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Tesla & SolarCity combine to create the world's only vertically integrated sustainable energy company
Just over a month ago, Tesla made a proposal to purchase SolarCity and today the two companies have announced an agreement to combine, creating the world's only vertically integrated sustainable energy company.Solar and storage, according to Tesla, are at their best when they're combined. As one company, Tesla (storage) and SolarCity (solar) can create fully integrated residential, commercial and grid-scale products that improve the way that ener...
Component obsolescence in focus at Amsterdam conference
The second annual Future of Obsolescence Management (FOM) conference organised by Converge, an Arrow Electronics company will be held in Amsterdam (Sept 13-14). The conference provides a 360° overview of how obsolescence affects the electronics industry and clarifies the needs of the different types of companies involved in it.
Two-time major winner unveils golf’s first jetpack
Today marks the start of golf’s final major of 2016, the US PGA Championship, this year taking place at Baltusrol Golf Club in New Jersey.Among this year’s hopefuls will be two time US Masters champion, and big hitter, Bubba Watson. His eccentric swing and trademark pink driver, makes Watson one of the most unique and popular players on the US PGA tour.
Building controls to be high priority in green investments
New research has been welcomed by Newey & Eyre, which shows building controls will be high priority when it comes to business’ green investments this year. The research also suggests working with a reputable supplier is crucial to success.
Operating system has industry’s best throughput and SWaP benefits
Green Hills Software has announced that it has completed all of the RTCA/DO-178B Level A certification requirements for its INTEGRITY-178 tuMP multicore Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) for Esterline CMC’s next gen of integrated avionics computers and smart displays. Esterline CMC’s initial deployment of INTEGRITY-178 tuMP will be on its 3rd gen MFD-3068 Smart Display which uses an NXP P3041 multicore processor.
On-the-go SATCOM modem suits defence & commercial use
Kontronhas shipped Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) the first HM200 modem packaged in an enclosure based on Kontron’s COBALT 901 rugged embedded platform. The compact, low-power Comms-On-The-Move (COTM) SATCOM modem solution is now available from Hughes for a wide range of deployed defence or commercial environments.
Conductive inks: big players forced to go niche
IDTechEx Research has been following and analysing the conductive inks and pastes market for many years. It finds that this $1.3bn market (based on silver prices around mid-January 2016) is subject to major change with long-lasting consequences on the business models of many large incumbent suppliers. By Dr Khasha Ghaffarzadeh, Research Director, IDTechEx.
Trial to boost the recovery of CRMs from household WEEE
Following a competitive tender exercise, the Critical Raw Material Closed Loop Recovery project has announced that Axion Consulting and Re-Tek from the UK, together with Ecodom from Italy, will be funded to trial novel ways of boosting the recovery of Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) from household Waste Electrical and Electronic products (WEEE).
The future of solar power: what this could mean for small businesses
Whilst less than 2% of the world’s electricity is currently generated through solar photovoltaic technology, a recent report estimated that this figure could increase to as much as 13% by the year 2030.Phil Foster, Managing Director of Love Energy Savings has shared his thoughts on the future of solar power and what this may mean for small businesses.
Bendable concrete is stronger and more durable
Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) scientists from the NTU-JTC Industrial Infrastructure Innovation Centre (I³C) have invented a type of concrete called ConFlexPave that is bendable yet stronger and longer lasting than regular concrete which is heavy, brittle and breaks under tension.This innovation allows the creation of slim precast pavement slabs for quick installation, thus halving the time needed for road works and pavemen...