Department of Energy Announces SEGIS Stage III Award Winners

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September 8, 2010

The DOE publically released the winners of the next phase of the SEGIS program, congratulations to everybody! By the end of this phase, PPS and the DOE will have invested over $9M to develop the advanced 100kW Demand Response Inverter. More details to come…
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Representative Holt to Kickoff Campaign September 2nd

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September 1, 2010
Representative Holt to Kickoff Campaign September 2nd

Rush Holt is kicking off his fall re-election campaign on Thursday, September 2nd, holding a press conference at PPS’ 201 Washington Road facility in the afternoon. The congressman had some positive things to say about alternative energy recently. Here is a link to the Congressman’s press release. And some pictures:
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United States Department of Energy Selects Princeton Power Systems to Develop Converter for Hydropower Applications

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August 24, 2010

August 24, 2010- Princeton Power Systems (PPS) was awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science to develop an advanced power conversion system for commercial tidal, wave, and other hydropower applications. Using a high-power (1.5MW) converter design and silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor...
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Princeton Power Systems to Build Next-Generation Large-scale Solar and Energy Storage System

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August 6, 2010

August 2, 2010- Princeton Power Systems is pleased to announce that construction will soon begin on an advanced renewable energy system combining large-scale solar generation with a lithium-ion battery storage system and smart controls. The entire system will be completed and operational before the end of the year. The $1.5M system will be installed...
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Photo Selected for the 2010 Art of Science Exhibit

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April 30, 2010

UPDATE: Here’s the photo~ (looks great in hi-res) A photograph titled “Nanocrystalline Transformer Winding” was submitted on behalf of...
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Princeton Chamber of Commerce Presentation – Wednesday, 2/18

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February 15, 2010

I will be presenting the story of how PPS got its start, and a prognosis for the “Green Technology”...
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Editorial

Comprehensive US Energy Bill Abandoned for the Summer Legislative Session

The New York Times recently reported that Senate party leaders had abandoned hopes of passing comprehensive energy legislation this summer. In the meantime, people do not stop using energy, oil does not stop spilling, and pollution does not stop spewing just because Congressional leaders do not feel “politically safe” making difficult choices. A comprehensive...

Why Nuclear Loan Guarantees are Good for Renewable Energy

The President recently offered $8.33 B in loan guarantees to help finance the construction of two new reactors in Georgia (see the Washington Post article: Obama Offers Fund loan to help Fund Two Nuclear Reactors). While there are critics on all sides of the issue, here is at least one reason why the loan...