Universal Power Group Launches Ecotricity Line of Solar Products

Universal Power Group, Inc. , today announced the launch of its new “Ecotricity” line of portable solar-powered products and unveiled the line’s initial product: the Ecotricity ECO1800 solar-powered generator. The Ecotricity ECO1800 features an 1800W inverter with four 120V outlets and a 50-foot cord that is ideal for generating environmentally... 

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... 

Gainesville Regional Utilities Gives Away VendingMiser® Smart Technology

USA Technologies Inc. reported that Gainesville Regional Utilities in Florida was giving their customers free VendingMiser devices. This is part of the Utilities’’ objective to become a national leader in energy efficiency by targeting vending machines with the help of its EnergyMiser® smart technology. Gainesville, one of 57 energy utilities supporting... 

Orion Energy Systems Receives Esteemed Platts Global Energy Award

Orion Energy Systems Inc. has received the prestigious Platts Global Energy Award for Sustainable Technology Innovation of the Year for its energy efficient and direct renewable technology. The award recognizes the company that has made “the single most innovative technology advance in the area of green technology,” according to Platts.... 

Super-Strength Relays Expand Abilities of ILLUMRA Self-Powered Wireless Light Controls

ILLUMRA, the largest North American supplier of self-powered, battery-free, wireless lighting controls, announced today the release of four powerful new switching relays. The devices are used in conjunction with EnOcean-enabled self-powered wireless light switches to provide maintenance free, reliable, and reconfigurable lighting control and energy... 

University of Notre Dame Installs Library LED Lighting for 81 Percent Energy Savings and Joins the LED University(tm) Program

Cree, Inc., a leader in LED lighting, announces that the University of Notre Dame is joining the LED University(tm) program, an international community of universities working to accelerate the adoption of energy-efficient LEDs across their campuses. The university is implementing four pilot installations to evaluate the feasibility of LED lighting... 

Solzar Introduces New Solar-Max & MSolar Solar Power Platforms

Solzar, a leading designer and manufacturer of solar power systems, announced today it has broadened its solar power systems product line to include Solar-Max (Outdoor Solar Power System) and MSolar (Portable Solar Power System). In many rural areas and developing countries, where the electricity grid is unavailable, Solar-Max Off-Grid configuration... 

Brodeur Partners Launches Clean Technology Practice

Brodeur Partners today launched its Clean Technology practice to help emerging and established companies attract public support for environmentally friendly technologies and sustainable “green” business initiatives. Brodeur Partners’ new practice draws on 23 years of experience in business and consumer technology and the firm’s... 

Carmanah Receives $1.2 Million Order for Solar-Powered Airfield Lights

Carmanah Technologies Corporation has received a follow up order through Dubai-based GESOLAR — the company’s authorized aviation distributor in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — to supply additional solar-powered portable airfield lights for civilian airfield applications. This latest order, valued at more than $1.2 million, provides... 

Xplore Launches New iX104C4 Rugged Mobile Computer

Xplore Technologies Corp., a maker of award-winning rugged mobile computers, today announced its new iX104C4 Tablet PC. “Our new iX104C4 has the best indoor/outdoor viewable display in the market today and signifies another milestone for Xplore as we continue to innovate in the rugged tablet computing segment,” said Mark Holleran, President and...