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Easpring (Beijing Easpring Technology Material Co. Ltd.) is the first Chinese supplier for battery cathode materials to be listed in China’s stock market. Since 2021, the company has been proactively increasing the number of partners across the supply chain and rapidly securing resources in the upstream. It has successively entered into strategic cooperation agreements with many other suppliers and technology developers including SK Innovation, Finnish Minerals Group, Huayou Cobalt, CNGR, and Welion. ...  more

Lightsource bp, a solar energy development and management company, announced on 5/12 that it has officially entered the East Asian market and will work with GreenRock Energy to jointly develop a 150MW fishery-electricity symbiosis project in Taiwan. ...  more

The Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) plans to connect around 2.66 GW of new solar and wind projects to the grid by 2027 to cover the sultanate's growing electricity consumption. ...  more

CATL formally launched its EV battery swap business EVOGO this April 18. Earlier this January, CATL said that it will establish pilot sites for battery swap across 10 Chinese cities this year. Now, the company has set a more ambitious target of raising the number of cities under EVOGO’s coverage from the current four to 30 by the end of 2022.  ...  more

Renault is rumored to be considering an IPO to separate its electric vehicle (EV) business from the group, a shocker for the future of the Nissan-Renault alliance. ...  more

The National Energy Administration (NEA) announced the 2021 Announcement for Completed Renewable Power Consumption Responsibility (hereinafter referred to as the Announcement) on May 9th.  ...  more

The Tainan City Government and Acer ITS partnered to build a second-generation smart parking column with a charging function. The first phase has been completed with a total of 491 cars and it was officially launched on May 6th. ...  more

German carmaker Volkswagen and its partners will invest EUR 10 billion to expand production capacity for EVs and EV batteries in Spain. In particular, Volkswagen will build a new gigafactory (EV battery plant) in the country. ...  more

Ta-Ho Maritime Corporation under Taiwan Cement hosted the online naming and delivery ceremony for the new eco-friendly bulk carrier M/V TAHO VIRTUE today, which is the 8th new eco-friendly vessel of the company since the activation of the fleet optimization plan from 2018. ...  more

Foxconn hosted an online investor conference today, where Chairman Young Liu commented on the deployment progress of EVs. Liu mentioned how the company has completed three major agreements with Lordstown, with electric pick-ups being produced starting from the third quarter, and also talked about Apple Car for the first time. Despite no details on specific clients, Liu commented that Foxconn will make sure to fulfill the desired processes of auto manufacturers, as long as the clients bring it up. ...  more