Teams Prepare for Round Two in the 2010-2011 Clean Energy Prize Competition

Ideas for new green-energy businesses ranging from a credit card bonus points program to fund renewable energy projects to a speed bump that generates electricity for roadside electronics will go head to head Jan. 21 in Round-2 competition for the 2010-2011 Clean Energy Prize. The competition, presented by DTE Energy and the University of Michigan... 

ENER1 Shareholders Appoint Four New Directors to Board

ENER1, Inc. a leading manufacturer of lithium-ion energy storage systems for transportation, utility grid and consumer electronics applications, today announced that its shareholders have approved the appointment of four new members to its board of directors. The new directors are Nora Brownwell, Wilber James, Greg Kasagawa and Stanislav Shekshnia.... 

Boston-Power Adds $55 Million in Growth Capital

Boston-Power, Inc., the rapidly growing provider of next-generation Lithium-ion batteries, announced $55 million in new funding. Boston-Power will use the new growth capital to scale manufacturing, sales, marketing, and research and development to meet strong global demand for Sonata Lithium-ion batteries. Initially targeting notebook computers, Sonata... 

Sigma Signs Definitive Agreement for Acquisition of Zensys

Sigma Designs, a leader in digital media processor SoC’s for consumer electronics, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Zensys Holdings Corporation, a wireless start-up company. Zensys, headquartered in Fremont, California, is an innovative developer of single-chip RF solutions called Z-Wave® that has already been designed... 

GE Debuts Worlds First Truly Incandescent-Shaped Energy Smart® CFL Bulb

Miniaturized electronics developed by GE Consumer & Industrial engineers and scientists are the enabling technology of a new covered GE Energy Smart® compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb featuring the GE Spiral® CFL inside the glass bulb. With this new CFL—an exclusive design achievement that GE has protected with more than a dozen U.S. patent... 

Renewable Choice Energy Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Product: ‘GREEN YOUR PHONE’

As the environmental impact of conventional energy production and electricity consumption continues to be a growing concern with Americans, Renewable Choice Energy has developed GREEN YOUR PHONE, a first-of its-kind retail product which enables cell phone users to offset their mobile device’s electricity use with wind power. GREEN YOUR PHONE allows... 

Continental’s Direct Injection Technology Saves on Fuel Consumption and Lowers Emissions by Twenty Percent

Who would have thought that a forty-five millimeter long invention could improve engine performance, reduce emissions and fuel consumption by twenty percent? Continental, one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, developed such an innovative technology and is the first to mass-produce the gasoline Piezo direct injection system. “We... 

Duracell Introduces New Emergency Power Products to Help Bring Consumers Peace of Mind at Home or on the Road

When an emergency strikes, nothing is more welcoming than a calm voice and a reliable power supply. Duracell® is providing a bit of both with the introduction of Duracell® Powerpack 450 with Voice. It’s a solution that consumers need, according to a recent survey that shows the majority of Americans are not equipped for power emergencies either... 

Ronn Motor Company Signs Letter of Intent With SCS/Frigette for Manufacturing and Global Distribution of the H2GO(TM) Real-Time Hydrogen Injection System

Ronn Motor Company, Inc. announce that the Company has signed a Letter of Intent with SCS/Frigette, located in Ft. Worth, Texas, for the manufacturing and distribution of its proprietary H2GO(TM) Real-Time Hydrogen Injection System. Ronn Maxwell, CEO of Ronn Motor Company, said, “SCS/Frigette is recognized as a leader in the automotive industry... 

Zilog ePIR(TM) Enhanced Motion Detection Zdots(R) Single Board Computer Bolsters Energy Management for Vending and Other Applications

Vending machines and other major appliances featuring energy management capabilities are among the motion detection embedded applications that can be brought to market rapidly with Zilog’s new ePIR(TM) (Enhanced Passive Infrared) Motion Detection Zdots® Single Board Computer (SBC) for home and industrial control solutions. Zilog, Inc., (Nasdaq:...