13 Oct 2010

Singapore's electric vehicle test-bed taking shape
The inter-agency Electric Vehicle (EV) Taskforce led by the Energy Market Authority (EMA) and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has appointed Robert Bosch (SEA) Pte Ltd ("Bosch") to design, develop, deploy, operate and maintain Singapore's EV charging infrastructure as part of the EV test-bed programme.
20 Sep 2010

Closer look on the 2nd German stimulus package & 1st model region
With joint efforts the federal government and the German economy is going to develop Germany into an international driving market for e-mobility. The objective is to have one million electric vehicles and a further 500,000 fuel cell powered vehicles operating on Germany's roads by 2020. Germany is also strong in electric aircraft such as PC-Aero and in industrial EVs.
23 Jul 2010

Germany catching up in electric vehicles
Germany is the strongest trading nation in Europe with the broadest and deepest automotive activity. However, the strategy of the German government and its automotive industry has been deeply flawed.
External press release
8 Jun 2010

Greenpeak names Hans Rohrer as Chairman of the Board
GreenPeak Technologies, a leading fabless semiconductor company, has announced that semiconductor industry figure Hans Rohrer has been appointed Chairman of the Board.
External press release
1 Dec 2009

Heliatek receives US$ 27 million
Heliatek GmbH, a pioneer in the field of organic solar cells, is receiving US$ 27 million (€ 18 million) in a second round of financing under the lead of the pan-European venture capital firm Wellington Partners.
External press release
20 Nov 2009

GreenPeak Technologies obtains Zigbee RF4CE certification
GreenPeak is one of the first ZigBee members to obtain RF4CE certification but takes the standard RF4CE to a new level by adding ultra low power and low cost to its solution.
External press release
6 Nov 2009

GreenPeak Technologies secuires US$19M in Series B funding
GreenPeak Technologies, a leading fabless semiconductor company offering innovative ultra low power wireless and battery-free data communication technologies for consumer electronics and sense and control applications, has announced the closing of a Series B financing round.
17 Jul 2009

Polytos project to develop smart labels based on organic electronics
Novel research approach: Development of an overall "Organic Electronics" process to permit the industrial use of smart labels
13 Nov 2008

Printed electronics - The magic arrives
How Printed Electronics is changing consumer goods and services - highlights from the forthcoming Printed Electronics USA event
16 Apr 2008

Electricity from sun and heat - printing the new photovoltaics
Reflecting the interests of this huge new industry, IDTechEx will now stage a conference Photovoltaics beyond Conventional Silicon in Denver Colorado 17-18 June.
12 Mar 2008

Printed electronics focuses in Dresden
The vibrant new printed electronics industry is being created as energetically in Germany as anywhere else in the world.
14 Sep 2007

More Activity in Printed Electronics by Western Giants
Although there are very few Western giant corporations active in printed and potentially printed electronics compared to East Asia, there are some new entrants in 2007 and some of those already active have sharply increased the level of their activity, particularly in Europe.
21 Aug 2007

German Government and Industry Boost New Technology
Last year, photovoltaic modules had a global market volume of 8 billion euros. The segment is expected to grow by more than 20 percent annually between now and 2020.