Batteries & Other Energy Storage Devices

    March 2026
    Bourns Expands Industry-Leading Modular Contacts Portfolio with Five, Six and Eight Amp Products

    Bourns® 75ABF, 75ABM, 76AAF,
    76AAM, 78ADF and 78ADM Modular
    Contacts

    ­Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components for power, protection, and sensing solutions, today announced that it has expanded its modular contacts portfolio with new five, six and eight amp products. The unique, advanced design of Bourns® 75ABF, 75ABM, 76AAF, 76AAM, 78ADF and 78ADM Modular Co
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    Date:
    03/27/2026
    Danisense Introduces new High Precision DC and AC Current Clamp-On

    Danisense Introduces new High Precision DC and AC Current Clamp-On

    ­Danisense, the leader in high-accuracy current sense transducers for demanding applications, is introducing its MK500ID, its first new high-precision DC and AC current clamp-on designed for galvanically isolated measurements up to 500Arms and DC. The MK500ID current clamp-on delivers outstanding performance, in
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    Date:
    03/27/2026
    PSDcast – Preventing Data Center Fires

    Mike Nagus, CEO of LiNova

    ­Data center fires have become a serious problem, with major fires occurring at least 2x a year. Most data center backup power systems still rely on lead-acid batteries, which carry major safety and reliability concerns, and with the rapid emergence of AI data centers, this is an issue just begging to be
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    Date:
    03/18/2026
    New Jersey BPU Selects Elevate's Garden State Reliability Battery Storage Project to Improve Affordability and Address Regional Power Shortage

    New Jersey BPU Selects Elevate's Garden State Reliability Battery Storage Project to Improve Affordability and Address Regional Power Shortage

    ­Elevate Renewables ("Elevate") today announced that the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has selected its Garden State Reliability Project as part of the Garden State Energy Storage Program (GSESP). The project, also known as Two Rivers Storage, is a 150-megawatt / 600-megawatt hour battery sto
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    Date:
    03/16/2026
    High-Performance 50 ARMS Three-Phase BLDC Inverter Powered by eGaN

    High-Performance 50 ARMS Three-Phase BLDC Inverter Powered by eGaN

    ­Efficient Power Conversion (EPC), the world leader in enhancement-mode gallium nitride (eGaN®) power devices, today announced the EPC91202 evaluation board, a complete three-phase BLDC motor drive inverter designed to accelerate development of high-efficiency motor drive applications in robotics, e-
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    Date:
    03/16/2026
    Posifa Technologies Introduces PVC4001-C MEMS Pirani Vacuum Transducer for Wide-Range Vacuum Measurement

    Posifa Technologies Introduces PVC4001-C MEMS Pirani Vacuum Transducer for Wide-Range Vacuum Measurement

    ­Posifa Technologies today introduced its new PVC4001-C MEMS Pirani vacuum transducer, the latest device in the company's PVC4000 series. Designed for cost-effective OEM integration, the transducer combines a MEMS thermal conduction sensor, measurement electronics, a microprocessor, and an onboard bar
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    Date:
    03/13/2026
    NSW Premier Joins Octopus Australia to Break Ground on $900 Million Blind Creek Solar and Battery Project

    NSW Premier Joins Octopus Australia to Break Ground on $900 Million Blind Creek Solar and Battery Project

    ­NSW Premier Chris Minns has today joined Octopus Australia to officially break ground on the $900 million Blind Creek Solar Farm and Battery project, marking a major milestone for regional infrastructure and energy security in New South Wales. The project combines a 300MW solar farm with a 243MW / 486MWh b
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    Date:
    03/12/2026
    Following the Money on Energy Storage

    Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

    In the various blogs and columns I write for this publication, one of the subjects that comes up most frequently is battery technology. It’s not really surprising that it is so popular, and the amount of news on the research of new energy storage technology and processes is greater than almost any other topi
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    Date:
    03/01/2026
    The Shift in Power and the OEM Collaboration Opportunity

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    Figure 1: ENNOVi-SealTech – ENNOVI’s shrinking method for sealing 3-phase busbars at a lower cost and faster processing time compared to conventional methods

    ­The automotive industry is undergoing significant change as hybrid and electric vehicles rapidly evolve. Instead of relying on Tier 1 supply partners for the manufacture and supply of systems and modules, OEMs are increasingly bringing development and manufacture in-house. This is particularly true for high-value sy
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    Date:
    03/01/2026

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