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Enphase launches IQ8 microinverter for high power solar modules
Enphase launches IQ8 microinverter for high power solar modules
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Enphase Energy has started shipping its IQ8 Microinverter family in Europe with peak output AC power of 384W to pair…
German solar wafer maker expands to the US
German solar wafer maker expands to the US
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German wafer maker NexWafe GmbH has established a US subsidiary to evaluate the development of multi-gigawatt-scale solar wafer production. Nexwafe has…
EnOcean Bluetooth® module for lighting doubles radio power
EnOcean Bluetooth® module for lighting doubles radio power
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Increased radio transmission power for mesh network lighting control expands application areas to include warehouses and high-ceiling projects.
Meyer Burger looks to close German solar module plant
Meyer Burger looks to close German solar module plant
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Meyer Burger is blaming the global trade war for a plan to close its solar module plant in Germany after…

Tandem PV in $6m boost for perovskite solar cells
Tandem PV in $6m boost for perovskite solar cells
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Tandem PV in the US has raised $6m to commercialise its perovskite solar cell technology and start building a factory. The Tandem PV design boosts the output of conventional silicon…
Atmosic teams for battery-free wireless keyboard
Atmosic teams for battery-free wireless keyboard
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Atmosic Technologies has developed a reference design for a battery free solar-powered wireless keyboard with Primax Electronics in Taiwan. The battery-free wireless keyboard reference design uses Atmosic’s low power ATM33…
ONiO looks to kill the IoT battery with RISC-V microcontroller
ONiO looks to kill the IoT battery with RISC-V microcontroller
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A Norwegian chip startup is aiming to eliminate the need for batteries in trillions of devices across the Internet of Things (IoT) Kjetil Meisal, CEO of ONiO talks to Nick…
Dracula Technologies launches inkjet printed solar IoT module  
Dracula Technologies launches inkjet printed solar IoT module  
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French energy harvesting developer Dracula Technologies has launched a solar module with integrated energy storage to power LoRa IoT wireless sensors. Dracula launched the LAYER Vault at CES 2024 in…
Aerosol boost for perovskite solar cell production
Aerosol boost for perovskite solar cell production
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A UK startup is developing a method to improve the formation and stability of low-temperature-annealed perovskite solar cells. Aerosolar has been awarded a £50,000 grant by Innovate UK to build…
Sharp goes all in on AI at CES
Sharp goes all in on AI at CES
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Sharp is showing a wide range of technologies at CES 2024, from generative AI and AI enabled wine sensor to lightweight solar cells for space. Sharp has developed its own…
Epishine teams for US market
Epishine teams for US market
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Swedish indoor solar cell specialist Epishine has signed a deal with Powerfilm Solar to power IoT systems for the US market. The deal, described as strategic, will see Powerfilm Solar…
Tsun raises €19m for 5x microinverter production boost
Tsun raises €19m for 5x microinverter production boost
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Tsun in China has raised RMB150m (€19m) in its second round of funding this year to increase production of its photovoltaic microinverters by 500%. The Series B funding for Tsun…
Sharp shows tandem solar module with record 33.66% efficiency
Sharp shows tandem solar module with record 33.66% efficiency
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Sharp is claiming the world’s highest conversion efficiency of 33.66% in a lightweight stacked solar cell module. Sharp worked on the Research and Development Project for Mobile Solar Cells sponsored by…
3D printed self-powered MFC microbial fuel cell biosensor
3D printed self-powered MFC microbial fuel cell biosensor
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Researchers in Japan have used 3D printing to produce a low cost, self power biosensor that generates its own power. The team at Ritsumeikan University researchers designed the biosensor for…
Europe continues its domination of solar challenge – full results
Europe continues its domination of solar challenge – full results
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Belgian Solar Team Innoptus has won the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge title for the second time, continuing the European domination of the event. The time of 34 hours, 4 minutes,…
Siemens Energy fights back to raise cash
Siemens Energy fights back to raise cash
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Siemens Energy is acknowledging it needs to raise cash for its Siemens Gamesa wind turbine business, but is fighting back against wider reports. “The Executive Board is evaluating various measures…
Bridgestone Solar Challenge: Day 2
Bridgestone Solar Challenge: Day 2
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European teams continue to lead the Bridgestone Solar Challenge to drive 3000km across Australia on one battery charge and solar power. The current leader, the Innoptus Solar team from Belgium…
Battery-free dynamic payment card verification micromodule
Battery-free dynamic payment card verification micromodule
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Ellipse World has developed a card payment verification micromodule that does not need batteries which will be used with metal payment card. The metal payment card from CompoSecure is using…
Dracula plans Europe’s largest OPV plant with inkjet printing
Dracula plans Europe’s largest OPV plant with inkjet printing
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Dracula Technologies is building a fully automated factory for organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices that will be the largest in Europe. The 2500 m² factory built by Dracula will produce up…
Exeger, Matrix team for low power AI designs
Exeger, Matrix team for low power AI designs
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Swedish solar cell developer Exeger has teamed up with Matrix Industries in the US to provide high efficiency low power AI-based designs to a wide range of technology manufacturers. Matrix…
EnOcean raises VC cash to drive IoT acquisitions after collapse of SPAC deal
EnOcean raises VC cash to drive IoT acquisitions after collapse of SPAC deal
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Energy harvesting pioneer EnOcean has raised a ‘significant’ investment from a venture capital group to drive growth with acquisitions. The value of the EnOcean deal with Dutch fund Innovation Industries…
Epishine replaces CEO to focus on growth
Epishine replaces CEO to focus on growth
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Swedish indoor solar cell maker Epishine is appointing a new chief executive to focus on growth for its flexible cells. Anders Kottenauer will take over as CEO of Epishine from…
Three team for battery-free real-time IoT asset tracking
Three team for battery-free real-time IoT asset tracking
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Energous is teaming up with edge computing supplier Veea and energy harvesting IoT tag maker Wiliot for real-time asset tracking. The Energous PowerBridge technology will be combined with the Wiliot…
NFC chip enables next-level smart-lock applications
NFC chip enables next-level smart-lock applications
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Self-storage facilities are now able to transition from manual locks to fully automated and remote-controlled, NFC-based systems for secure locking.
Single chip NFC for self-storage smart lock
Single chip NFC for self-storage smart lock
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Keep It Simple Storage (KISS) in the US has moved from manual locks to fully automated and remote-controlled systems with NFC chips from Infineon Technologies. KISS is using the NFC-powered,…
Energy harvesting reduces battery waste in IoT applications
Energy harvesting reduces battery waste in IoT applications
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Energy harvesting technology will help brands design more sustainable wearable and IoT Bluetooth applications in small form factors.
Sony harvests electromagnetic ‘noise’ and offers milliwatts
Sony harvests electromagnetic ‘noise’ and offers milliwatts
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Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp. has developed an energy harvesting module that can make use of the electromagnetic wave “noise” found in industrial and office environments. The module is able to…
Solar powered truck prototype starts European trials
Solar powered truck prototype starts European trials
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Scania has shown a prototype of an electric truck that uses solar panels for power as part of an evaluation trial. The solar powered truck is a regular 100kWh Scania…


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