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    March 2026
    NVIDIA AI Ecosystem Expands as Marvell Joins Forces Through NVLink Fusion

    Matt Murphy, Chairman and CEO of Marvell

    ­NVIDIA and Marvell Technology, Inc. announced a strategic partnership to connect Marvell to the NVIDIA AI factory and AI-RAN ecosystem through NVIDIA NVLink Fusion™ offering customers building on NVIDIA architectures greater choice and flexibility in developing next-generation infrastructure. The companies wi
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    03/31/2026
    Tria Technologies Brings Multi-OS Support to Qualcomm-Based Hardware

    Tria Technologies Brings Multi-OS Support to Qualcomm-Based Hardware

    ­Tria Technologies, an Avnet company specializing in the design and manufacture of embedded compute boards, systems and HMIs, has expanded operating system support across its Qualcomm-based hardware. Yocto Linux, Windows 11 IoT, and Android are all now available, delivering unmatched choice and de
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    03/31/2026
    Arcus Power Becomes Arcobi, Launches Unified Energy Intelligence Platform Across North America

    Dan Erhardt, CEO & Founder of Arcobi

    ­Arcus Power Corp. today announced it will operate under a new brand name, Arcobi, effective March 31, 2026. The rebrand reflects the company's expansion from a power market data provider into a unified platform that connects market intelligence, predictive forecasting and automated execution in a single system. Arcobi's platform is
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    03/30/2026
    Vertiv Partners with Yokogawa for AI-ready UPS Systems Validation

    Source: Copyright by Vertiv, 2026

    ­Artificial Intelligence has fundamentally altered power dynamics within data centers. Unlike traditional workloads with slow and predictable power variations, modern AI creates “pulsed loads”, where processors switch rapidly between idle and full capacity. Power demand can swing from 0% to 100% and back in
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    03/30/2026
    Itron Brings AI-Powered Distributed Intelligence Capabilities to Electric Grid with NVIDIA

    Don Reeves, senior vice president of Outcomes at Itron

    ­Itron, Inc., the intelligent infrastructure provider for modern energy and water management, is expanding artificial intelligence (AI) powered distributed intelligence capabilities at the grid edge with NVIDIA. The companies recently demonstrated the integration of Itron’s distributed intelligence (DI) platform, in
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    03/27/2026
    Beyond Blue and Green: How Methane Pyrolysis Is Powering Turquoise Hydrogen

    Beyond Blue and Green: How Methane Pyrolysis Is Powering Turquoise Hydrogen

    ­Blue and green hydrogen often dominate the conversation of low-carbon hydrogen. Meanwhile, turquoise hydrogen, a hydrogen color sitting between blue and green, is quietly gaining momentum. This raises key questions: what is turquoise hydrogen, how mature are its technologies, and how close is it to commercial de
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    03/27/2026
    UMOE Advanced Composites Starts Large-Scale Production in China, Delivering First Cylinders for Global Hydrogen Projects

    Lars Erik Lunøe, CEO Umoe Advanced Composites shakes hands with Alistair Tippett, Hiringa Head of Projects and Engineering at Hiringa Energy.

    ­UMOE Advanced Composites (UAC), a global supplier of large Type IV glass fibre pressure gas storage and transportation modules, has reached a key operational milestone with the first composite cylinders rolling off the production line at its new manufacturing facility in Jiaxing, marking the start of in
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    03/27/2026
    New Economic Study Identifies a $300 Billion Infrastructure Identity Gap in the Built Environment

    New Economic Study Identifies a $300 Billion Infrastructure Identity Gap in the Built Environment

    ­A newly released economic analysis from Dallas-based infrastructure identity firm UMIP Inc. examines how fragmented infrastructure documentation may be contributing to significant inefficiencies across the lifecycle of global infrastructure assets. The report, titled “The Economic Impact of Persistent
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    Date:
    03/19/2026
    Omdia: Semiconductor Market Surpasses $830bn in 2025, Driven by AI Demand and Broad Segment Growth

