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Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt announced on the 29th that it has assembled the first lithium-ion battery at the Ett super factory in Skelleftea, and has managed to meet the target of battery production before the end of 2021. ...  more

The first phase of Orsted’s Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms is expected to wrap up in 2022. The good news is that these projects, which are Taiwan’s first offshore substations, have passed electric power distribution tests. ...  more

Chinese electric vehicle company Nio released their new mid-range ET5 model, "Nio Day 2021," with a starting price of RMB 328,000 on Dec. 18. Delivery is expected in September 2022 to meet rival models such as Tesla’s Model 3 and XPeng’s P7 at the same price point. ...  more

The SUV coupe Taycan Cross Turismo, one of Porsche’s EV lineup, is available in Taiwan since December 23, serving as another option for Porsche fans.     ...  more

Apple’s first electric car "Apple Car" is rumored to come out early next fall. According to supply chain personnel, Apple has recently put forward stocking requirements to Taiwanese automotive component manufacturers including Hota, BizLink, CFTC, and Fukuta in accordance with the iPhone’s pre-ordering practices, and listed relevant industry companies into its first batch of supply chains. ...  more

California is set to cancel its years-long net metering policy, which allows photovoltaic panel owners to sell their excess electricity to the electrical grid in order to shave off a few dollars from their electrical bills. Although said policy is responsible for the surge in renewable energy installation in California, some controversies regarding the policy’s supposed “the rich get richer, vice versa” nature have popped up. ...  more

Spanish engineering firm Global Dominion Access announced in early December that it has conducted a capital increase for its renewable energy unit Dominion Energy. Specifically, Dominion Energy will receive a capital injection from its parent company and take on a new minority partner. According to the official press release about this event, the fresh capital will be used to finance more than 1GW of PV and wind power projects that Dominion Energy is developing in Europe and Latin America. ...  more

The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) of the UK government formally opened the fourth round of low-carbon energy project tenders under its contract for difference (CfD) scheme on December 13. With a supporting funding of GBP 285 million per year, this CfD tender round is the largest one initiated by the UK government to date as it is set to allocate 12GW, which is more than the combined tendered capacity of the previous three rounds. ...  more

137 countries have now declared to attain carbon neutrality and net zero emission by 2050, with Taiwan also following the global tendency, while relevant discussions are also seen from the “Recommendations to Public Solar PV Policy” of SEMI this year. ...  more

After inaugurating two new charging stations, Tesla now owns 40 stations in Taiwan, exceeding the original annual target of 38. The total number of DC chargers for Tesla vehicles has come to 230 on the island.  ...  more