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Toshiba to demonstrate notebook PC with super charge ion battery
Toshiba Corp. showed off at CEATEC Japan a new notebook computer and a battery-powered electric bicycle " both featuring the company-developed new Super Charge ion Battery. The new notebook PC is said to be capable of recharging up to 90 percent of full capacity in 10 minutes.
Fotowatio buys four solar plants
Fotowatio, one of Spain's largest solar companies, has acquired four solar photovoltaic power plants that produce 32 megawatts (MW) of energy in Murcia, Spain.
Sanyo to build new solar ingot and wafer production plant in Oregon
To meet increasing demand in the solar photovoltaic market, Sanyo North America Corp. has announced plans to build a new plant in Salem, Oregon, to manufacture silicon ingot and solar wafers.
Kyocera wary of bubble in solar sector
The solar power sector is in a bubble, and 80 percent of companies in the industry could fail when prices of solar panels fall below the cost of making them, the head of Kyocera's solar operations said on Monday.
Confluence Solar raises funding to develop more efficient solar technology
Confluence Solar, a manufacturer of high-quality single crystal silicon for the solar photovoltaic industry, has raised $12.7 million in capital to open a new facility in Hazelwood, Missouri, which will develop its HiCz single crystal silicon product.
Fraunhofer ISE claims European record for solar cell efficiency
Researchers claim an efficiency of 39.7 percent for a III-V semiconductor multi-junction cell.
Bright prospects seen for OLED lighting
The OLED lighting market will reach almost $4.5 billion by 2013 according to market research group NanoMarkets (Glen Allen, VA.).
Group forms solar concentrator consortium
Concentrix Solar, Emcore, ISFOC, Isofoton, and SolFocus join to support development of concentrating photovoltaics (CPV) as a mainstream energy source.
Dell drives LED display movement
Announces plans to transition all of its new laptop displays to light-emitting diode (LED) backlighting in the next 12 months.
EPRI wins two DoE grants for water power R&D
$1.7 million targeted for advanced hydropower turbine and wave energy assessment
Tough times seen for power converter market
A few companies hold their own, but their enemies are high price erosion, new entrants from Asia, and increasing competition from discrete designs, says IMS.
Micro fuel cell chip delivers improved power performance in smaller package
MTI Micro has announced that its third-generation Mobion chip -- based on a 100% methanol, passive water management, and direct methanol fuel cell technology -- delivers improved power performance in a smaller package.
Largest solar power system deployed on corporate campus in U.S.
Applied Materials and SunPower Corp. have completed the deployment of two SunPower solar power systems totaling 2.1 megawatts at Applied Materials' corporate facilities in Sunnyvale, California.
GSMA touts greener cellular basestations
Green Power for Mobile initiative designed to keep environmental issues high on the agenda for the mobile sector.
Silicon power devices soon to see serious GaN competition
International Rectifier revealed additional details at the Embedded Power Conference about its gallium nitride power devices expected to ship in 2009.
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