    Omdia: Semiconductor market surpasses $830bn in 2025, driven by AI demand and broad segment growth

    ­New research from Omdia reveals that the semiconductor market surpassed $830 billion in 2025, marking the second consecutive year of more than 20% annual revenue growth. For the first time since Omdia began tracking the semiconductor market in 2001, the industry had two consecutive years with 20% annual re
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    03/18/2026
    UAE Solar Capacity to Reach 32.3GW by 2035, Forecasts GlobalData

    UAE Solar Capacity to Reach 32.3GW by 2035, Forecasts GlobalData

    ­The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is accelerating the expansion of its solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity as part of its long-term energy diversification strategy. Solar PV capacity in the country is forecast to increase from 6.7GW in 2025 to 32.3GW by 2035, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 17
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    03/17/2026
    Anglia to Focus on New Business Development and Demand Creation for Digi International in the Nordic and Baltic Regions

    Anglia to Focus on New Business Development and Demand Creation for Digi International in the Nordic and Baltic Regions

    ­Anglia Components, one of Europe’s longest established independent, authorised distributors of electronic components, has extended its franchise agreement with Digi International and now represents the M2M and IoT solution provider in the Nordic and Baltic regions. One of the key reasons for the enhanced re
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    03/17/2026
    Infineon Accelerates Deployment of Safe and Secure Robots Using Digital Twins in Collaboration with NVIDIA

    Infineon supports faster deployment of humanoid robots as the market accelerates, with solutions that help robots sense, move, act, and connect safely and securely.

    ­Infineon Technologies AG announced the expansion of its collaboration with NVIDIA to advance system architectures for Physical AI, with a focus on humanoid robots. Building on the collaboration announced in August 2025, the companies intend to combine Infineon’s strengths in motor control, microcontrollers, po
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    03/17/2026
    Menlo Micro and Rosenberger Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Cryogenic Switching in Quantum Computing

    Menlo Micro and Rosenberger Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Cryogenic Switching in Quantum Computing

    ­Menlo Microsystems Inc. (Menlo Micro), a leader in high-performance electronic switches, today announced a strategic partnership with Rosenberger to jointly develop a Multichannel Ultra-Low Power Switch Module for Quantum Computing, planned to accelerate scalable quantum systems. The partnership combines
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    03/16/2026
    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
    ArcLight To Acquire InfraBridge's 50% Stake in 5.4 GW Power Portfolio

    Andrew Brannan, Managing Director at ArcLight

    ­InfraBridge, a leading global infrastructure manager and a division of DigitalBridge Group, Inc., and ArcLight Capital Partners (with its affiliates, “ArcLight”), a leading infrastructure investor with a long-standing focus on critical electrification infrastructure, today announced the si
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    03/16/2026
    Missouri S and T PetroBowl Team Wins North American Championship

    Team captain Abdul Mujeeb Kassim, far left, presses his buzzer to answer a question. His teammates at the table include, from left, Christopher Arthur, Ivan Baffour Awuah and Nene Belinyo Maimo. Photo courtesy of Kassim

    ­Petroleum engineering students from Missouri University of Science and Technology have proven they are the best in North America when it comes to trivia related to their major. The Missouri S&T PetroBowl team won the 2026 Society of Petroleum Engineers North America Student Symposium PetroBowl champions
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    03/13/2026
    High-Speed Machine Vision System Decodes Chicken Feeding Biomechanics at 300 FPS

    Validation of the background subtraction algorithm: (1) original frame; (2) intermediate processing removing the bird instance; (3) final binary mask of the feed ROI used for displacement tracking (photo courtesy of Paulista University)

    ­Researchers at Paulista University in São Paulo, Brazil have issued a landmark study validating a scalable, automated sensing framework capable of quantifying broiler feeding biomechanics in real time. Published under the title Smart Farming Innovation: Automated Biomechanical Monitoring of Br
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    03/13/2026
    New Research Shows U.S. Offshore Wind Could Drive $42 Billion Expansion in Domestic Steel Sector, Supporting 186,600 American Jobs

