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2012

Worldwide agreement strengthens EnOcean's international distribution

Premier Farnell and EnOcean have announced an expansion to their existing partnership.

ROHM becomes a promoter of the EnOcean Alliance

Leading Japanese semiconductor manufacturer will further develop and promote the interoperable energy harvesting wireless standard.

EnOcean Alliance continues growth trend

With 50 percent growth in membership within one year, the EnOcean Alliance is currently undergoing the strongest growth period since its founding in 2008.

ROI stories spark interest at the IDTechEx 2012

Leading German RTLS developer, nanotron Technologies, successfully showcased applications of its protect and find technology platforms at the IDTechEx Wireless Sensor Networks and RTLS Europe 2012 in Berlin.

Three ways that traction motor makers race to escape rare earths

In 2022, over 128 million electric vehicles will be made, mainly two wheelers, according to the IDTechEx report, Electric Vehicles 2012-2022. That means over $260 billion dollars of business in our estimations, even at ex-factory prices, with cars being under 50% of that figure.

Wireless sensor networks, energy harvesting and standardization

In April this year, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) ratified a new standard - ISO/IEC 14543-3-10 - for wireless applications with ultra-low power consumption.

EnOcean starts new University Programme

EnOcean has launched a new university programme. This initiative will educate the university community about energy harvesting wireless technology and open up students' career opportunities at EnOcean.

11kW permanent magnet synchronous motor without rare-earth metals

Hitachi announced a 11kW highly efficient permanent magnet synchronous motor co-developed with Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd., without using magnetic material containing rare-earth metals such as neodymium and dysprosium. The motor employs an iron-based amorphous metal(1) in the core, the heart of the motor.

Standardization roadmap for U.S. electric vehicle deployment released

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announced the release of a Standardization roadmap for electric vehicles - Version 1.0, developed by the Institute's Electric Vehicles Standards Panel (EVSP).

EnOcean's wireless technology is an international standard

First ISO/IEC wireless standard optimized for solutions with ultra-low power consumption and energy harvesting.

2011

A3200 MotionPAC - integrated PLC and advanced motion

Aerotech's A3200 MotionPAC is a software-based Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) that is completely integrated with Aerotech's A3200 motion controller to increase programming efficiency, decrease development time and to increase quality.

Tera-Barrier prototype films doubles life of flexible solar devices

Key customers testing Tera-Barrier's prototype product have reported a doubling of lifetime of their devices under accelerated lifetime testing, allowing Tera-Barrier to move to the next stage of growth.

Auto manufacturers collaborate on harmonized EV fast charging solution

Audi, BMW, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Porsche and Volkswagen have agreed to support a harmonized single-port fast charging approach for use on electric vehicles in Europe and the United States.

Siemens cuts the charging time for electric cars by 50%

Siemens is launching a charging point Charge CP700A on the European market which can charge electric cars with a normal battery capacity within an hour.

SoloPower's $197 million U.S. DOE loan to build thin film PV factory

SoloPower receives offer of conditional commitment for a $197 million loan guarantee from U.S. DOE to build thin film photovoltaic module factory.

Highest efficiency demonstrated for commercial size thin-film modules

MiaSolé, the leading manufacturer of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic solar panels announced that the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy laboratory (NREL) independently confirmed the 15.7% efficiency of its large area production modules.

2010

Ascent Solar achieves IEC 61646 certification

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. a developer of state of the art flexible thin-film solar modules, announced that it has become the first manufacturer of thin-film flexible monolithically integrated CIGS modules to receive full IEC 61646 certification upon completion of environmental testing.

Ascent Solar Modules submitted for external product certification

Ascent Solar externally certifies module encapsulation material for its flexible PV laminate

Ascent Solar's multi-million dollar contract for portable PV

DARPA awards Ascent Solar team multi-million dollar contract for high-efficiency low-cost portable photovoltaics (PoP) program.

ZigBee for Energy Harvesting and Very Low Power

The ZigBee standards lead to electronic systems that are inherently self organizing (self calibrating) and self healing and such devices use much less power and can be deployed in larger numbers than the original WiFi and Bluetooth options. However, we now have low power WiFi and Bluetooth and many proprietary protocols for wireless sensor networks that use much less power than ZigBee, power being a constant worry because WSN needs so much electricity and yet the devices usually need to be small. So what are the ZigBee enthusiasts doing to stay relevant?