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The surging prices of natural gas from the Russia-Ukraine war this year has led to a global energy crisis, and what followed afterwards is the rapid expansion of renewable energy installations for the purpose of mitigating rising electricity tariffs. As pointed out by BloombergNEF, 2022 saw 268GW of new global solar installations, and the figure is expected to climb to 315GW in 2023. ...  more

GoShare shared scooters have officially touched down in Jakarta, Indonesia. Partnering with team Gojek, operations such as ride-hailing and takeout delivery will begin at year’s end, becoming the first step in the overseas launch of the GoShare enterprise solution. Several exclusive features have also been added to the customized Gogoro 2, making daily operations more convenient for drivers. ...  more

The repair bill for the Tesla Model S’ battery comes out to about NT$600,000, which was apparently too much of a sticker shock for an unlucky owner, who looked to an explosive solution, literally. ...  more

Swancor Renewable Energy (SRE) announced that it has signed an agreement with Shizen Energy to establish a floating offshore wind power project in Kyushu, Japan through a future joint venture. ...  more

French energy company TotalEnergies announced on December 20 that it will set up a series of PV and energy storage projects in New Caledonia to power the mining and metallurgy operations of consortium Prony Resources New Caledonia (PRNC). ...  more

Tsannkuen, a major distributor of home appliances and electronic products in Taiwan, announced a plan to establish fast chargers for electric cars in its stores. ...  more

Tesla investors can happily welcome 2022 as Tesla CEO Elon Musk has just met his share sales target. According to the latest filings, the trading plan was closed on December 28. ...  more

During the charging and discharging process of lithium ion batteries, lithium ions will move back and forth between the battery poles and, over time, lithium atoms will accumulate on the electrodes. ...  more

Following the completion of the world’s largest offshore solar power plant, the Changbin Industrial Park Lunwei East No. 1&2 181MW Power Plants, in November 2020, Chenya Energy continues to develop Taiwan’s floating photovoltaic market. Changbin Lunwei East No. 3 Power Plant will also be launched in the first quarter of 2022 with a total capacity of 67MW. ...  more

Taiwan’s renewable energy supply is set to receive a shot in the arm as Formosa Solar’s Yu Shu Power subsidiary has wrapped up grid connection of its Pingtung Gaoshu photovoltaic demonstration area. Thanks to this project, previously non-arable lands that were frequent victims of illegal excavation and dumping underwent a total transformation and subsequently became a solar farm with a total installed capacity of 40 MW. ...  more