Taiwan’s official postal service Chunghwa Post Co. Ltd. held a press event on 15 January to formally launch its electric motorcycle squadron. Chunghwa Post announced that it is now the first government-owned ente... more
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Toyota’s Strategic Investment Arm Buys Stake in Australian Mining Company to Secure Lithium Supply for Electric Vehicle Batteries |
| published: 2018-01-18 10:14 |
Toyota Tsusho Corp., a subsidiary of the Toyota Group, has acquired a strategic stake in the Australian mining company Orocobre Ltd. The deal, which was just announced on 16 January, is worth nearly AUD 300 million and ensures the... more
Tesla Gigafactory 2 Begins Making Solar Roof & Is Predicted to Expand Capacity |
| published: 2018-01-17 17:26 |
At the end of December 2016, Panasonic and Tesla agreed to build solar Gigafactory 2 in Buffalo, New York for making solar cell and components. In December 2017, this factory began to produce glass solar tiles for the roof. They l... more
GS to Build New Auto Li-ion Battery Plant in Europe for EV Market |
| published: 2018-01-17 16:07 |
According to Nikkei on January 11, 2018, Britain and France's governments have announced that they will prohibit the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 in order to make a complete transition towards electric vehicles (EV). The... more
4th Solar Cell Paste and Metallization Forum will be held on Mar. 29, 2018 in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China |
| published: 2018-01-17 14:38 |
It’s my pleasure to introduce you the 4th Solar Cell Paste and Metallization Forum, which will be held onMarch 29 in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. Please check the attachments for details.
Metallization is the key step in the production o... more
PV Power Prospects Overshadowed by Three Major Problems |
| published: 2018-01-17 10:55 |
As a leading renewable energy, prospects PV power is still overshadowed by three major problems:
Problem 1: PV cell cost
Dr. Varun Sivaram, an expert at an nonprofit think tank, notes that for PV power to attain 30% share on the g... more
DRC Plans to More Than Double the Royalty Rate on Cobalt Exports; Rising Prices for Battery Metals Could Impact Electric Car Production |
| published: 2018-01-16 17:42 |
Prices of battery metals have been soaring recently as auto makers worldwide begin to compete in the market for electric vehicles (EV). According to reporting from news agencies and mining industry websites (e.g. Bloomberg, MINING... more
Solar Photovoltaics Is Seen as the Leading Option for Renewable Electricity Generation at Airports |
| published: 2018-01-15 14:10 |
Major international airports worldwide serve millions of travelers each year and consume huge amounts of electricity all year round. Due to the complexity of airport operations, a temporary disruption in power supply can snowball ... more
Optical Thermal Battery Strides Towards Commercialization |
| published: 2018-01-15 13:45 |
Optical thermal-storage battery has gained increasing attention on the world's renewable-energy market, thanks to its capability for long and stable storage of solar energy via chemical bond for release in the form of heat, rather... more
Panasonic to Make Tesla EV Battery in China |
| published: 2018-01-12 14:45 |
According to Nikkei on January 10, Kazuhiro Tsuga, the CEO of Panasonic was interviewed in Las Vegas CES expo in the US. Tsuga expressed that Panasonic plans to manufacture Tesla EV batteries in China, but the schedule is not spec... more
