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A Slower Burn: Are Solid-State Batteries a Safer Alternative?

https://eepower.com/market-insights/a-slower-burn-are-solid-state-batteries-a-safer-alternative/

Published: August 6, 2026 17:00

University of Wisconsin researchers found that solid-state batteries experience thermal runaway, but at a significantly slower rate than traditional lithium-ion batteries.

Briefs: Collaborations in Solar, Batteries, and Nuclear Fusion

https://eepower.com/news/briefs-collaborations-in-solar-batteries-and-nuclear-fusion/

Published: August 6, 2026 11:00

Google, RWE, Tandem PV, nextTC, Integrals Power, Denchi, Factorial, SK On, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory are partnering for next-gen technology in solar, batteries, and fusion.

Breaking the Silicon Limit and Moving Beyond the SiC Ceiling

https://eepower.com/technical-articles/breaking-the-silicon-limit-and-moving-beyond-the-sic-ceiling/

Published: August 5, 2026 17:00

Learn how IceMOS Technology’s MEMS-based superjunction platform pushes power transistor limits, aiming to break the silicon barrier and surpass current SiC performance with advanced mSJMOS-4H-SiC architectures.

Google Backs Its Largest Solar-Storage Project in Arkansas

https://eepower.com/news/google-backs-its-largest-solar-storage-project-in-arkansas/

Published: August 5, 2026 11:00

Construction kicks off on a massive solar-and-storage hub that will add multi-gigawatt generation capacity to Arkansas's regional grid.

Robotics and a Huge Solar+Storage Farm Reshape the Solar Future

https://eepower.com/news/robotics-and-a-huge-solarstorage-farm-reshape-the-solar-future/

Published: August 3, 2026 11:00

Two companies are developing robotics to automate labor-intensive construction tasks, while Google is investing in a massive, domestically sourced solar-plus-storage project

High Reliability Preforms for Module-To-Heatsink Attach

https://eepower.com/technical-articles/reduce-silver-not-performance-high-reliability-preforms-for-module-to-heatsink-attach/

Published: August 2, 2026 17:00

Learn how Innolot 2.0 offers a cost-optimized, highly reliable solder alloy for EV power module heatsink attachment, delivering superior creep performance and reduced thermal stress.

Mirror, Mirror in the Sky: Satellite Solar Ready for Trial

https://eepower.com/market-insights/mirror-mirror-in-the-sky-satellite-solar-ready-for-trial/

Published: July 30, 2026 17:00

Reflect Orbital could be months away from launching mirrored satellites into orbit to harvest sun energy at night, in winter, or in bad weather.

Briefs: Deals in SiC, GaN, Smart Grids, Storage, and EVs

https://eepower.com/news/briefs-deals-in-sic-gan-smart-grids-storage-and-evs/

Published: July 30, 2026 11:00

Navitas, Magnachip, Ionate, GM, Brookfield, Aypa Power, Blackstone, Ricardo, and Nissan are advancing high-voltage SiC, smart grids, energy storage systems, and power modules.

What Current-Mode Gate Drivers Mean for Wide Bandgap Devices in Data Center Power

https://eepower.com/technical-articles/why-current-mode-gate-drivers-represent-a-new-approach-for-wide-bandgap-devices-in-ai-data-center-power-supplies/

Published: July 29, 2026 17:00

AI's demand for power density drives the need for smaller, integrated gate drivers. High-voltage designs using wide bandgap transistors often face footprint challenges.

An Energy Drink? Turning Coffee Waste into Sustainable Fuel

https://eepower.com/market-insights/an-energy-drink-turning-coffee-waste-into-sustainable-fuel/

Published: July 29, 2026 11:00

Korean researchers developed a 90-second Flame Plasma Pyrolysis method to convert wet coffee grounds into sustainable biochar fuel.

MOSIS Partners With GlobalFoundries, Extending 40-Year Prototyping Legacy

https://eepower.com/news/mosis-partners-with-globalfoundries-extending-40-year-prototyping-legacy/

Published: July 27, 2026 17:00

The USC-run service that pioneered multi-project wafers in 1981 now offers a path from shared shuttle runs to full production on GlobalFoundries' FinFET and FD-SOI processes.

Distribution Transformers and Voltage Regulation—Part 4: On- and Off-Load Tap Changers

https://eepower.com/technical-articles/distribution-transformers-and-voltage-regulationpart-4-on-and-off-load-tap-changers/

Published: July 26, 2026 17:00

In this article, we detail distribution transformer tap changers: fixed off-load (DETC) vs. dynamic on-load (OLTC) types, their operational roles, and coordination challenges in modern grids with DER.

Exclusive—Powering AI Processors Using a 48 V Factorized Power Architecture

https://eepower.com/market-insights/exclusivepowering-ai-processors-using-a-48-v-factorized-power-architecture/

Published: July 24, 2026 17:00

In this Q&A with Vicor, we explore current multiplication and decoupled conversion stages. Both overcome traditional multiphase limitations and drastically cut I²R thermal losses for high-demand loads.