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to Opel Solar’s reputation for technological innovation, the completion of a 330-kilowatt HCPV utility grade power plant in Spain with its Spanish partner BETASOL last October, and its plans to participate in a 1 megawatt (MW) HCPV installation in Portugal with Tecneira S.A., the Portugal renewable energy company. Both installations, which are eligible for Feed- in-Tariffs (FIT), will provide investors with a guaranteed rate of return.
In commenting on the dramatic growth in quoting on utility scale solar installations, Pierhal also noted an especially sharp and recent focus in the marketplace on solar power installations of at least 1 MW in size.
Pierhal said, “Opel Solar has been selected to install an initial 1 MW solar power plant in France using Opel Solar’s advanced HCPV panels. Closer to home, we are also partnering with one of the largest engineering and construction companies in the world to build utility scale solar power farms in North America. Neither the private sector, nor forward-looking countries want to mortgage their future or straitjacket their ability to compete globally by relying exclusively on more traditional fossil fuel sources,”
Pierhal added. “Solar is not only here and now, it’s a very viable and cost-effective alternative.”
RFMD reveals its latest WiFi Dual-Band module
2010-06-02
The Front End Module (FEM) integrates 2.4-2.5 GHz and 4.9-5.85GHz bands and is claimed to combine superior integration for use in mobile computing.
RF Micro Devices latest product, the RF5608 WiFi RF front end module (FEM), is claimed to deliver superior integration and full final testing to reduce size. It should also simplify development and lower overall cost in high-
July 2010
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performance, dual-band applications such as mobile computing and access point WiFi applications.
The dual-band RF5608 integrates components for the 2.4 GHz - 2.5 GHz and 4.9GHz - 5.85GHz ISM bands, including power amplifiers (PAs), low noise amplifiers (LNAs), power detector circuitry and a diplexer with full harmonic filtering.
The integrated power detector provides a highly accurate voltage to enable closed loop power control and help reduce system test time and calibration needs. The three-stage PAs provide high linear output power of 18 dBm in the 2.4 GHz - 2.5GHz frequency range and 16 dBm in the 4.9 GHz - 5.85GHz frequency range. The PAs have been fully tested for DC and RF parameters including EVM.
The RF5608 also features a full, integrated RF matching network to minimize external SMD requirements and an optimized supply voltage to increase compatibility with multiple applications.
The RF5608 is immediately available in mass production quantities.
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