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Tata Power Solar have executed the Solar Plant for Chennai Silks group
Tata Power Solar have effecively completed the solar power plant for the Chennai Silks group. The plant, executed in a record timeframe of 3 months, is one of the many premier projects by Tata Power Solar in Tamil Nadu. The plant is situated in Olappalayam and is expected to generate 3.1 million units of electricity in its first year of operation.
Successful catapult launch and landing of the X-47B
Wind River announced that Northrop Grumman relied on Wind River technology for the successful catapult launch and landing of the X-47B unmanned aircraft from the deck of the USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH carrier, the first of their kind in aviation history. The Wind River VxWorks real-time operating system is a key technology for the X-47B in the Navy’s Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration program. Developed by Northrop Grumman for the U.S. ...
Innovators Partner To Develop Wireless Vehicle Charging Technology
South Carolina's leading automotive research center and premier technology and aviation business park have partnered to study next-generation vehicle technology.
New 387 LED replacement lamps from Aerco reduce operating costs
New from Aerco is an LED replacement for the widely used 387 aviation incandescent lamp. Made by CML, the 387 LED lamps offer significant improvement in terms of life, energy consumption, reliability and operating cost.
When The Going Gets Tough...
The race for radical efficiency improvements in aircraft design is driving innovation in connector design. Stephen Webster, European Industry Manager for Military/Aerospace with Molex, explores further in this article from ES Design magazine.
Tata Power Solar Wins NTPC’s Largest Solar Power Project
Tata Power Solar has today announced that it has won a prestigious 50 MW solar photovoltaic project from NTPC as part of their mandate to expand their renewable energy portfolio to 1,000MW by 2017. Once commissioned in March 2014, the project is expected to generate 78.66 million Kwh of energy each year for MP Power Trading Company for a state that runs annual peak deficit of 9.6%.
New Thin-Film CZTSe Solar Cells Achieve 9.7% Efficiency
imec and Solliance will present a CZTSe (Cu2ZnSnSe4)-based solar cell with 9.7 percent efficiency (1x1cm2, AM1.5G) at next week’s Intersolar conference in San Francisco. This result is very promising and will be an important step in bringing the solar industry closer to a sustainable alternative for the highest efficiency thin-film solar cells in production, based on CIGS (Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2).
LG Curved Oled TV Earns Globally Recognized Green Certifications
LG Electronics today announced that its CURVED OLED TV has been certified energy efficient and designed with the environment in mind by three separate certification bodies: Intertek, the European Commission and the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT).
Microsemi Unveil Linear POL Regulators For Space, Aviation And Defence Applications
The MHL8701 and MHL8705 ultra-low dropout linear point-of-load regulators for space, commercial aviation and defence applications have been introduced by Microsemi. The first devices of their kind to do so, the radiation-hardened MHL8701 and MHL8705 regulators include an integrated single event effects filter to protect against soft errors caused by heavy ions often found in air- and space-borne applications.
Merck’s Liquid Crystals Business Well Positioned for the Future
Merck’s unparalleled expertise in the liquid crystals (LCs) field will help the company to maintain its No. 1 position as a supplier of materials solutions to the flat panel display industry for many years to come. Continued consumer demand for larger display sizes and new features are expected to increase the total display surface area (km²) by a mid- to high-single digit percentage annually in the coming years. New features such as flexibili...