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Renault seen investing up to $1B in electric cars
The head of an Israeli-backed electric car project estimated on Sunday that its partner, the
Renault-Nissan alliance, would likely invest $500 million to $1 billion in swappable-battery electric cars.
Freescale unveils $61,000 "Green Technology" design challenge
Freescale Semiconductor has set June 6th as the deadline for entries to its European design challenge, which this year is targeted at projects that encourage innovation in environmental design and offers incentives to encourage designers to "go green."
Premier Farnell launches $100,000 Green design competition
Electronic components distributor Premier Farnell plc has launched Live Edge for 2008/2009, a design competition now moving into its second year. It is set to provide a talented designer win $25,000 in cash.
U.S. appeal raises business method patent issues
Software companies and other businesses are watching closely as a U.S appeals court weighs
whether an inventor can patent an abstract process -- something that involves nothing more than thoughts.
Darnell forecasts strong advance for LED lighting
Report analyzes 53 LED driver IC applications to project the growth path for solid-state lighting out to 2013
Qimonda to enter photovoltaics business
Ailing DRAM manufacturer Qimonda AG is entering the solar cell business. In a joint venture with solar system integrator Centrosolar group, the company plans to build a new fab in Portugal.
'Missing link' memristor created: Rewrite the textbooks?
HP Labs' Stanley Williams has invented the world's first memristor, the 'missing link' in circuit theory--a fourth passive-device type after resistors, capacitors and inductors--as predicted by University of California at Berkeley professor, Leon Chua.
Researchers claim photovoltaic cell advance
Scientists at the University of Tel Aviv say they have found a way to construct efficient photovoltaic cells costing at least a hundred times less than conventional silicon based devices, and with similar or better energy conversion efficiency.
Infineon acquires Primarion
Move is intended to strengthen Infineon's position in power management, particularly digital power.
LED for lighting startup reportedly raises $6 million
Investment money will help Optoelectronix Inc. (San Jose, Calif.) to start making LED-based light bulbs.
EPRI-EEI report shows how to keep the lights on
Improvements in energy efficiency can cut energy consumption by 7 to 11 percent over that currently projected over the next two decades, says study.
Solar silicon boom wanes as new plants sprout
The mad dash to
build polysilicon plants for the solar industry is beginning to slow as prices for the raw material start to retreat from their 20-fold increase in recent years.
UPA targets 400Mbps+ powerline technology
The Universal Powerline Association is gathering industry consensus round an effort to develop the PowerMAX specification for powerline communications technology that will deliver 400Mbits/ second and beyond.
Solar industry challenges semi equipment manufacturers
The solar photovoltaic industry might be a seller's market for equipment manufacturers but representatives of the world's leading photovoltaic product manufacturers are calling for suppliers to better address their needs.
Letter to the editor: Quality problem starts at U.S. patent office
Examiners' expertise called into question
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