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After the first offshore wind farm Phase 1 joining the array of power generation and the official initiation of the Chang-Yi Switching Station that serves as the grid for the first off shore wind farm in Taiwan during 2021, the second offshore wind farm of Taiwan Power Company (TPC) had begun groundbreaking today (3rd) at a capacity of 294.5MW, and is scheduled for completion and grid connection by the end of 2025. ...  more

The boom in the Li-ion battery market has caused supply to tighten for metals such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel. Hence, the major suppliers for NEV power batteries have been in a fierce competition over sources of related metal ores. On October 12, South Korea’s SK On, which is among the global leading suppliers for NEV power batteries, announced that it has signed an investment and procurement agreement with Australia’s Lake Resources, which develops and operates lithium mining projects. ...  more

On October 13, Tianyuan Group held a ceremony to celebrate the start of construction for its LFP cathode project in Yibin, a city in China’s Sichuan Province. ...  more

Although the production of General Motor's GMC Hummer battery electric vehicle has already risen significantly, the company is unlikely to be able to keep up with demand in the short term. According to the latest capacity and sales data, all new GMC Hummer EVs are already booked in 2023 and 2024. ...  more

Gogoro announced recently that it has expanded its partnership with CPC Taiwan and is expected to add 136 new stations by the end of the year including the official launch of 3 GoStations from Taitung City to Hualien via the coastal highway and completing the circuit of classic tourist route Provincial Highway 11 (Hualien-Taitung Coastal Highway) circumnavigating the island. ...  more

Combinations of renewable energy and energy storage systems have become increasingly common but the combination of carbon dioxide energy storage systems and wind power may be a world first. ...  more

2021 saw a global demand for hydrogen at 94 million tons, which occupied 2.5% of the global final energy consumption. With that being said, only 0.5% of hydrogen comes from the comparatively eco-friendly green hydrogen, and the attainment of carbon neutrality for the hydrogen field in the future would require immediate actions. ...  more

Tongwei Terra shingled modules have been awarded the carbon footprint certification (ECS) by French authoritative institution Certisolis, which laid down an essential milestone for the series of products, and contributed to Tongwe...  more

Gentle breezes can also generate electricity. Recently, scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed low-cost power generation equipment that can generate 3 volts and 290 microwatts even with a breeze at a speed as low as two meters per second, which is sufficient to power a commercial sensor. ...  more