Quiller Hawkins, Wildfire’s Commercial Sales Director said: “Sustainability and the environment have always been a high priority for me personally. And whilst Wildfire offer and supply renewable energy tariffs to customers, the ‘One Tree Planted’ project allows us and our customers to do even more for the environment”.

One Tree Planted run reforestation initiatives in 18 countries across four continents. Their efforts aim to reduce the amount of CO₂ in the atmosphere while also restoring the forests’ natural biodiversity and providing jobs in communities where the projects take place. Customers will be able to determine where their trees are planted and have the option to get involved in reforestation projects.

“It’s great to work with Wildfire Energy and make a positive impact by planting trees on behalf of their customers,” said Matt Hill, One Tree Planted’s Chief Environmental Evangelist. “Every action we take really adds up, and the fact that Wildfire offers renewable energy and other energy-reducing products creates even more long-term benefit for sustainability.”

Wildfire Energy is dedicated to helping businesses reduce their carbon footprint and work more sustainably. In addition to supporting their customers in running more energy efficient businesses, a quarter of Wildfire’s partners are 100% green energy suppliers. By collaborating with One Tree Planted, they want to make it easy for businesses to do their bit to help the environment.

For more information about how to take part visit: https://wildfireenergy.co.uk/

About Wildfire Energy

Wildfire energy is a business energy broker that helps businesses of all shapes and sizes find an energy deal that suits their energy requirements as well as their budget. They offer a free, friendly service that makes it easy for businesses to search the energy market and save money on their gas and electricity contracts.

They also work with a variety of energy companies and charitable organisations to help their customers become more energy efficient and sustainable.

About One Tree Planted

One Tree Planted is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to make it simple for anyone to help the environment by planting trees. Their projects span the globe and are done in partnership with local communities and knowledgeable experts to create an impact for nature, people, and wildlife. Reforestation helps to rebuild forests after fires and floods, provide jobs for social impact, and restore biodiversity. Many projects have overlapping objectives, creating a combination of benefits that contribute to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

To learn more, visit https://onetreeplanted.org

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Suwanee, Georgia (release-news) January 18, 2021 - MyLendingPal, Marietta mortgage brokers, have recently released a new educational resource that focuses on explaining the different pros and cons of refinancing a mortgage. The new article is guided by the professional mortgage brokers at MyLendingPal who have extensive experience helping clients weigh the potential outcomes of refinancing a mortgage. They hope the information in this article will help readers get a better understanding of the potential benefits of refinancing a mortgage and the most important factors to consider.

MyLendingPal offers readers some valuable information relating to refinancing a mortgage and how to make the best decision for your unique situation. In the article, they explain what refinancing a mortgage is before diving into the list of pros and cons every reader should consider. They go over positive factors such as locking in a lower interest rate and the prospect of cashing out. They also explain some cons including minimal savings, long wait periods, fees, and others. They hope that readers will understand how important it is to work with professionals to understand the reality of thierr individual situation before making a big decision.

While this new article focuses on explaining the details surrounding refinancing a mortgage, MyLendingPal's website provinces readers with more information regarding their team, experience, as well as a full list of service offerings, MyLendingPal offers a variety of mortgage broker services including home loans, refinancing, and more. Their professional and experienced team of brokers take the time to get to know what clients need and provide the education necessary in order for them to choose the right type of home loan. They strive to provide their clients with modern tools that can streamline this process.

With the addition of this new article, the team at MyLendingPal hopes that readers will get a better idea of the different pros and cons of refinancing a mortgage. For more information, contact the mortgage experts at MyLendingPal today at 833-379-0797 or visit their website at https://mylendingpal.com/. Their offices are located at 5400 Laurel Springs Parkway, Suite 304, in Suwanee, GA 30024.

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Hyderabad, January 19, 2021: Tide, the UK’s leading business banking fintech has chosen India for its first overseas foray with a test launch slated for the first quarter of 2021, with a wider national roll-out later in 2021. Tide has already incorporated a local subsidiary for the launch with the India CEO & commercial team being based out of Gurgaon, and a second office in Hyderabad. Hyderabad is the site of Tide’s global development center with 100+ technology professionals already onboard. The teams in Hyderabad and Delhi NCR will grow rapidly to support the build of Tide India. The India business will be led by Gurjodhpal Singh, previously a senior executive at PayU, India’s leading PSP business. He will be supported by Tide CEO, Oliver Prill and CTO, Guy Duncan, who have both run international businesses with significant exposure to India. 

