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Issue 11 of our newsletter is now available

The latest issue of the newsletter from the Metrology for Energy Harvesting EMRP project is now available from our homepage. It  includes all the latest project news, research updates, and an interview with Dr Tomasz Zawada, Engineer and Research Manager at … Continue reading

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Issue 10 of our newsletter is now available

The latest issue of the newsletter from the Metrology for Energy Harvesting EMRP project is now available from our homepage. It  includes all the latest project news, research updates, and an interview with Frederic Pimparel, Technical Manager at Morgan Advanced Materials.

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Energy Harvesting: A metrological approach – Industry Meeting and Workshops

28th-29th August 2013 Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Braunschweig, Germany A free one-off event aimed at anyone interested in the technological and commercial advancement of energy harvesting technologies. Please contact energy-harvesting@npl.co.uk to register

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Issue 9 of our newsletter now available

The latest issue of the newsletter from the Metrology for Energy Harvesting EMRP project is now available from our homepage. It  includes all the latest project news, research updates, and an interview with Bill MacDonald, Business Research Associate at DuPont … Continue reading

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NPL, PTB and IDTechEx to present Energy Harvesting Masterclass

NPL, PTB and IDTechEx to present Energy Harvesting Masterclass on 16th April at IDTechEx Energy Harvesting and Storage event in Berlin. Metrology for Energy Harvesting project partners from the National Physical Laboratory and Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt will be presenting a masterclass … Continue reading

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Energy Harvesting Moves into Wearable Electronics

Electronic devices are increasingly being integrated into clothing and connected together. Harvesting energy from the environment is being used to power equipment, links, and even provides some fashion elements. One exciting area of development for energy harvesting is wearable technology. … Continue reading

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Project improves efficiency of energy harvesters

Scientists working as part of the Metrology for Energy Harvesting Project have developed a new model to deliver the maximum power output for piezoelectric energy harvesters.Piezoelectric energy harvesters utilise energy from unwanted mechanical vibrations at the micro scale, such as … Continue reading

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Piezoelectric energy harvesting market to expand

DTechEx finds that the money spent on piezoelectric energy harvesting investments will grow to US$145 million in 2018. Thereafter, it will create a US$667 million market by 2022. The number of units will rise from 100 million this year – … Continue reading

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Wireless piezo based switch

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Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting 2012-2022: Forecasts, Technologies, Players

By Dr Harry Igbenehi Piezoelectric energy harvesters generate electricity depending on the amount of force used in compressing or deforming the material, the amount and type of deformation of the material’s crystal structure and the speed or frequency of compressions … Continue reading

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