Mouser Electronics Inc. reported Sept. 16 that it’s supporting design engineers with its online alternative energy resource center that provides technical content and practical insights for developing cleaner, more efficient, sustainable and decentralized energy systems. The center also supports advances in renewable generation, energy harvesting and smart grids, and connects emerging energy concepts with the components and design approaches needed to implement them.

Mouser reports that renewable energy is evolving from an emerging technology area to a core consideration in component and system design. This is why its resource center shows engineers the electronics and infrastructure needed to make energy reliable, sustainable and scalable, including energy storage, smart grids, sensors, power electronics, IoT and AI.

Because new forms of energy rely on interconnected technologies working together, Mouser adds this ecosystem from solar cells to self-powered IoT devices is becoming increasingly decentralized. For example, perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells could enable more efficient and versatile renewable generation, while decentralized power grids can help integrate energy generated across homes, businesses, and local systems. At the device level, energy harvesting takes this shift further by enabling IoT sensors to capture power from sources such as light, heat and vibration. Mouser explains these technologies collectively demonstrate how energy generation and management are moving closer to where power is needed.