Announcing the India foray, Oliver Prill, Tide CEO said, “India, with 63 million SMEs is home to one tenth of all SMEs globally and the second largest start-up ecosystem worldwide with an entrepreneurial culture, it is also one of the hottest fintech hubs globally. The considerable commercial opportunities, and the fact that Tide’s management team has had extensive experience in the market, led us to choose India as the first port of call in our global expansion journey. The basic needs of small businesses are universal and Tide’s agile structure means that the business financial platform can be adapted and integrated with local product service partners to suit the needs of businesses in any market. We will put to use the knowledge and expertise already gained to help underserved Indian MSMEs thrive. We are delighted to have Gurjodhpal Singh lead the business in India. His deep experience in serving Indian SMEs over many years will be vital.”

About Tide: Founded in 2015 and launched in 2017, London-based Tide is now the leading business banking challenger in the UK. Tide helps MSMEs save time (and money) in the running of their businesses by not only offering business accounts and related banking services, but also a comprehensive set of highly usable administrative solutions. It offers its members business banking without monthly, weekly or annual, or card usage fees. The only costs are for transfers from non-Tide accounts, ATM use and cash deposits. Tide recently launched Tide Cashback, an upgraded account giving members 0.5% cash back, additional support for running their businesses, including a dedicated 24/7 legal and phone helpline. Tide has almost 300,000 SME members and nearly 340,000 business accounts in the UK (almost 5% market share). Tide has raised over £100 million in investment from Anthemis, Augmentum, Creandum, Goodwater, Jigsaw, Latitude, LocalGlobe, Passion Capital, SpeedInvest and The SBI Group. It employs 300+ professionals worldwide, is LinkedIn’s top 10 hottest UK companies to work for and among the Sunday Times Fast Track Disruptors to Watch. Tide has a long-term ambition to operate in markets accounting for 25% of global SMEs. More information can be had from www.tide.co.

Los Angeles, CA, Jan 19, 2021 -- Andrea Susan Glass published Your Fabulous First Book: How to Write with Clarity, Confidence & Connection. An award-winning ghostwriter, book coach, and author, Glass takes the unique approach to travel on the book-writing journey along with the reader as she writes her own first book and shares her experiences. The inspiring quotes, revealing stories of ghostwriting clients, and highly structured paths to surmount any obstacles or challenges by finding clarity, building confidence, and making connections lead the reader to a satisfying conclusion: a fabulous first book. The valuable resources and action steps to implement the concepts give readers a guaranteed solution to realizing their dream of writing and publishing a book.

“I’ve been ghostwriting books for others since 2000, and now it’s my time,” says Glass, a resident of Oceanside, California, and owner of WritersWay. “I’ve wanted to become a bestselling author since I was old enough to know what that is. And after finally setting aside the time, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve achieved that goal.”

Her author website at www.AndreaSusanGlass.com showcases Glass’s book and coaching programs. She acts as a book coach to aspiring authors who want to write a nonfiction book but have difficulty getting started or keeping focused. “I find new authors have doubts, fears, and excuses that get in their way of starting and finish their book,” says Glass. “Through my new book and coaching programs, I hope to help them get over these hurdles so they can write and publish their book.”

Your Fabulous First Book will be available initially as an ebook and is focused on nonfiction books. It explains how clarity, confidence, and connection will help authors get clear on their goals, build confidence as they overcome their challenges, and connect with readers. “I find authors need to be clear about the reasons for writing their book and the reasons their readers will buy their book,” says Glass.

She also feels it’s vital for new authors to learn to connect with their readers both within the book and in the marketplace. “Authors need to understand how to make a connection in the book with their readers. I do that by sharing my journey as I write my first book,” Glass says. “They also need to build a connection by developing a fan base before releasing their book. They need to establish what’s called a platform to find their readers and build connections so book sales will start as soon as they launch their book.”

