Power news this week

By Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk

. Ballard sells off power management business

. World's largest offshore wind farm opens in UK

. The battle for lithium

POWER TECHNOLOGIES TO WATCH
. Black silicon reduces solar panel costs


. Tandem perovskite CIGS solar cell tops 22 percent efficiency


. Spherical wind turbine wins UK Dyson innovation award

NEW POWER PRODUCTS
. 65W desktop AC-DC supplies have medical and industrial approvals


. 200V half-bridge gate driver in SOIC-8 package for reliable start-up operation


. 700W supply targets GaN amplifiers

TECHNICAL PAPERS
. Pickering Electronics: Concise Technical Guide to Reed Relays


. Spark: Low power, low latency wireless for IoT