Breakthrough Energy Ventures Investing in a Breakthrough Business
Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), a group of private investors led by Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Michael Bloomberg, and other well-known billionaires, is paving the way for new, innovative green technology with a big impact. The fund is…
Creek Channel Inc. To Watch
Having just gone from LLC to corporation as of February this year, Creek Channel has wasted no time in developing its place in the Energy Storage sector. The company filed seven (7) patent applications related to flow batteries in March…
Schneider Electric Eyes Edge Computing With Smarter Battery
Schneider Electric's updated Galaxy VS Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) is now the highest density UPS of its kind, which the company claims makes it ideal for edge computing in small to medium-sized facilities. The battery includes…
Microsoft Rolls out Edge Computing with 5G Capabilities
Microsoft has announced Azure Edge Zones, a new service that extends the functionalities of the cloud-based platform Azure to an edge computing infrastructure. In July of 2019, Microsoft partnered with AT&T, the first network to…
Desktop Metal’s Small Batch Production
Desktop Metal has launched a "shop system" that implements batch scale manufacturing in their workshops. Claimed as the most efficient workflow from the company yet, it incorporates a single-pass system with high-quality binder jetting…
SolarCity is under wraps for winter
Tesla has been preparing to temporarily halt some aspects of R&D in their renewable energy subsidiary, SolarCity, by putting tarps over the panels of their test homes in Fremont, California. The newest version of the company's roof…
Continental Gives New Life to Tires
One of the biggest names in tire manufacturing, Continental, is revamping their autonomous technology with their newest sensing prototype. What makes it unique is the self-sensing mechanism that incorporates automatic pressure adjustment…
Blickfield Debuts Full-Suite LIDAR
Munich-based LIDAR giant Blickfeld has stated that they will present their long-range, high-fidelity automotive sensing suite- including their Cube and Cube Range - as well as a live car demonstration at the Consumer Electronics Convention…
Enphase Energy has agreed to supplier relations with SunRun
Enphase, a California-based microinverter manufacturer, has agreed to supply to SunRun, a residential solar panel enterprise. Their keystone product is the IQ 7 or IQ 7+ microinverter, which integrates smart software architecture and…
DARPA becomes acclaimed in the BMI market
Wearable brainwave-sensing devices have been exploding in the past several years, as consumers clamor for a new metric to assess (and improve) their cognitive health. Many distinguished tech giants have swooped in to take advantage of this…
V2X Breaks Into Mainstream Via Volkswagen Golf
Surrounding drivers with fast, reliable sensing and automated awareness of the environment stemming from their vehicles may be closer than we think. Utilizing NXP processor technology, Volkswagen's eighth model of their Golf hatchback has…
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