Smart Power Grid
February 2013
RGS Energy, the commercial and utility division of Real Goods Solar,
a nationwide leader of turnkey solar energy solutions for residential,
commercial, and utility customers, has been engaged
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02/28/2013
JA Solar Holdings, one of the world's largest manufacturers of
high-performance solar power products, announced that all of its
PV module series have successfully passed salt mist corrosion
and
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02/26/2013
Superconductor Technologies, a world leader in the
development and production of high temperature superconducting (HTS)
materials and associated technologies, has successfully completed the
installation
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02/25/2013
With an investment mechanism that brings private and public investors together, the proposed BRICS Bank and China's funding relationship with Africa are some of the updates featured during the Investment
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02/25/2013
At every stage of the power industry from generation, through transmission and distribution to consumption, there is intense pressure to reduce carbon emissions, increase output and cut costs. Central
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02/25/2013
ROHM recently announced that they have begun mass-production of 1200V/180A-rated SiC MOS modules for inverters/converters used for industrial equipment, photovoltaic power conditioners and the like.
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02/20/2013
ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, announced plans to partner with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) and to contribute to the modernization of the public
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02/19/2013
Biennially, the Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association (TREIA) recognizes
Texas Energy Independence Week to focus attention on the role of renewable energy
in helping Texas become more energy
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02/19/2013
The power-semiconductor switches used in power supplies and inverters are based on two technologies, namely MOSFETs and IGBTs. MOSFETs can operate at relatively high switching frequencies significantly above 30 kHz but, unlike IGBTs, they have a very large chip surface area.
A new generation of IGBT modules f
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02/15/2013
Preliminary industry data from the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) annual development report reveals that year-end geothermal growth in 2012 was up 5% from the previous year. This uptick in development,
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02/14/2013
Solar photovoltaic (PV) demand from the Asia Pacific (APAC) region is forecast to grow to 13.5 GW in 2013, growing 50% Y/Y, according to the NPD Solarbuzz Q1'13 Asia Pacific Major PV Markets Quarterly
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02/14/2013
Construction has begun at Oregon State University on a $4.8 million facility to test a new nuclear energy technology that could be safer, more efficient and produce less waste than existing approaches.
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02/14/2013
The Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Institute of Microengineering has reached a remarkable 10.7% efficiency single-junction microcrystalline silicon solar cell, surpassing the previous
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02/13/2013
Genscape, a leader in the research, development, and deployment of patented in-the-field energy infrastructure monitoring systems, reports that January 2013 coal-fired power generation surged 8.9%
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02/12/2013
Hendrix/Kerite Cable, a premier provider of high-quality underground power distribution products, announces its offering of 34.5 kV TRXLP-insulated medium voltage cable for applications in the wind
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02/11/2013
Ensuring safety and grid compatibility for distributed generation technology that supplies power to the electric grid in North America, Ideal Power Converters, a developer of disruptive electronic
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02/11/2013
Continued uncertainty in the future direction of climate frameworks, political instability of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, energy price volatility, and the global economic recession
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02/11/2013
TTI, a specialist distributor of passive, discrete, connector and electromechanical components, offers Cooper Bussmann's ultra-high capacitance PowerStor KW series super-capacitors for use in applications
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02/08/2013
Ensuring safety and grid compatibility for distributed generation technology in North America, Ideal Power Converters, a developer of disruptive electronic power converter solutions, announced that
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02/07/2013
A new framework document for wind energy assessments, developed over two years in collaboration with leading consultants and developers, will lead to more transparency and advancements in the quantification
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02/07/2013
ABB, a global leader in power and automation technology, has won an order worth around $260 million from the U.S. utility Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), a power marketing agency within
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02/07/2013
In an announcement at DistribuTECH, EnerNOC presented the
latest release of its energy management application platform. The latest
release provides utilities and energy retailers around the world
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02/06/2013
Able to achieve an electricity measurement accuracy that meets or exceeds global regulatory requirements for smart polyphase e-meters including IEC 62053-22 and ANSI C12.20 Class 0.2 standards, a
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02/05/2013
Energy consulting and testing & certification company DNV KEMA's prototype ±320kV/1000MW, 1563A IGBT valves passed DNV KEMA's witness type test according to the IEC 62501 standard. It marks a great
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02/05/2013
Renesas Electronics Europe, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, is delighted to announce that its market-leading, software configurable orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
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02/05/2013
The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) announced that Just Energy's new renewable energy certificate (REC) product, "JustGreen RECs," is now certified by Green-e® Energy. Just Energy, one of North
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02/05/2013
Working with World Energy Solutions, a leading energy management
services firm, the Taft School, an independent boarding and day school,
successfully procured more than 13 million kWh of electricity
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02/05/2013
ABB, a leading power and automation technology company, announced the release of the 40kA, 38kV R-MAG outdoor vacuum circuit breaker. First introduced in 2003 for 15 kV and 27 kV applications, the
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02/04/2013
Energy Secretary Steven Chu's Workplace Charging Challenge is intended to help expand access to workplace charging stations for American workers across the country. In a speech at the Washington Auto
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02/04/2013
Delivering critical distribution grid intelligence to increase efficiency through Volt Var Optimization (VVO), and increase reliability through Fault Detection, Isolation, and Restoration (FDIR),
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02/01/2013
AMSC, a global solutions provider serving wind and power grid industry leaders, announced at DistribuTECH an order from Nexans, a worldwide expert in the cable industry, for high temperature superconductor
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02/01/2013
ABB, a leading power and automation technology company, and Ambient Corporation, provider of a secure, flexible and scalable smart grid communications and applications platform, announced the integration
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Date:
02/01/2013
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