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The Grid America Needs: 765 kV, SF₆-Free, and Built for the Future

The Grid America Needs: 765 kV, SF₆-Free, and Built for the Future

A new generation of circuit breakers is becoming the future backbone of the United States’ energy transition.


GaN Technology: Now With 2200 V Rating

GaN Technology: Now With 2200 V Rating

The release of 2200 V PowiGaN technology marks the next major step in high-voltage GaN power conversion. Power supply engineers grappling with the…


Schneider Intros Smart 11.5 kW Home EV Charger with Load Management

Schneider Intros Smart 11.5 kW Home EV Charger with Load Management

The new Level 2 residential EV charger features SmartAmp dynamic load management, enabling 11.5 kW charging without requiring costly home…


News Sep 11, 2026 by Jeff Child, EEPower
Design and Sustainability Strategies for Advanced High Power IGBT Modules

Design and Sustainability Strategies for Advanced High Power IGBT Modules

IGBT modules must optimize losses and reliability to meet green energy demands, using sustainable, lead-free manufacturing and high-density…


This EV Integrates Solar Cells To Create an Energy-Positive EV

This EV Integrates Solar Cells To Create an Energy-Positive EV

Clemson University students designed an electric vehicle prototype that generates more energy than it consumes.


TI Unveils Multiaxial Current Sensor for EV Traction Inverters

TI Unveils Multiaxial Current Sensor for EV Traction Inverters

Texas Instruments has just released a first-of-its-kind coreless, multiaxial architecture that provides 20 times greater accuracy in traction…


News Aug 25, 2026 by Karen Hanson
Is the Future of Batteries in the Air? Making Graphite from C02

Is the Future of Batteries in the Air? Making Graphite from C02

Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory used molten salt electrolysis to convert carbon dioxide into battery-grade graphite.


Yokogawa Debuts 500 A / 200 A AC-DC Split Core Current Sensors for EV Test

Yokogawa Debuts 500 A / 200 A AC-DC Split Core Current Sensors for EV Test

The company’s new pair of palm-sized current sensors brings through-hole accuracy to clamp-on architectures, streamlining measurement in…


Neutralized Salts Improve Stability in Perovskite Solar Cells

Neutralized Salts Improve Stability in Perovskite Solar Cells

Lithuanian researchers stabilized inverted perovskite solar cells by converting an acidic component into a neutral salt, achieving high efficiency…


tech insights Aug 20, 2026 by Luke James
Buffer Technology Improves Fast Recovery Diodes for High-Speed IGBTs

Buffer Technology Improves Fast Recovery Diodes for High-Speed IGBTs

This article deals with fast recovery diodes (FRDs), which are tailored for high-speed IGBT applications, aiming to reduce oscillations, voltage…


AI Data Centers Can Lower Communities’ Power Bills Using Our Existing Grid

AI Data Centers Can Lower Communities’ Power Bills Using Our Existing Grid

Physics-based analysis and operational flexibility safely unlock unused infrastructure capacity. This strategy connects massive computing loads…


IGBT Modules With SLC+ Technology: A Strong Fit for Wind Converter Designs

IGBT Modules With SLC+ Technology: A Strong Fit for Wind Converter Designs

Engineered for modern wind converter applications, LV100 IGBT modules with SLC+ technology support high efficiency, improved power-cycling…


Briefs: Collaborations in Solar, Batteries, and Nuclear Fusion

Briefs: Collaborations in Solar, Batteries, and Nuclear Fusion

Google, RWE, Tandem PV, nextTC, Integrals Power, Denchi, Factorial, SK On, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory are partnering for next-gen technology…


News Aug 06, 2026 by Karen Hanson
Breaking the Silicon Limit and Moving Beyond the SiC Ceiling

Breaking the Silicon Limit and Moving Beyond the SiC Ceiling

Learn how IceMOS Technology’s MEMS-based superjunction platform pushes power transistor limits, aiming to break the silicon barrier and surpass…


Why EV Inverter Efficiency Measurements Become Unreliable at Higher SiC Switching Frequencies

Why EV Inverter Efficiency Measurements Become Unreliable at Higher SiC Switching Frequencies

Learn why high-frequency SiC switching can distort EV inverter efficiency results and how a…


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Mirror, Mirror in the Sky: Satellite Solar Ready for Trial

Mirror, Mirror in the Sky: Satellite Solar Ready for Trial

Reflect Orbital could be months away from launching mirrored satellites into orbit to harvest sun energy at night, in winter, or in bad weather.


An Energy Drink? Turning Coffee Waste into Sustainable Fuel

An Energy Drink? Turning Coffee Waste into Sustainable Fuel

Korean researchers developed a 90-second Flame Plasma Pyrolysis method to convert wet coffee grounds into sustainable biochar fuel.


Insulation Monitor Debuts Capable of 1000 V DC for EV Charging Stations

Insulation Monitor Debuts Capable of 1000 V DC for EV Charging Stations

Carlo Gavazzi’s new insulation monitoring device targets unearthed DC systems to enhance safety and simplify integration in high-voltage Mode 4…


Hitachi Energy Commits to Flying Taxi Energy Solutions

Hitachi Energy Commits to Flying Taxi Energy Solutions

The company has partnered with Eve Air Mobility to provide ground power infrastructure for its eVTOL aircraft.


News Jul 24, 2026 by Karen Hanson
EV Battery Low? CATL Says, Just Swap It Out for a Fresh One

EV Battery Low? CATL Says, Just Swap It Out for a Fresh One

The Chinese battery maker is rapidly expanding its battery-swapping stations for heavy-duty electric trucks across China and adding passenger EV…


News Jul 23, 2026 by Shannon Cuthrell