    New Research Shows U.S. Offshore Wind Could Drive $42 Billion Expansion in Domestic Steel Sector, Supporting 186,600 American Jobs

    ­Emerging research from Oceantic Network reveals that the continued buildout of U.S. offshore wind energy represents a transformational opportunity to expand the American steel industry, boost domestic fabrication capacity, and strengthen U.S. economic and energy security.  Five commercial-scale offshore wind 
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    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
    Ballard Announces Commercial Agreement with New Flyer for 50 MW of Fuel Cell Bus Engines

    Oben Uluc, Ballard Power System's Sales & Marketing Vice President

    Ballard Power Systems announced reaching a commercial agreement with New Flyer, a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc., a leading provider of diverse and sustainable mobility solutions in North America and Europe.The agreement for 500 FCmove®-HD+ fuel cell engines, totaling 50 MW, represents the largest single commitment fr
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    03/11/2026
    Myriad Uranium Doubles Land Position at Copper Mountain Uranium Project

    Figure 1: Original claim areas prior to the current staking round.

    ­Myriad Uranium Corp. is pleased to announce a significant expansion of its land position at the Copper Mountain Uranium Project in Wyoming, increasing total holdings from approximately 9,439 acres to approximately 18,351 acres. This acreage now covers all key areas and targets across the Copper Mountain district.  The expanded
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    03/11/2026
    RESA Power Expands into the Province of Saskatchewan with the Acquisition of JA Tech

    Kevin Noonan, President of RESA Power's Canadian business

    ­RESA Power, LLC ("RESA Power" or the "Company"), a market leader in power systems electrical testing, transformer services, and life extension solutions for power distribution equipment, has acquired JA Tech, Incorporated ("JA Tech"). Based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, JA Tech i
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    Date:
    03/10/2026
    University of Houston Physicists Break Superconductivity Temperature Record

    Ching-Wu Chu, University of Houston

    ­Researchers from the Texas Center for Superconductivity (TcSUH) and the department of physics at the University of Houston have broken the temperature record for superconductivity at ambient pressure — a breakthrough that could eventually lead to more efficient ways to generate, transmit and store energy. The UH team a
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    Date:
    03/10/2026
    GE Vernova Expands Manufacturing Capacity in Vietnam to Support Growing Global Electrification Needs

    GE Vernova Expands Manufacturing Capacity in Vietnam to Support Growing Global Electrification Needs

    ­GE Vernova announced an investment of approximately $200 million to expand manufacturing capacity within its Electrification segment by establishing a new facility in Hai Phong, Vietnam. GE Vernova’s Electrification segment provides technologies that support power transmission, grid stability, and large-scale el
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    Date:
    03/10/2026
    PwC Projects $127 Billion Moon Economy – But Energy Infrastructure May Be the Real Bottleneck

    © Deep Space Energy / Bruno Kabucis

    ­NASA has recently announced major changes to its Moon landing program, Artemis. While crewed missions to the lunar surface were planned for 2028, the administration decided to add a preparatory step to test commercial landers in Earth’s orbit a year earlier, in 2027. This change is meant to reduce ri
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    Date:
    03/09/2026
    Building Resilient Solar Projects in 2026: Tech Innovation and Financial Strength are Barometers Driving Decision Making

    Rodolfo Bitar, VP Business Development, PVH USA

    ­As the U.S. solar industry navigates shifting federal and state policies, grid interconnection bottlenecks and ongoing global supply chain pressures, PVH USA, a global provider of solar tracking and foundations solutions, has reaffirmed its bankability and long-term commitment to the U.S. utility-scale so
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    03/06/2026
    Infineon CoolGaN Transistors G5 are Adopted by Chicony Power Supplying High-Power Adapters to Leading Notebook Manufacturers

    Infineon CoolGaN Transistors G5 are Adopted by Chicony Power Supplying High-Power Adapters to Leading Notebook Manufacturers

