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Pivot Energy and the University of Denver Celebrate Completion of First Landmark Off-Site Solar Project

From left to right: Matt Brenn, Director, Community Solar Subscriptions, Pivot Energy; James Pedric, Account Manager, Xcel Energy; Lynn Bailey, Director, Energy, Sustainability & Utilities, DU; Mark DeLorenzo, Senior Vice Chancellor for Business and Financial Affairs, DU....

­Pivot Energy, a leading national renewable energy provider headquartered in Denver, and the University of Denver (DU), announced the successful completion of the state's first off-site net metering solar energy project. This marks a major milestone in DU's commitment to offset 100% of its electricity with
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Date:
01/28/2026
Offshore Wind Stop-Work Orders are Costing Consumers, Delaying Needed Electricity

Offshore Wind Stop-Work Orders are Costing Consumers, Delaying Needed Electricity

­At a time when the administration claims the U.S. is facing a nationwide energy emergency and consumers are increasingly concerned about rising electricity costs, its efforts to stop five large offshore wind projects under construction along the Atlantic Coast could cost consumers billions of dollars and keep mu
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Date:
01/28/2026
Equipmake Secures new £2.4m, 23-Vehicle Zero Emission Electric Bus Drivetrain Supply Deal with Agrale

Equipmake Secures new £2.4m, 23-Vehicle Zero Emission Electric Bus Drivetrain Supply Deal with Agrale

­Equipmake, a market leader in engineering-driven differentiated electrification technologies, products and solutions across the automotive, truck, bus and speciality vehicle industries, is pleased to announce that the Company has received a further £2.4 million order from Agrale S.A. ("Agrale") to
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Date:
01/28/2026
Atlas Renewable Energy Advances Towards 1 GW Goal in Colombia With New Long-Term PPA

Camilo Serrano, Regional General Manager of Atlas Renewable Energy

­Atlas Renewable Energy, leading international company in sustainable energy solutions, announced the signing of a new power purchase agreement (PPA) with a leading Colombian energy trading company, enabling the development of the El Campano Solar Plant, located in Colombia’s northern region. Th
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Date:
01/22/2026
Two Denver-Area Companies, Pivot Energy and CoorsTek, Receive Approval to Build an Off-Site Net Metering Solar Project in Weld County

Dara Ward, Director of Sustainability for CoorsTek

­Pivot Energy, a Denver-based leading renewable energy provider and independent power producer, and CoorsTek, a Golden, Colorado-based global leader in technical ceramics, are bringing more solar energy to Northeastern Colorado. The Weld County Planning Commission approved three projects totaling 10.4 Me
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Date:
01/22/2026
Cree LED and Blizzard Lighting Enter Settlement and Limited License Agreement

Cree LED and Blizzard Lighting Enter Settlement and Limited License Agreement

­Cree LED, a Penguin Solutions brand, and Blizzard Lighting LLC (‘Blizzard’) announced that they have reached a mutually beneficial settlement resolving a patent infringement dispute involving Cree LED’s patents related to LED components commonly used in LED displays. As part of the settlement, Cr
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Date:
01/21/2026
Pacific Gas and Electric Company sets the Blueprint for Grid Transformation and Heralds the Integrated Planning Revolution

Wen Tu, Senior Director of Integrated Planning at PG&E

­The electrical grid is at a crossroads. Explosive demand from power-hungry data centers, electrification from new EVs and other new transportation methods, plus the urgent need for climate resilience, have meant utilities across North America are facing a level of grid complexity that traditional planning me
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Date:
01/16/2026
ODEC Partnership Secures Microsoft-Supported Grant to Expand Energy Efficiency Training for Manufactured Homes in Southern Virginia 

Chris Cosby, President and CEO of ODEC

­Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) announced today that a key workforce development partner has been awarded a $25,000 grant from Microsoft’s Datacenter Community Affairs team to support energy audit training in Southern Virginia, advancing ODEC’s Manufactured Homes Energy Efficiency Program an
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Date:
01/16/2026
OLI Selected as an Official Collaborator in the U.S. Department of Energy's Genesis Mission

OLI Selected as an Official Collaborator in the U.S. Department of Energy's Genesis Mission

­OLI is a collaborator in the Genesis Mission, a national initiative to build the world's most powerful scientific platform to accelerate discovery, strengthen national security, and drive energy innovation. As part of the Genesis Mission, OLI expects to provide a chemistry base supporting AI and modeling e
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Date:
01/15/2026
Driving the Future of Energy:  How Automation Ensures Grid Stability

To keep pace with the dynamic changes in the energy landscape, automation must go hand in hand with digitalization. Only when operators can rely on real-time data and intelligent systems will they be able to ensure the stability and resilience of tomorrow’s grids.

