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India Installs 8.5 GW of Green Power Capacity in FY 2018-2019

published: 2019-09-02 17:20
India is estimated to have installed an additional 8-8.5 GW of green power capacity during FY 2018-2019, after installing 12 GW in FY 2017-2018; Of the latter amount, approximately 9 GW are for PV power, 2 GW are for wind power, and 1 GW are for other renewable-energy powers, according to the market information body ICRA. ...  more

Gogoro Rolls Out Gogoro S2 ABS

published: 2019-08-30 0:30
Gogoro, Taiwan’s leading electric-motorcycle manufacturer, has officially rolled out the new Gogoro S2 ABS model, which is equipped with an anti-lock brake system (ABS). ...  more

Amazon Joins Walmart in Its Complaints of Tesla’s Solar Systems

published: 2019-08-29 0:00
Credit: Flickr/Michael Coghlan According to Bloomberg’s report, Amazon joins Wal-Mart and confirms that there had been a fire on the roof of one of its warehouses in Redlands, California, involving a solar system installed by Tesla’s SolarCity division. ...  more

India Develops the World's First Iron-ion Battery

published: 2019-08-26 15:02
A research team from India's IIT (Institute of Technology) Madras has officially developed the world's first iron-ion battery, which promises a low-cost stable alternative to the existing mainstream lithium-ion battery. ...  more

Developer Demands Lowering of Local-Contents Requirement for Off-Shore Wind Farm Projects in Taiwan

published: 2019-08-26 11:25
MHI Vestas, a Danish wind-turbine manufacturer, has entered into a formal agreement with the Taiwanese government to supply its wind turbine platform units and technologies to Taiwan for the development of its future wind farm projects. However, the company has also demanded that the government relax its local-contents requirement, which requires the company to transfer some of its patented technologies to Taiwan. ...  more