Anyone thinking about writing their first book can sign up for a complimentary book strategy session on the website at www.AndreaSusanGlass.com. “As a book coach, my mission is to help anyone at any stage of the book writing process to move forward to completion,” says Glass. “I know I’ve had my own struggles to get my first book written, and after ghostwriting dozens of books for others, I understand the book writing process and the challenges that arise. I want to help entrepreneurs, service professionals, coaches, and others who want to have a book to enhance their business.”

For additional information, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. To sign up for a complimentary book strategy session, visit www.AndreaSusanGlass.com

January 19, 2021, New Delhi — In modern offline AC-DC power solutions, programmability and adaptive control offer the flexibility and intelligence needed by smart home devices to better interface with their power systems. In these systems, a secondary side microcontroller (MCU) is typically not capable of starting a system without the use of a separate bias power supply. A new reference design from Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP) solves this problem using the MCP1012 high voltage auxiliary AC-DC controller, demonstrating the ability to remove the independent bias power supply in many applications. The MCP1012 offline auxiliary device enables the system to transfer control of the power and duty cycle to a secondary MCU. The control between the system and the load can be more precise and purposefully coupled, through a design that can be simplified, reducing size and cost.

The reference design uses a patented isolation technique for isolated feedback. This patented isolation technique called Inde-Flux transformer technology is being licensed to Würth Elektronik eiSos. Inde-Flux technology is used in the Inde-Flux Transformer (Part Number 750318659), the first transformer made by Würth Elektronik eiSos using this IP and sold as part of Microchip’s 15W MCP1012 offline reference design. This transformer combines the signal power and signal communication into one device, eliminating the need for optical feedback or an independent signal transformer. The option is also available to use more traditional approaches with a planar pulse transformer on the reference design, as well as the ability of the design to work with more traditional optocouplers and signal transformers. The secondary-side control is then enabled through a combination of the transformer and Microchip’s newly released MCP1012 AC-DC controller along with the SAM D20 series 32-bit MCU.

The MPC1012 primary-side auxiliary controller provides for system start up, gating and protecting an offline flyback converter for the secondary MCU. The device enables a range of benefits such as direct measurement and active regulation of voltage and/or current, high loop bandwidth by direct loop closure and simplified communication for load-referenced systems.

The 15W MCP102 offline reference design provides the principal working elements for a 15W offline power design with the necessary firmware to enable the elimination of the auxiliary power supply on the primary side. This can reduce the complexity of the system including eliminating the need for optocouplers in many applications such as appliances and smart speakers. This Inde-Flux transformer technology, in cooperation with Würth Elektronik eiSos, can be scaled to standard and custom transformer designs for different voltages and power levels as needed.

“The combination of our Inde-Flux technology in a Würth Elektronik eiSos transformer, our MCP1012 AC-DC controller and our SAM D20 series 32-bit MCU creates a unique solution to offline power management,” said Rich Simoncic, senior vice president of Microchip’s analog, power and interface business unit. “These devices enable a simpler, more reliable implementation of complex bi-directional communication between the primary and secondary elements used in many isolated applications utilizing offline power. Where this solution is used in systems with a secondary MCU, customers can realize up to 60% savings of the bias supply area and reduce the bias supply bill of materials costs by $3 or more.”

Development Tools

The 15W MCP1012 offline reference design includes a user guide and comes with schematics and bill of materials, design files, firmware, and a demonstration unit. Microchip also offers a fundamental 1W evaluation board, the DT100118, for the MCP1012 AC-DC controller.

Pricing and Availability

The 15W MCP1012 offline reference design, part number EV37F82A, is available now for $225.00 each. The DT100118 1W reference design is available now for $115.00 each. The MCP1012-V/EKA is available now starting at $.40 each in 5,000-unit quantities.

For additional information, contact a Microchip sales representative, authorized worldwide distributor or visit Microchip’s website. To purchase products mentioned here visit our purchasing portal or contact a Microchip authorized distributor.

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About Microchip Technology

Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading provider of smart, connected and secure embedded control solutions. Its easy-to-use development tools and comprehensive product portfolio enable customers to create optimal designs which reduce risk while lowering total system cost and time to market. The company’s solutions serve more than 125,000 customers across the industrial, automotive, consumer, aerospace and defense, communications and computing markets. Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality. For more information, visit the Microchip website at www.microchip.com.