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Chinese silicon wafer supplier Zhonghuan Semiconductor released its latest prices for PV wafers on March 4. The quote for wafers that are 182mm in diameter and 160μm in thickness came to RMB 6.65 per piece at the time of the announcement, showing a hike of RMB 0.25 from January 26. The quote for wafers that are 210mm in diameter and 160μm in thickness arrived at RMB 8.85 per piece at the time of the announcement, up by RMB 0.30. ...  more

In order to realize the government’s target in localization for the third phase of wind farm development, Taiya Renewable Energy has joined hands with five companies on forming a local maintenance team to fully support the former’s development in wind farms and exert determination in cultivating localized offshore wind power generation through substantial actions. ...  more

The newest member of VW’s EV family, the ID. Buzz is set to make its global premiere in early March. The automaker has been drip-feeding information to the public. Below will be a summary of this battery electric van featuring an all-new design that inherits VW’s T1 legacy. ...  more

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy announced on March 7 that the Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) as the principal buyer has signed the PPAs for the Al (Ar) Rass and Saad PV Projects. Together, the two projects are set to have a generation capacity of around 1GW and entail a total investment of around USD 666 million. The signing ceremony was held in Riyadh and attended by Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, who is the Minster of Energy. ...  more

Tesla has made it free for people to use all of the Superchargers within Ukraine since the outbreak of the war in order to help citizens take refuge in nearby countries. The country announced today that all Superchargers in Poland and Slovakia will also be free to use. ...  more

  The impression of solar energy generally is that it is the purview of advanced countries in Europe and the United States. Although desert countries such as Chile are also famous for solar energy, the development of solar energy in third world countries that are prone to war and chaos seems to be disconnected. However, even in war-torn Iraq, solar energy has gradually sprouted. ...  more

The 303 power outage in Taiwan occurred last week, causing a total of 5.49 million households to lose power. Wang Mei-hua went to the Economics Committee of the Legislative Yuan today (3/10) to report on and discuss the resilience of Taiwan's power grid, saying that decentralized power grids will be the focus of the next two years. ...  more

China had arrived at an installed capacity of 895GW in renewable energy in 2020, which surpassed the total volume to that of the EU, US, and Australia, amidst annual increment. According to Reuters, the country is now planning for establishment of larger solar-wind hybrid power plants, and is expected to construct a 450GW renewable energy park at the desert. ...  more

US-based firm Green Hydrogen International (GHI) announced on March 3 that it is proposing to build the world’s largest green hydrogen production and storage base in southern Texas. The power supply of the base will comprise 60GW of wind and PV generation units as well as renewable electricity from the ERCOT grid. Once in operation, the base is expected to output as much as 2.5 billion kg of hydrogen gas per year. ...  more

Compared to crystalline silicon photovoltaics that are now commonplace, perovskite photovoltaics are manufactured from affordable materials and via simpler processes. ...  more