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The 1st Peugeot iOn electric car is delivered in the UK to EDF Energy

Peugeot delivers its latest generation electric car in the UK.

Cost-effective financing of photovoltaics

The European Commission has released a communication titled "Renewable Energy: Progressing to 2020", in which it suggests ways to ensure a more cost-effective financing of renewables.

Yissum and Vaxan collaborate on printed electronics ink

Yissum Research Development Company, the Technology Transfer Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Vaxan Steel a Korean company in the field of innovative printing, signed a licensing and research agreement for the development of silver nanoparticles and silver-coated copper nanoparticles for conductive inks.

Creative Materials introduces conductive tapes and films

Creative Materials, Inc., announces a new series of pressure sensitive tapes.

Sony to unveil two professional OLED monitors

Sony plans to unveil two professional OLED monitors aimed at the CRT replacement market, at the Hollywood Post Alliance Tech Retreat, 14-18 February in Palm Springs, California. Carolyn Giardina reports.

Over 800,000 pure electric EVs delivered

Pihsiang Machinery is the top graded listed biomedical company in Taiwan. The company recently announced that it has marketed more than 800, 000 "SHOPRIDER" brand electric scooters and power chairs all over the world.

Ulvac sees demand for small OLED panel gear

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Ulvac Inc said on Tuesday that demand for gear used in making small and next-generation OLED display panels for smartphones is strong, making up for a fall in demand for large liquid-crystal display (LCD) equipment.

Mazda to lease electric vehicles in Japan

Mazda Motor Corporation is independently developing an electric vehicle (EV) with plans to commence leasing in Japan in spring 2012.

Color change confirms a new way to harvest energy from sunlight

Professor Richard Watt and his chemistry students suspected that a common protein could potentially react with sunlight and harvest its energy - similar to what chlorophyll does during photosynthesis.

Organic transistor with metal oxide gate dielectric

In early 2011, researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology described a new method of combining top-gate organic field-effect transistors with a bilayer gate insulator, one layer being inorganic.

Indian EV market to benefit from new lithium battery technology

India, like the West, has to play catch up if it is to achieve volume manufacture of electric vehicle traction batteries. The following press release is therefore interesting.

Philips Research, Holst Centre, imec on autonomous smart windows

At the 17th International Display Workshops (IDW '10) in Fukuoka, Japan in December 2010, a demonstration was presented that showed how an e-Skin panel, developed by Philips Research, could be powered by energy harvested from a mobile phone.

Nanoscoops could spark new generation of traction batteries

An entirely new type of nanomaterial developed at Rensselaer could enable the next generation of high-power rechargeable lithium (Li)-ion batteries for electric automobiles, as well as batteries for laptop computers, mobile phones, and other portable devices.

New technology forum focuses on polymer films for photovoltaic, solar

A New Technology Forum at the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) ANTEC® 2011 conference will explore plastics innovations with potential to advance the state of the art in thin-film photovoltaic systems and reflective films for solar concentrator applications, it was announced by SPE.

EnOcean Alliance Members to Show Innovative Wireless HVAC Solutions

This year's ASHRAE expo in Las Vegas includes more than a dozen EnOcean Alliance members showcasing the latest energy harvesting, wireless solutions for HVAC applications.

Balqon pure electric truck and bus success

Balqon was started in the USA only a few years ago to provide heavy-duty electric vehicles and their drive systems and lithium ion battery packs in the face of popular perception that these industries are dominated by very large companies.

Curved carbon for electronics of the future

A new scientific discovery could have profound implications for nanoelectronic components. Researchers from the Nano-Science Center at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with Japanese researchers, have shown how electrons on thin tubes of graphite exhibit a unique interaction between their motion and their attached magnetic field - the so-called spin.

Lumiotec to begin sample shipment of OLED lighting panels

Move toward evolution into OLED panel business entity -

Patent for supercapacitor material

Skeleton Technologies, an energy-storage start-up based in Tartu, Estonia, has been awarded a US patent on its nanoporous carbon powder supercapacitor material.

New Prius v and Prius c concept make their worldwide debut

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., unveiled the Prius family of vehicles recently. In addition to the current third-generation Prius and Prius Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (PHV), the new Prius v midsize hybrid-electric vehicle and the Prius c Concept vehicle joined the iconic hybrid brand, broadening the appeal of Prius to all ages and lifestyles.