Global Markets for Residential and Commercial Solar Thermal Technologies
Feb 5, 2010
According to a new technical market research report, Global Markets for Residential and Commercial Solar Thermal Technologies (EGY069A) from BCC Research the global market for residential and commercial solar-thermal technologies is worth an estimated $8 billion in 2009, but is expected to increase to nearly $20 billion in 2014, for a 5-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19,8%...

US Home Appliance Industry Issues Principles& Requirements For Smart Grid
Feb 5, 2010
The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM), the United States (US) based trade group representing the home appliance industry, issued The Home Appliance Industry's Principles & Requirements for Achieving a Widely Accepted Smart Grid during the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference...

UPS Hardware Revenues Down, but Services Continue to Grow
Jan 26, 2010
The difficult year for Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) hardware revenues continued in 3Q09 with global revenues down more than 20% according to IMS Research's ongoing analysis of the market...

Digi-Key Corporation and Torex Semiconductor Ltd. Announce Global Distribution Agreement
Jan 26, 2010
Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation and Torex Semiconductor Ltd. announced the companies have signed a global distribution agreement...

Micro Power Awarded Two New Patents for Battery Pack Technology
Jan 26, 2010
Micro Power Electronics announced that the U.S. Patent Office awarded it two new patents covering innovative design techniques and manufacturing practices for battery packs...

Powerex Releases Simulator for Three Level Inverter Applications
Jan 12, 2010
The latest Powerex Power Module Loss Simulator, TLISIM Version 1.02, is now available on the Powerex web site (www.pwrx.com). ...

SIA Reports Increase in November Chip Sales
Jan 12, 2010
Worldwide sales of semiconductors rose to $22.6 billion in November, a 3.7 percent increase from October when sales were $21.8 billion, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported...

New Transparent Insulating Film Could Enable Energy-Efficient Displays
Jan 1, 2010
MATERIALS SCIENTISTS at Johns Hopkins University have found a new use for solution-deposited beta-alumina, a chemical compound traditionally used as an...

PV Inverter Market Shines Bright in Third Quarter
Jan 1, 2010
ACCORDING TO ANALYSIS FROM IMS RESEARCH, the photovoltaic (PV) inverter market staged a strong recovery in the third quarter of 2009, with record-level...

Variable Speed Drives in Appliances to Double
Jan 1, 2010
THE USE OF INVERTER-BASED variable speed drives (VSDs) in home appliances is forecast to double over the next five years, according to the latest detailed...