April 30, 2012 - EBMag got an exclusive look at Caterpillar's 20-cylinder C175-20 diesel generator set last week at the company's press summit in Lafayette, Ind. According to Cat, the genset provides more power from a smaller footprint – a single 4MW C175-20 represents a 55% reduction in footprint when…

April 10, 2012 - Falcon Electric, a manufacturer of online uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), frequency converters and precision ac regulators, has added a wide-temperature (-30°C to 63°C) battery bank option to its SSG and SSG-RP UPS products. The SSGB-1S40-5U 40AH battery bank consists of eight deep cycle, valve regulated lead-acid,…

April 10, 2012 - GE has added the Whole-Home Sensor to its suite of Brillion home energy solutions which, according to the company, provides continuous energy consumption data without needing a smart meter. The sensor sends consumption data from large 240-volt applications, such as a panel box or pool pump,…

April 10, 2012 - SMA is taking orders for its Multicluster Box, an off-grid AC distribution hub that manages renewable and combustion generation sources for large-scale Sunny Island multi-cluster systems. Now available, the SMA Multicluster Box features a preconfigured design that simplifies the installation of off-grid renewable-energy systems, providing users…

March 23, 2012 - Schletter has introduced the 2.5 kW FS kit for residential small ground mount PV projects. The FS kit is designed for up to 95 mph wind / 35 psf snow or 105 wind/30 snow and offers optional high-load add-on with choice of 130/10, 125/40, 120/50, or…

March 22, 2012 - Electrovaya Inc. says it has made its first delivery of a 25kWh, 400V lithium ion SuperPolymer battery energy storage system—PowerBlock 25-400V—to a Japanese utility through Nippon Kouatsu Electric Co. Ltd. The PB25-400V system will be providing energy storage for a program to investigate distributed energy storage…

March 22, 2012 - Now available is GE's Grid IQ Network Communications Platform, an end-to-end, industrial-grade networking communications platform that supports AMI, SCADA and other mission critical grid automation communication applications. Designed for ruggedized environments, the Network Communications Platform meets customers’ expanding needs for a single network that can support…

March 18, 2012 - Snake Tray has announced that the Snake Bus pre-wired power distribution system for under access floors is now available with a current monitoring system to give facility managers real-time data on current loads in a digital or colour bar display. Snake Bus’ preconfigured system delivers 50…