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GE Energy Storage boasts promising Durathon sales
GE Energy Storage has secured US$63 million in orders for its Durathon battery since the busines
SMA Solar to target off-grid with hybrid genset controls
Germany’s leading solar power company SMA Solar is to launch a genset control system in 2013 that will allow diesel generators to draw power from solar panels, potentially bringing down the cost of power generation in remote areas.
Microsoft to abandon diesel gensets for data centre back-up power
Microsoft is looking to swap diesel gensets for more environmentally-friendly solutions to provide back-up power for its data centres.
Standby power for PEER 1 Hostings greenest data centre
Finning Power Systems has supplied a bespoke, standby diesel genset package for one
Caterpillar, Perkins announce new distribution partners
Caterpillar has entered a five-year agreement with Singapore-based APac Energy R
UK supermarket to pilot demand response initiative
Major UK supermarket chain J Sainsbury is to pioneer a power demand response pilot pro
Joint venture for Cummins and Hyundai
Cummins Incorporated and Hyundai Heavy Industries have announced an equal ter
Mitsubishi responds to rising demand for distributed power
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is integrating its sector that deals with power systems with that deal
Panasonic broadens reach of fuel cells
Japanese electronics maker Panasonic has opened a UK researc
Positive predictions for fuel cells
This year has seen a rise in shipments of fuel cells to more than 20 000 and the global market is predicted to surpass US$15 billion by 2017 according to a report by Pike Research.
