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Orsted May Cut Orders Due to Cracks in Underwater Foundation; MOEA: Issues Being Resolved and Will Not Impact the Localization Policy

published: 2020-10-07 18:30
The underwater foundation that offshore wind farm developer Orsted had purchased from Singda Marine Structure, a subsidiary of CSC, has been exposed with defects and engineering postponement in the finished product, which has allegedly prompted Orsted to shift to overseas procurement that may create impact to the localization policy. Tseng Wen-sheng, Deputy Minister of the MOEA, has responded accordingly on October 6th that such incident will not influence the localization policy, and the defects will be gradually resolved. Singda Marine Structure also commented that the company is currently discussing closely with Orsted regarding the quantity and schedule of the manufacturing. ...  more

PGO Racing Ur1 PLUS Electric Scooter Abandons Cuteness and Excels in Performance

published: 2020-10-06 18:30
PGO’s electric scooter Ur1 has always been going for the cute look, and had even released the HelloKitty collaborated model this year, though the company has discarded the cute direction by creating the pristine version of Ur1 PLUS with its authentic racing background that is paired with S-grade motor and its autonomous high specification suspension, which is ready to arouse your passion. ...  more

Israel Builds Wireless Charging Roads for Electric Buses

published: 2020-10-05 17:43
Electric buses are one of the options for lowering the degree of air pollution in cities, though it is difficult to implement for crowded cities due to the problem of finding installed locations for charging stations. To make the charging of the buses easier, one possible solution is to install automatic charging roads. Tel Aviv, the most populous city in Israel, is currently experimenting on a project after Sweden regarding the paving of electric wires below the asphalt road surfaces that charge electric buses wirelessly and automatically. ...  more

Has BlackRock Fulfilled Its Goal of Green Investment?

published: 2020-10-02 18:30
The global awareness in the fight against climate change has prompted numerous investment institutions in declaring the participation of the divestment movement. Initially the largest investment institution in the global coal industry, BlackRock also joined the large array of 117 investment institutions in February 2020 that declared on the removal of the coal industry for their investment portfolios, and pledged to transform into a company that will adjust its investment portfolios by eliminating 25% or above revenue that comes from thermal coal. Has BlackRock fulfilled such pledge? ...  more

Australian Scientists Turn Byproducts of Wastewater Treatment into Biochar That Can Be Used to Make Fertilizer and Hydrogen

published: 2020-10-02 18:30
New advances in different technological fields occur every day. In the area of bioenergy, scientists have already developed treatment processes that transform wastewater and sludge in our sewage into fertilizer, green building materials, and methane gas that can be burned to generate electricity. Recently, researchers at RMIT University in Australia have also successfully produced a type of charcoal from sewage for the production of both fertilizer and hydrogen gas. This solution not only supports the development of sustainable agriculture but also has the potential become a viable approach to the mass production of green hydrogen. ...  more

Swancor Submits Proposal for a 4.4GW Offshore Wind Project off the Coast of Miaoli County

published: 2020-09-29 18:30
Swancor Renewable Energy announced on September 22 that it intends to develop a 4.4GW offshore wind project off the coast of Taiwan’s Miaoli County. This project, which is named Formosa 4, represents the latest and most ambitious undertaking by the Taiwan-based firm. Once completed, Formosa 4 will supply enough electricity to meet the demand of 4.5 million households. Swancor told local media that it already submitted its proposal to the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) in the week of the announcement. ...  more

New Zinc-Ion Battery Developed by KIST Draws Attention as It Promises No Fire and Explosion

published: 2020-09-28 18:30
Lithium-ion batteries now represent the most common type of rechargeable battery. They are used in a wide range of applications from consumer electronics (e.g., batteries for smartphones and laptop computers) to electric vehicles to utility-scale energy storage systems. However, many alternative battery technologies have emerged in the recent years and are poised to compete head-to-head against lithium-ion batteries. ...  more