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General Motors Energy is Building an Electrified Future

General Motors Energy is Building an Electrified Future

By combining EVs, battery storage, and cloud-based data management, GM is moving beyond its traditional role as a carmaker.


How a Florida Solar Community Remained Resilient Against Hurricane Ian

How a Florida Solar Community Remained Resilient Against Hurricane Ian

Hurricane Ian left many Floridians without power and, at worst, without their homes. A 100% solar community northeast of Fort Myers demonstrated…


Balancing Demand: EV Charging and The Grid

Balancing Demand: EV Charging and The Grid

A new Stanford University EV charging study says charging at night is doing it all wrong. 


Carmakers, Battery Suppliers Gear up for EV Sales Boom

Carmakers, Battery Suppliers Gear up for EV Sales Boom

Record growth in EV sales in 2022 has led many carmakers and battery developers to accelerate their production capacity expansions.


Canadian Lithium Mine Partners With Global Battery Maker for NA Lithium Supply Chain

Canadian Lithium Mine Partners With Global Battery Maker for NA Lithium Supply Chain

Snow Lake Lithium and LG Energy Solution will work together on a North American source for battery-grade lithium.


45 Years of Nuclear Power: NASA’s Voyager Deep Space Probe

45 Years of Nuclear Power: NASA’s Voyager Deep Space Probe

Powered by a nuclear battery, or Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG), Voyager is still exploring the unknown.


With Lithium Prices up 900% in Two Years, can North America Compete?

With Lithium Prices up 900% in Two Years, can North America Compete?

Powerful factors are aligning to push lithium mining, processing, and refining away from China’s grasp.


Vicor Predicts how Power will Influence 2021’s Automotive, Military, Aerospace, and Computing Industries

Vicor Predicts how Power will Influence 2021’s Automotive, Military, Aerospace, and Computing Industries

This article highlights Vicor industry predictions for 2021, coveringHeading 5 4 areas: Automotive, High-Performance Computing, Aerospace &…


Power Electronics and Power Systems: The Importance of Power Engineering and Power Electronics

Power Electronics and Power Systems: The Importance of Power Engineering and Power Electronics

Power electronics engineering, while maybe not as popular as other forms of engineering, is of great importance to the world around us —…


The Journey From One to a Million HiPaks

The Journey From One to a Million HiPaks

The history of the Swiss and Swedish companies that became ABB reflects the history of power electronics in both countries. In Switzerland, Charles…


Powering the Wearables Market: An Interview with Andrew Baker of Maxim Integrated

Powering the Wearables Market: An Interview with Andrew Baker of Maxim Integrated

Maxim Integrated’s healthcare unit looks to make wearables more powerful and medically useful for consumers.


Developing Next Generation Energy Management: An Interview with Huw Davies of Trameto

Developing Next Generation Energy Management: An Interview with Huw Davies of Trameto

In this interview, Trameto CEO Huw Davies spoke with EE Power Editor Hailey Stewart about working with Silicon Catalyst as a young company in the…


Fast High Energy Discharge in Xenon Flashing Beacons

Fast High Energy Discharge in Xenon Flashing Beacons

Xenon flashing beacons manufactured by WERMA Signaltechnik GmbH use special discharge capacitors from FTCAP (part of the Mersen Group).


Extending the Life Cycle of Electrolytic Capacitors

Extending the Life Cycle of Electrolytic Capacitors

In September, the TDK Corporation introduced a new series of surface-mount electrolytic capacitors with an average life rating of approximately…


tech insights Nov 06, 2019 by Scott Wolf
Have GaN Transistors Become as Easy to Use as MOSFETs

Have GaN Transistors Become as Easy to Use as MOSFETs

I began writing this article with the expectation that the answer to whether GaN transistors have become as easy to use as MOSFET would be…


tech insights Oct 31, 2019 by Scott Wolf
Longer Battery Life for Tomorrows Design Challenges

Longer Battery Life for Tomorrows Design Challenges

TI Ensures Ultra-low IQ Power Management “ As we increasingly rely on smaller, smarter and more connected devices, the demand for power grows…


The Smarter E Europe 2019 Consolidated its Status as Europe’s Largest Energy Trade Fair

The Smarter E Europe 2019 Consolidated its Status as Europe’s Largest Energy Trade Fair

Innovation Platform for the New Energy World In mid-May and in 10 halls of the exhibition grounds, Munich hosted four trade fairs with a common…


Supercapacitors Offer Growth in Additional Market Segments Q&A with Eaton

Supercapacitors Offer Growth in Additional Market Segments Q&A with Eaton

Supercapacitors have been around for decades, offering a longer lifetime and less maintenance than their lead-acid battery counterparts and…


eMove360 Europe 2018 Presented Attendees with Plans for the Future of Mobility

eMove360 Europe 2018 Presented Attendees with Plans for the Future of Mobility

The International Trade Fair for Mobility 4.0 “eMove360° Europe 2018”, which ended on 18 October in Munich, is continuing its growth. Around…


Getting Innovative Power Electronics Designs to Market Faster and Easier Interview with Graham Maggs of Mouser Electronics

Getting Innovative Power Electronics Designs to Market Faster and Easier Interview with Graham Maggs of Mouser Electronics

In this interview, US correspondent for Bodo's Power, Henning Wriedt, speaks with Graham Maggs, VP Marketing for Europe at Mouser Electronics,…