­Automation and digitalization are crucial, enabling efficient control and monitoring of the grid. To maintain grid stability during this dynamic phase of the energy transition, transmission and distribution operators should focus on three key automation success factors: scalability, security and seamless connectivit
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Date:
01/15/2026
AVAIO Digital Announces New Large-Scale AI-Ready Data Center and Power Campus in Little Rock, Arkansas

AVAIO Digital Announces New Large-Scale AI-Ready Data Center and Power Campus in Little Rock, Arkansas

­AVAIO Digital Partners (AVAIO Digital) announced a major new data center hub near Little Rock in Pulaski County, Arkansas – AVAIO Digital Leo - that will help accelerate the state’s rapidly growing tech sector. Named after the constellation Leo -- the Lion -- symbolizing strength, power and leadership, the campus will host the compute, networking, data storage technologies and power infrastructure that underpin cloud computing and artificial intelligence applications.  The campus will be built out in multiple phases with an initial $6 billion combined inv
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Date:
01/15/2026
SGET Shakes Up FPGA Market with World Premiere of oHFM

“The specification of a module standard for FPGAs opens up new sales channels for semiconductor manufacturers, embedded module manufacturers, and VARs/system integrators, while offering customers all the benefits they may already know from computer-on-modules.” – Ansgar Hein, Chairman

­The Standardization Group for Embedded Technologies e.V. (SGET) today announced a paradigm shift in embedded design with the official release of the Open Harmonized FPGA Module (oHFM) specification. As the world’s first open and vendor-independent FPGA module standard, oHFM brings the proven success of Computer-on-Module (C
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Date:
01/09/2026
Pivot Energy and Tapestry, Inc. Announce Completion of Three Illinois Community Solar Projects

Liz Reddington, Vice President of Development at Pivot Energy

­Pivot Energy, a leading national renewable energy provider and independent power producer, and Tapestry, Inc., a global house of iconic accessories and lifestyle brands uniting the magic of Coach and Kate Spade, are celebrating a milestone in their partnership. Today, Pivot announced the completion of three Il
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Date:
01/08/2026
Infineon and HL Klemove Collaborate to Advance Automotive Innovation for Software-Defined Vehicles

Infineon and HL Klemove drive SDV development forward

­Infineon Technologies AG and HL Klemove have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their strategic collaboration in automotive technologies. The partnership aims to combine Infineon’s semiconductor expertise and system understanding with HL Klemove’s capabilities in advanced autonomous dr
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Date:
01/08/2026
CNN and NGK Insulators Launch Global Campaign Showcasing Innovation for a Sustainable Future

CNN and NGK Insulators Launch Global Campaign Showcasing Innovation for a Sustainable Future

­CNN International Commercial (CNNIC) and NGK Insulators, LTD. (NGK), a global leader in ceramic technology, are launching a new cross-platform campaign to showcase cutting-edge technological advancements and their role in shaping a sustainable future. The campaign highlights how advanced technologies are addressing gl
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Date:
01/08/2026
Silanna, Avnet Enter Distribution Partnership for Advanced Plural ADC Portfolio and Ultra-Efficient FirePower Laser Driver ICs

Silanna, Avnet Enter Distribution Partnership for Advanced Plural ADC Portfolio and Ultra-Efficient FirePower Laser Driver ICs

­Silanna Semiconductor, a global leader in analog innovation, today announced a strategic franchise agreement with Avnet. Under the terms of the deal, Avnet will market, distribute and provide technical design support for Silanna Semiconductor’s complete family of products to engineering teams in the Americas. The agreement i
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Date:
01/06/2026
TDK Establishes TDK AIsight and Announces New Ultra-Low Power DSP Platform for AI Glasses

TDK Establishes TDK AIsight and Announces New Ultra-Low Power DSP Platform for AI Glasses

­TDK Corporation announces the establishment of a new TDK group company, which will operate as TDK AIsight to address the intersection of physical AI (artificial intelligence) and generative AI, empowering AI glasses with intuitive and compelling user experiences. Building on TDK’s 90 years of innovations an
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Date:
01/06/2026
Menlo Micro and Microchip Technology Validate the First MEMS-Based Hot-Switched Power Panel

Menlo Micro and Microchip Technology Validate the First MEMS-Based Hot-Switched Power Panel

­Menlo Microsystems, Inc. (Menlo Micro) announced in partnership with Microchip Technology, a broadline supplier of semiconductors committed to making innovative design easier through total system solutions, that it has successfully completed the hot switching validation of a MEMS-based 1000V/500A (0.5 megawatt) rel
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Date:
01/05/2026
Consumers Energy Starts Operating Muskegon Solar, Helping Meet Michigan's Energy Needs

Sri Maddipati, Consumers Energy's president of electric supply

­Consumers Energy today announced the start of operations for Muskegon Solar, its largest solar project to help power Michigan. Muskegon Solar sits on 1,900 acres at the Muskegon Resource Recovery Center, generating 250 megawatts of electricity – enough to power about 40,000 homes and businesses. Construct
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Date:
01/05/2026
BENTELER Acquires Deutsche Bahn Company ioki, Creating First European Full-Service Provider for Autonomous Mobility

Accelerating the mobility transition together (l. to r.): Benjamin Pfeifer (Chief Commercial Officer ioki), Michael Barillère-Scholz (Co-founder and CEO ioki), Tobias Liebelt (CEO Benteler Mobility), Sven Herzig (Chief Sales Officer HOLON).

­The BENTELER Group is acquiring ioki GmbH, the leading European provider of software-based mobility solutions, from Deutsche Bahn AG. Both companies have signed the corresponding agreement; further details of the transaction will remain confidential. The closing of the transaction is expected in the near future. With the succe
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Date:
01/05/2026
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