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Supercapacitors for pulse applications more affordable

Cellergy develops and manufactures Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors (EDLC) also called supercapacitors for use in battery-operated devices as well as battery-less devices (for energy harvesting systems).

Energy harvesting for shipping cranes

The VYCON REGEN system is an energy storage device designed to not only store energy, but also to discharge it on demand.

Saft introduces Li-ion battery technology

Saft, the world specialist in the design and manufacture of high-tech industrial batteries, is due to introduce its advanced Li-ion (lithium-ion) battery technology that offers interesting new possibilities for the creation of highly efficient and cost-effective marine propulsion and auxiliary systems.

All charged up

Ability to recharge rapidly could make electric cars more acceptable to consumers, says MIT student team.

Major new advances in energy harvesting

There have been concerns about the limitations of the various energy harvesting technologies which might explain the modest success of energy harvesting in electronics beyond the widespread use of photovoltaics.

World's first universal energy harvesting power management unit

Cymbet Corporation has launched the EnerChip™ Energy Processor, a universal energy harvesting power management unit for ultra-low power energy harvesting-based systems.

CAP-XX to Speak at Energy Harvesting Europe 2010 & Sensors Expo 2010

Mr. Pierre Mars, vice president of quality and applications engineering for CAP-XX Ltd, will speak at both the IDTechEx Energy Harvesting and Storage Europe and Sensors Expo conferences on the power management challenges of battery-free wireless sensor networks (WSNs) powered by environmentally-harvested energy.

Harvesting topics at sensor event

At Sensors Expo and Conference June 7-9 in Rosemont Illinois USA, the following topics will be covered in the energy harvesting stream.

Using a supercapacitor to manage your power

This article will explain some of the key properties of supercapacitors that design engineers creating energy harvesting circuits need to be aware of, and explore how to use supercapacitors in these circuits.

INFINERGY Micro Power Module Product Family

Infinite Power Solutions, Inc., a global leader in the development and manufacturing of solid-state, rechargeable, thin-film energy storage devices, formally unveiled its INFINERGY(TM) Micro Power Module products at the Energy Harvesting & Storage USA conference in Denver, Colorado.

CAP-XX to Speak on Bridging Power Gap at Energy Harvesting & Storage

On November 4, Pierre Mars, vice president of applications engineering for CAP-XX Ltd will present a technical paper on design strategies using a supercapacitor to overcome power limitations from energy-harvesting sources.

EnerPak harvesting power management for wireless sensors

EnerPak from TPL Inc is a sophisticated power management and energy storage system for energy harvesting-powered wireless sensors that have moderate power needs due to high data rate, the need to support a mesh network topology, or complex data measurement requirements.

Update from Infinite Power Solutions

In March 2009 Energy Harvesting Journal covered the breaking news that Infinite Power Solutions had completed building their volume manufacturing facility. IDTechEx recently met with Infinite Power Solutions and brings you an update.

Wireless body area networks

At a conference this week in San Jose, CA, attended by IDTechEx, Didier Sagan from Zarlink Semiconductor discussed developments and needs for wireless body area networks (WBAN).

Progress with lithium batteries - USA/France/Japan

Solicore has developed a unique Polymer Matrix Electrolyte (PME) which allows batteries to be ultra-thin, very flexible, environmentally friendly and extremely safe.