cars are a disaster. On-road pure electric cars continue to sell at a level barely above one quarter of the sales of pure electric golf cars or a tenth of pure electric forklifts. Those golf cars are profitable but in a saturated market and, because that business is going nowhere, Ingersoll Rand is thinking of selling subsidiary Club Car, according to the Wall Street Journal. Club Car is the world's largest golf car manufacturer. It...

A wide range of high performance electrical solar power connectors and junction boxes are being highlighted by Multi-Contact at this year's Ecobuild exhibition. The company's market leading MC3 and MC4 plug connectors for linking PV arrays snap together to form a highly reliable connection thanks to their use of Multilam technology. They are suitable for cable cross-sections up to 10 mm2.

The Power Sources Manufacturers Association Energy Harvesting Committee is sponsoring an Industry Session at APEC 2013 titled Forging Ahead: Global Commercialization of Energy Harvesting Technology. The PSMA session will take place on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, from 8:30 AM to noon at the Long Beach CA Convention Center, and will feature seven experts from the commercial and research institute sectors.

Saft have today announced delivery of 4,000 nickel-metal hydride battery packs to Spain’s IED Green Power. The specialist electronics manufacturer for the wind energy sector has selected Saft’s rechargeable AA-sized VHT batteries to power its new generation LVD waterproof LED emergency lighting units for installation in wind generators, where the harsh conditions prevent the reliable operation of traditional lighting systems.