Market Watch

July 2015

Electric buses: a crucible of change

Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman, IDTechEx

Electric buses: a crucible of change

Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman, IDTechEx

Buses are the demons of the piece when killing thousands of Londoners and making Oxford Street the most NOx polluted road on Earth as they belch nose to tail. Over broader areas, China is even worse but there the government is making the bus into a savior. It banned the very polluting two stroke engines on two wh

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07/29/2015

Wuerth Elektronik intensifies its Formula E sponsoring activities

Audi Sport ABT Formula E

Wuerth Elektronik intensifies its Formula E sponsoring activities

The car race in London marked the end of the first season of the 2014/2015 FIA Formula E racing series for electric-powered racing cars. The “Audi Sport ABT Formula E” team proudly sponsored by Wuerth Elektronik eiSos took a phenomenal third place in the overall team ranking. Pilot Lucas di Grassi had been lea

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07/29/2015

DOE issues notice of proposed rulemaking on test procedures for battery chargers

The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a pre-publication Federal Register notice of proposed rulemaking regarding test procedures for battery chargers (July 27, 2015) which proposes several revisions to the battery charger test procedure in Appendix Y to 10 CFR part 430 subpart B. A public meeting is scheduled fo

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07/27/2015

China MIIT acts to control pollution caused by products

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released a new draft of Administrative Measure on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electrical and Electronic Products for public consultation (1). The consultation ended on 17 June 2015 but the MIIT has not announced when the new regulation will rep

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07/22/2015

IGBTs boosted by booming electrified vehicle market

IGBT market forecast

IGBTs boosted by booming electrified vehicle market

Vehicle electrification is heavily impacting the IGBT market, with huge volumes and significant added value because of the power modules used. Vehicle volume will be critical by 2018, and the IGBT market for electrified vehicles will more than triple over the next six years. By 2020, we expect electrified vehicles to

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07/20/2015

New York PSC lays groundwork for community net metering

In a key decision that will make clean energy more affordable and accessible to even more people across the state, the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced new rules allowing for community net metering (CNM). The PSC’s innovative Shared Renewables Program, which will be launched later this ye

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07/20/2015

Leti reports first results towards using CoolCube’s feasibility in FinFET tech

CEA-Leti announced its first results towards the demonstration of CoolCube’s feasibility in FinFET technology on its 300mm production line, and new CoolCubeTM circuit designs that improve the trade off between area, speed and power. Key process steps developed on 300mm wafers show progress in closing the gap be

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07/13/2015

Winners in electric vehicle batteries

Franco Gonzalez, Senior Technology Analyst, IDTechEx

IDTechEx is the only market analyst tracking the development of 45 electric vehicle categories and not just electric cars. Based on our research we see that there are now lithium-ion battery options for everything from forklifts and mobility vehicles for the disabled to e-bikes. Indeed, almost all the e-bikes in

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07/13/2015

Mouser unveils enhanced IoT applications site

Mouser Electronics, Inc. today announced the introduction of their updated Internet of Things Applications site. Mouser's updated and enhanced Applications site brings together the two evolving technologies critical for IoT: wireless connectivity for interconnecting embedded systems, and smart sensors. Combined wit

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07/08/2015

Energy Department launches National Community Solar Partnership

The National Community Solar Partnership will enable those who rent their homes or don’t have a suitable roof to reap the benefits of solar and receive credit on their utility bills

Energy Department launches National Community Solar Partnership

Nearly 645,000 American homes and businesses have gone solar as of 2014. But despite solar costs falling 45% since 2010 for residential customers, many low-income homeowners are being left out of the solar surge. The White House announced a new partnership with the Department of Energy yesterday that increases th

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07/08/2015

Paultre on Power - Eaton's Tom Grace on electronic counterfeiting (Podcast)

Eaton's Tom Grace

Paultre on Power - Eaton's Tom Grace on electronic counterfeiting (Podcast)

In this podcast Friend of the Show Tom Grace of Eaton talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design about the dangers of electronic counterfeiting. Beyond being a serious fraud issue, counterfeit parts directly impact the performance and reliability of a product, especially in the demanding and life-critical ar

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07/07/2015

Patti Engineering to open Kokomo office

Patti Engineering, Inc., a leader in control systems integration, today announced the opening of its fifth office in Kokomo, Indiana. This follows the opening of Patti Engineering’s Chattanooga, TN office earlier this year. As in Tennessee, Indiana’s growing demand for Siemens and Mitsubishi automation engineering ex

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07/07/2015

New York set to revive renewable-energy industry

The 2015 New York State Energy Plan (SEP), released on June 25, 2015, provides a roadmap to advance the Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) initiative, which seeks to transform New York’s utility regulatory structure by integrating greater levels of distributed energy resources (DER) and empowering customers wi

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07/06/2015

Main changes to Toy Electrical Standard EN 62115

New requirements are applicable for toys with integrated electromagnetic field source

Main changes to Toy Electrical Standard EN 62115

New requirements are applicable for toys with integrated electromagnetic field source. They will come into force from 3 June 2017. Main Changes to Toy Electrical Standard EN 62115 Major Changes in Amendment A12 - Marking and instructions: When the markings or instructions included in 7.4 are present

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07/06/2015

Electrification spurs automotive development

Ahad Ahmed Buksh, IHS Technology

The automotive powertrain semiconductor market grew 8.3 percent in 2014, with increasing volumes of new vehicles and the need for fuel-efficient vehicle technologies the main drivers contributing to it. IHS forecasts that revenues related to powertrain semiconductors will increase with a compound annual growth ra

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07/03/2015

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