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AUO’s board of directors announced today (27th) that it has approved an increase of NT$3.993 billion in the budget of Capex, which would be primarily used for the optimization, adjustments, and establishment of corresponding technology and capacity, as well as the establishment of solar power plants. ...  more

David Sacks, co-founder and partner of venture capital firm Craft Ventures, recently commented in his tweet, “If this year proves anything, it’s that there can be no security without energy independence,” to which Tesla CEO Elon Musk replied: “Lithium batteries are the new oil”. ...  more

Mubang Hi-Tech and the government of Wuzhou, a prefecture-level city in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, entered into an investment agreement on July 20. ...  more

The supply chain disruption caused by the pandemic allowed many industries see with their own eyes the huge risks caused by problems in any one link of the supply chain. ...  more

Tandem perovskite-silicon solar energy conversion efficiency can get even higher. Recently, Swiss scientists set a new record, with efficiency exceeded 30% for the first time. This new milestone not only broke the upper limit of silicon solar energy, but it also used a low-cost and easy-to-scale manufacturing method. ...  more

On July 11, the website of the European Commission released a statement announcing that a major project for the manufacturing of PV cells and modules will be scaled up to become a “gigafactory”. ...  more

Taiwanese charging brand EVALUE, on July 13 announced the highest power charging pile in Taiwan at 480 kW. The highest voltage supported by a single charging point is 1 kV, so electric vehicles with high-voltage circuit architecture can be charged faster. ...  more

Zhonghuan Holding announced on July 18 that it has signed a framework agreement with Jiangsu Zhongqing Photovoltaic Technology and the government of Fengtai County for the joint development of an industrial base. The base will be located in Fengtai County, which is a part of the prefecture-level city of Huainan in China’s Jiangsu Province. The announcement was first picked up by Chinese news outlets and other renewable energy news websites. ...  more

As reported by news agencies around the world, the French government plans to completely take over EDF, which is the leading electricity utility in France and a major developer of nuclear power plants. ...  more

US Army recently announced that the Zephr drone, co-developed with Airbus, has been flying for more than 37 days since June 15th, and managed to break the 26-day record of the same model. ...  more