Taiwanese electronics manufacturing company Delta is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary. Established half a century ago in 1971, Delta was listed in 1988, and surged from NT$7 billion then to NT$800 billion in market value during 2021. Hai Ying-chun, Chairman of Delta, commented that the achievements of the company today are not only the recognition of the investors, but also indicates that the company has been doing the right thing as shown from the surging market value. ...  more
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Electric Vehicle Startup Rivian About to Make History if All Things Come True |
| published: 2021-04-05 9:30 |
Rivian is probably the only legitimate electric vehicle startup in the industry right now, aside from Tesla. ...  more
One Technical Bid Has Been Submitted So Far for the Conolophus Project on the Galapagos |
| published: 2021-03-31 9:30 |
In the middle of 2020, Ecuador’s Ministry of Energy and Non-Renewable Natural Resources (MERNNR) issued a tender for a solar-plus-storage project that will be located on Baltra Island of the famous Galapagos Archipelago. ...  more
Google Works with Energy Tracker to Develop a New Model of Green Electricity that Tracks the Hourly Intensity of Carbon Reduction |
| published: 2021-03-30 9:30 |
Google announced in September 2020 that the company will aim to provide power for data centers and offices through carbon free electricity in 2030, and although no details have surfaced as of now, Google is now working with the Midwest Renewable Energy Tacking System (M-RETS) on researching and developing purchase models for green electricity that are more complex, so as to inspect and compare the renewable energy certificates and power consumption on an hourly basis that will strengthen carbon emission measures. ...  more
GCL Optoelectronics Completes a New Round of Fundraising for Building a 100MW Production Line for Perovskite Modules |
| published: 2021-03-29 9:30 |
GCL Optoelectronics announced in early March that it has secured more than RMB 100 million in its latest round of fundraising for building a 100MW production line for PV modules containing perovskite cells. The announcement was first conveyed through Cathay Communications to Polaris Solar Photovoltaic Network. Cathay Capital was the lead investor in this round of fundraising. ...  more
Hungry for Polysilicon, Shangji Signs a Three-Year Procurement Deal with Daqo |
| published: 2021-03-26 9:30 |
The major suppliers of silicon wafers that are used to make PV cells have continued with their plans to build and upgrade production lines. ...  more
India to Impose 40% Heavy Solar Duty on Modules Starting from April 2022 |
| published: 2021-03-25 9:30 |
The ratio of imported solar remains obstinately high for India, and the government is highly concerned about the progress in the local industry chain; thus, it decided to implement heavy duty to provide assistance for the local industry. The Government of India recently announced that the highest duty for imported solar panels will be 40% starting from April 2022, and the particular motion has already been approved by the Ministry of Finance. ...  more
German Government Pays EU€2.9 Billion to Compensate for the Early Decommissioning of Nuclear Power in 2022 |
| published: 2021-03-25 9:30 |
Germany decided to advance the termination of nuclear power from 2036 to 2022 after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011, and has paid a substantial compensation for the implementation. The government agreed on the 5th to be paying EU€2.9 billion to compensate Swedish power company Vattenfall, as well as Germany power and natural gas suppliers RWE, EnBW, and Eon, who are forced to shut down their nuclear power plants in advance. ...  more
Module Mismatch Cannot be neglected for the Effectiveness and Prolonged Lifespan of Solar Sites |
| published: 2021-03-24 16:00 |
Solar panels have an expected lifespan of 20-25 years, though the outdoor weather, shade, gravel or even dust can all impact on the performance of power generation, and the real challenge for solar panels begin after the installation. ...  more
Hawaii Exceeded 30% in Power Generation through Renewable Energy in 2020 |
| published: 2021-03-24 9:30 |
Being the state with the most expensive energy due to the dependency on imported fuels in the past, Hawaii had long begun implementing renewable energy in order to achieve autonomous provision of energy and a reduction in energy expenditure, and even proposed the target of adopting 100% renewable energy by 2045 during 2015 under the increasing popularity of green energy, which although derived a substantial amount of doubts back then, is now steadily accomplished. ...  more