A new range of modular DC/AC converters by Cotek Systems can scale for renewable energy applications in areas including telecoms, industrial, and datacomms. They are also capable of providing load splitting between AC and DC input sources.

Mercedes Benz has announced that it will only be sourcing cobalt and lithium battery materials from responsible, mining-certified sites in the future. The company also intends to reduce cobalt content in new generation batteries to less than 10 percent.

A new line of standard supercapacitor modules has been announced by Cornell Dubilier Electronics (CDE). The DSM Series responds to the need for supercapacitor storage capabilities at higher voltages than what single components can provide.

STMicroelectronics has released the ACEPACK DMT-32 family of silicon carbide (SiC) power modules in a convenient 32-pin, dual-inline, molded, through-hole package for automotive applications. Targeted at systems such as on-board chargers (OBC), DC/DC converters, fluid pumps and air conditioning, they deliver advantages including high power density, very compact design, and simplified assembly.

There’s a lot riding on finding ways to improve the energy density of lithium-ion batteries, not least in the electric vehicles industry where range anxiety continues to be one of the biggest barriers to widespread adoption.

A research team at the University of Technology Sydney claim that new types of cathodes can be developed using beyond-lithium ion batteries. Today, there is growing demand for new energy storage solutions. These solutions need to be clean, inexpensive, and robust enough to stand up to modern challenges.

A high level cost analysis—from design and manufacturing to battery reuse and security protections—reveals an opportunity for OEMs to increase profits on next-generation electric vehicles leveraging wBMS. The electric vehicle (EV) industry’s evolution to wireless battery management systems (wBMS) was in many ways inevitable.

Researchers at Penn State University in the United States theorize that two layers are better than one when it comes to solar cell efficiency, and that they are much better and more efficient than tandem cells.

The coronavirus outbreak is forcing many companies to convert their business. In response to the current crisis, Volkswagen Group has started to produce face shield holders by 3D printing. Moreover, the Volkswagen Group will donate medical supplies for medical senters and hospitals with a total value of circa €40 million.

Following the granting of intellectual property rights for its gallium doping technology in October of last year, JA Solar, the Chinese company behind it, has recently announced that it is to supply modules to two 50 MW solar power plants in Spain with 100 MW high-efficiency mono PERC modules. But what is it that makes this technology so promising?