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As a third-generation GMer, Jon Lauckner is fiercely committed to restoring greatness to America’s biggest car company. The VP of global product planning and the man behind the Chevy Volt, is determined to go big or go home.

Next week's international climate change conference at Copenhagen is beset with problems of both political will and the substance of what's being advocated, say critics.

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Following its planned purchase of rechargeable-battery maker Sanyo Electric Co., Panasonic Corp. is currently in talks with about 10 automakers to supply lithium-ion batteries as demand for energy-efficient vehicles grows. The discussions include companies from the U.S., India, Europe and Japan. The world's largest plasma-television maker paid 403 billion yen (US$4.6 billion) to buy control of Sanyo. The company estimates the global lithium-ion battery market will increase fivefold by 2018 from this year. “If demand continues to grow, we have concerns that production capacity might be insufficient," an increase in Japanese electric cars would “make this an issue around 2012 or 2015,” said Naoto Noguchi, president of Panasonic’s battery unit. As a result, Panasonic may expand existing plants or build new ones in conjunction with Sanyo, Noguchi said. The 91-year-old company’s newest battery factory, in Osaka, started making electrodes of lithium-ion batteries in October. The plant will produce 25 million battery cells a month from April, with capacity doubling by October 2011, it said last year. In October, Panasonic said it developed a system enabling lithium-ion batteries used in laptop computers to power electric vehicles and to store energy generated by home-use solar cells. Automakers are shifting to develop electric cars and hybrid plug-in models that use lithium-ion cells, which are lighter and more powerful than nickel-metal hydride batteries currently used in most hybrids. Electric vehicles will comprise 20 percent of the “eco- friendly” car market by 2018, Noguchi said...

The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) has announced its plans for incorporating 3D into the Blu-ray Disc format. The BDA, comprised of major motion picture studio, IT and consumer electronics companies, is working on a uniform specification to ensure consistent delivery of 3D content across the Blu-ray Disc Platform. The Association is examining a number of criteria and at a minimum, the specification will require delivery of 1080p resolution to each eye and backward compatibility for both discs and players, meaning that 3D discs will also include a 2D version of the film that can be viewed on existing 2D players and 3D players will enable consumers to playback their existing libraries of 2D content. “Consumer adoption of Blu-ray continues to grow at a very steady pace,” said Bob Chapek, President, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. “The 3D theatrical market has been very successful this year. We are just now seeing all of the true capabilities of 3D and with Blu-ray Disc’s superior technical characteristics, as well as the broad industry support of the format, it makes it the ideal packaged media platform for 3D home entertainment.”
According to the BDA, the rapid consumer adoption of Blu-ray Disc, coupled with the format’s technical capabilities and capacity make it the ideal format for bringing a vibrant 3D experience to consumers. "The BDA intends to take full advantage of the format’s high bandwidth and capacity to achieve the very highest possible quality 3D experience,” said Victor Matsuda, Blu-ray Disc Association Global Promotions Committee Chair. “Just as Blu-ray Disc has paved the way for next generation, high definition home entertainment, it will also set the standard for 3D home viewing in the future.” The current BDA efforts provide individual companies with the technical information and guidelines necessary to develop and announce products pursuant to their own internal planning cycles and timetables...

Cable manufacturer and transmission products giant, Belden has announced the launch of a new family of Solar Cables designed to support renewable energy initiatives. According to the company, the cables are UL Type PV approved (UL 4703 USE-2 Rated) for use as the interconnection wiring of grounded and ungrounded photovoltaic power systems (Section 630.31). Intended to link together the solar panels found on solar farms, these cables will be key to the transmission of electric energy from the solar panels to the transformers at the local energy storage substation and ultimately to the power grid and its commercial and residential electricity users. According to Frank Koditek, Belden’s Industrial Cable Product Manager, “Belden fully supports today’s clean and ‘green’ technology goals, including the goal to expand the proliferation of solar energy, wherever feasible."

Belden’s new Solar Cable family features:
• 18 to 8 AWG, single soft annealed tinned stranded copper
conductors
• XLPE insulation and sunlight-resistant Black PVC jackets
• Temperature rating from -40o C to 90o C
• Maximum Operating Voltage; 600 or 1000 VRMS (UL PV) or 1000 VRMS (CSA RW 90). Optional construction available for 2000 VRMS RHW-2
• Standard Lengths of 1000 ft (304.8 m) and 5000 ft (609.6 m)

In addition to being rated UL Type PV (photovoltaic) UL 4703 and USE-2, Belden’s new Solar Cables are meet VW-1 flame test, are CE approved and RoHS compliant. "Our new line of Solar Cables is just the beginning, signaling an ongoing plan to develop and bring to market additional green technology products over the coming months. All of our alternative energy solutions will, of course, reflect Belden’s long-standing commitment to quality and consistency in product design and manufacturing.” added Koditek...

LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Valens Semiconductor announced today that they intend to launch a cross-industry alliance to promote and standardize the HDBaseT technology for whole-home distribution of uncompressed HD multimedia content. The HDBaseT Alliance will engage key players across the consumer electronics and the content industries. Working together, they will create a global standard for advanced digital media distribution. The Alliance’s standardization activities will cover the entire value chain of the digital media ecosystem and the various market segments: TV sets, projectors, professional AV equipment, home theater, content providers, IT companies and more. According to the companies, as the consumption of and demand for high-quality HD content increases, so does the interest of the end user in extending their entertainment experience to their entire home. Consumers are looking for a way to connect TVs and other display equipment with entertainment devices, such as a Blu-ray DVD player, for in-home converged distribution of HD multimedia content. Some of the existing technologies are limited in terms of bandwidth and cannot support uncompressed video. The demand for in-home converged distribution of HD multimedia content and the lack of adequate existing technologies are driving the industry toward an HD digital connectivity standard, such as HDBaseT, which increases distance of uncompressed HD multimedia content transfer, expands distribution, simplifies installations and lowers overall system cost. "As the demand for high-quality HD content distribution in the entire home is already huge, we are hoping that HDBaseT will play the trigger role in advancing this market, since HDBaseT enables simultaneous multi-room distribution of uncompressed HD Multimedia as well as...

Connecticut-based LIN TV ABC affiliates WTNH-DT and WCTX-DT, serving the greater Hartford/New Haven market and operating as a duopoly from the same facility, said it had decided many months ago that covering high school sports - especially in HD - was a sound competitive move that would reap benefits in a variety of ways. After evaluating comparable systems however, budget concerns prevented the stations from obtaining a full 53-foot production trailer, prompting the stations to began to explore more efficient alternatives. The local broadcasters went with the Slate 1000 from Broadcast Pix, which functions as a video switcher with file-based and network-based workflow software, and includes various aspect ratio/format conversion options. The stations said they assembled a 20-foot Markertek VPTR-1 production trailer with uplink and microwave capabilities - and using the Slate 1000 as the centerpiece - the LIN properties rounded out their equipment buys with three Sony HD camcorders (model PMW-EX3 XDCAM EX) and three Sony HDV/DVCAM VTRs (model HVR-1500A). “We found that renting a mobile unit-at about $12,000 per event-would be too costly, and building our own large mobile unit with a separate switcher and other dedicated gear would be cost-prohibitive,” says Jamie Holowaty, Live Broadcast Manager for WTNH and WCTX. “But because the Slate 1000 packs a control room full of gear into one low-cost, compact, ener