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Estonian Startup and Germany’s KIT Will Jointly Develop a “SuperBattery” Featuring 15-Second Charge

published: 2020-10-12 18:30
Recent advances in material technology have led to the development of new types of energy storage devices that greatly surpass conventional lithium-ion batteries in terms of performance. This September, Skeleton Technologies GmbH announced that it is teaming up with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) to develop a “SuperBattery”. Skeleton is a startup based in Estonia, while KIT is one of Germany’s major research and educational institutions. According to the press release from Skeleton, the SuperBattery is designed to be fully charged in just 15 seconds and has a huge potential in the application field of electric vehicles (EV). ...  more

Walmart Plans to Complete Electrification of Its Logistics Fleet by 2040

published: 2020-10-09 18:30
Major international retailer Walmart announced in late September that it aims to replace all of the fossil-fuel vehicles in its logistics fleet with ones that use zero-emission powertrain technologies by 2040. This plan will create additional demand for tens of thousands of electric trucks and tractors over the next two decades if it is carried out in full. ...  more

UPS Supplier Eaton Launches Dual-Use Energy Storage Solution that Stabilizes Power Quality In Order to Respond to the Major Electricity User Clause

published: 2020-10-08 18:30
The major electricity user clause will become effective in early 2021 at the earliest, and clearly stipulates users with contract of 5MW or above electricity capacity must use a certain ratio of green power, for which UPS supplier Eaton has also released a dual-use solution of uninterruptible power and energy storage in order to respond to the new clauses of renewable energy under the objectives of achieving cost-effectiveness for customers and the green energy targets of the government. ...  more

New Chapter for Eco-Friendly Shipping: Swedish Shipping Industry Launches “Oceanbird” that Executes Pelagic Transportation Using Wind as the Power Source

published: 2020-10-08 18:30
Shipping is a relatively essential sector in global trades, though existing ships that carry cargos are mostly adopted with heavy oil as fuel, which causes drastic impact to the marine environment. Under the trend of environmental protection, Swedish shipbuilding company Wallenius Marine has recently announced its launching of Oceanbird, a pristine pelagic carrier that uses wind as the main power, in the hope of opening a new chapter for eco-friendly shipping. ...  more

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