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Silicon China, a branch of China Nonferrous Metal Industry Association, released its latest notice on the price trends of polysilicon materials used in the manufacturing of PV products on April 28. This update pertains to prices in China during this week (the week of April 25). ...  more

Apple announced earlier that its suppliers had more than doubled their clean energy use last year. At present, out of the nearly 16 million watts of clean energy that has been committed, more than 10 million watts have been put into use. In 2021, these renewable energy programs reduced 13.9 million metric tons of carbon emissions. Over the next year, the current push will support greenhouse gas reductions equivalent to taking 3 million cars off the road. ...  more

Ford's pure electric truck, the F-150 Lightning, has finally been delivered. At the same time, it also announced the launch of its second pure electric pickup truck. Ford CEO Jim Farley even expressed that he would challenge Tesla and other competitors to make Ford the leader in electric vehicles. ...  more

Various renewable news websites reported in the middle of this April that Paramount Textile Ltd. (PTL) had acquired a 49% stake in Dynamic Sun Energy Private Ltd. and now plans to form a joint venture with Dynamic Sun Energy to develop a 100MW PV project in Bangladesh. As its name indicates, PTL is a Bangladeshi textile manufacturer, but it also operates power plants and is branching into other businesses. The majority stakeholder of Dynamic Sun Energy is India’s Shapoorji Pallonji Infrastructure Co. (SPInfra). ...  more

Renewable energy news websites have reported that Austrian company CLEEN Energy AG is working to obtain around EUR 7 million in fresh capital for financing the development of PV projects. CLEEN provides a wide range of equipment and technological solutions including LED lighting, energy storage, and electric mobility. The company is based in the Austrian town of Haag and listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange. ...  more

The Executive Yuan's version of the "Climate Change Response Act" was finally sent to the Legislative Yuan and today (4/28) a public hearing on the revision of the climate law was held at the Social Welfare and Environmental Hygiene Committee. In this regard, environmental groups called for the establishment of ministries' powers and responsibilities and an effective carbon fee. It is necessary to have an implementation and management mechanism and expand its use and to plan for a short-term carbon fee and a long-term carbon tax. ...  more

Bank SinoPac is promoting a green electricity trading network and has introduced a trust structure to promote mutual trust between green energy generation, electricity sellers, and electricity purchasers. ...  more

EV battery leader CATL released its annual report for 2021 on April 21. According to the report, CATL’s annual revenue exceeded RMB 10 billion for the first time thanks to the rapid growth of the EV (or NEV) industry. On the same day of the publication of the annual report, CATL also issued another notice stating that it will invest no more than RMB 13 billion to build a battery production complex in Xiamen, a city in China’s Fujian Province. ...  more

Taishin Holdings partnered with the Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy to hold the "Taishin 30 Sustainable Net Zero Summit Forum" today. Chairman Wu Tong-Liang stated that Taishin aims to achieve 100% net zero emissions from "office locations" by 2030 and emphasized that, when facing the issue of climate change, no one is an outsider. As long as they are willing to do their part for the earth, he believes that everyone can become a hero to resolve the climate crisis. ...  more