    ­Infineon Technologies AG announced that Chicony Power, the worldwide leading notebook adapter manufacturer, has selected the company’s CoolGaN™ Transistors G5 to power multiple laptop adapters designed for a top customer’s notebooks. The design demonstrates how GaN power semiconductors are accelerating th
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    Date:
    03/06/2026
    'Strength and Determination': Scholarship Fuels Embry‑Riddle Student's Flight Success

    'Strength and Determination': Scholarship Fuels Embry‑Riddle Student's Flight Success

    ­When Cassidy Blackwood completed a two-semester instrument rating in her first semester at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University, the accomplishment stood out. For Blackwood, a first-year Aeronautical Science student, her success was driven by momentum — and by a scholarship that allowed her to pu
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    Date:
    03/06/2026
    Yokogawa to Provide Power Plant Controller and Batteries for Cosmo Eco Power's Wind Power Plant in Northern Japan

    Planned construction site of the Shimamaki–Kuromatsunai Wind Farm
    (Photo courtesy of Cosmo Eco Power Co., Ltd.)

    ­Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that its subsidiary Yokogawa Solution Service Corporation has received an order from Cosmo Eco Power to provide an integrated wind power solution to Cosmo Eco Power’s Shimamaki–Kuromatsunai Wind Farm in Hokkaido. The solution includes the supply of a power plant co
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    03/06/2026
    Pivot Energy and Sustain Our Future Foundation Partner to Invest $400,000 in Communities in Garrett County, MD

    Tom Hunt, Pivot Energy CEO

    ­Pivot Energy, a national renewable energy independent power producer, today announced a multi-year partnership with Sustain Our Future Foundation (SOFF) to fund local community initiatives. The donations will fund sustainable infrastructure and healthy environments, while advancing economic in
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    03/05/2026
    MacLean Power Systems and Power Grid Components Complete Merger

    Steve Scharnhorst, CEO of MacLean Power Systems

    ­MacLean Power Systems ("MPS" or "MacLean Power") and Power Grid Components ("PGC"), two leading manufacturers of engineered components and solutions for electrical transmission, distribution, substation and communication infrastructure, today announced the closing of their previously an
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    03/04/2026
    Texas A&M System opens the STEM Education and Research Center at RELLIS

    Texas A&M University System celebrated the opening of the STEM Education and Research Center

    ­The Texas A&M University System celebrated the opening of the STEM Education and Research Center at Texas A&M-RELLIS today. The new collaborative facility allows students, researchers and industry partners to work side by side to advance applied research and prepare the next generation of Texas’ ST
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    03/03/2026
    GameChange BOS Transformers Achieve Short-Circuit Certification, Validating Resilience for Critical Grid Infrastructure

    GameChange BOS Transformers Achieve Short-Circuit Certification, Validating Resilience for Critical Grid Infrastructure

    ­GameChange BOS, the transformer division of GameChange Energy Technologies, announces its successful completion of Dynamic Short Circuit Type Testing for its high-capacity, multi-winding transformers. The rigorous type test, conducted at the Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) in Bhopal, India, validates th
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    Date:
    03/03/2026
    Russia Renewable Capacity to Reach 18.4GW by 2035, Forecasts GlobalData

    Russia Renewable Capacity to Reach 18.4GW by 2035, Forecasts GlobalData

    ­Russia is gradually expanding its renewable power capacity while maintaining a dominant reliance on conventional and nuclear generation to ensure system stability and energy security. The country’s cumulative renewable power capacity is forecast to reach 18.4GW by 2035, up from 9.8GW in 2025, registering a
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    03/02/2026
    Danisense Achieves Full ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation for AC Calibration Services

    Danisense Achieves Full ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation for AC Calibration Services

    ­Danisense, the leader in high-accuracy current sense transducers for demanding applications, announces that its state-of-the-art in-house calibration laboratory has achieved full ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for AC calibration services. This milestone follows the laboratory’s ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for DC c
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    Date:
    03/02/2026
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