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Infineon’s 5th Generation CAPSENSE technology extends market leadership with improved robustness, reliability and lower power consumption

Written on {{ “2021-12-10T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Modified on {{ “2021-12-10T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) today launched the company’s fifth-generation CAPSENSE capacitive and inductive touch sensing human-machine interface (HMI) technology. With ten times better performance and a tenth of the power consumption of previous generations, the […]

California Utilities Enlist Swell Energy to Expand Virtual Power Plants

Swell Energy Inc. is working with three California utilities on pilot projects to expand grid services use cases for residential solar + storage resources to meet both local and regional energy needs. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) are working with Swell to expand residential participation in their […]

Renesas Introduces RA6T2 MCUs for Next-Generation Motor Control in Inverter Appliances, Building Automation and Industrial Drives

Written on {{ “2021-12-10T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Modified on {{ “2021-12-10T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} New MCUs Achieve Higher-Performance, Cost-Efficient Motor Control with a High Frequency Arm Cortex®-M33 Core, a Hardware Accelerator and a Targeted Feature Set; New, Easy-to-Use Motor Control Tools and Kits Speed Design Process. Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of […]

Apex Clean Energy, Weyerhaeuser Team Up to Develop Solar Projects

Apex Clean Energy developed a renewable energy project to serve the U.S. Army at Fort Hood, Texas. Apex Clean Energy has signed an agreement with Weyerhaeuser for the development of 1,000 MW of utility-scale solar and solar-plus-storage projects on Weyerhaeuser property in the southeastern United States. “This significant portfolio of […]

IoT News | Volvo offers Vodafone GPS vehicle tracker which could slash insurance costs

Volvo Car UK offers new Vodafone Automotive VTS S5 tracking device for all Volvo models Device uses pinpoint GPS tracking to provide 24/7 monitoring of vehicle location across the UK and 44 other European countries, with Vodafone Automotive working in partnership with local police authorities Tracking device uses Internet of Things (IOT) technology provided in […]

Heliogen Autonomous Robot Lowers Solar Plant Installation, Maintenance Costs

Heliogen, a provider of AI-enabled concentrated solar power, has released a new technology to help with the production of low-cost renewable energy. In-field tests at Heliogen’s Lancaster, Calif., facility, the company successfully completed the first technical demonstration of an autonomous field maintenance system, Heliogen’s Installation & Cleaning Autonomous Robot & Utility Solution (ICARUS). It is […]

IoT News | Interview with Christophe Fourtet, co-founder of Sigfox

We have met with Christophe Fourtet, co-founder and technical director of Sigfox, to discuss short-term challenges and opportunities for IoT technology. Christophe shared with us his views on multiple subjects like IoT security, IoT combined with virtual tech, smart cities and sustainability. IoT Business News: Why has the importance of security grown in relation to […]

IoT News | Orange Business Services complements their smart tracking offer with Wirepas

Wirepas, a Finnish company on a mission to democratize IoT, announces its partnership with Orange Business Services, a leader in telecom and enterprise IT services. The collaboration will focus on large-scale indoor asset tracking, allowing the customers of Orange Business Services to identify and locate business assets anywhere, at any time, as well as carry […]

California solar advocates deliver 120k public comments to commission ahead of NEM 3.0 decision

Hundreds of solar supporters, including consumers, affordable housing advocates, faith leaders, environmentalists, conservationists and climate activists joined together for a rally at the California State Capitol building to deliver more than 120,000 public comments to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and Gov. Gavin Newsom, calling on them to save rooftop solar and stop investor-owned […]