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Solar panels producing electricity, renewable energy concept The Polish Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) has released the results of its latest solar and wind auctions that were held in December. Through three auctions, ERO has allocated a total of 1.33GW, of which 870MW belongs to solar PV. Collectively, the tendered projects are expected to produce 13.9TWh of electricity annually. This story was initially reported by various renewable energy news websites. ...  more

On December 12, 2021, a transformer fire in a Taipei substation generated heavy smoke, affecting the power supply system and tripped a busbar, and caused power outages in 305,000 households in Taipei City and New Taipei City. ...  more

Indian news agencies and renewable energy news websites reported on January 3 that Azure Power has completed the phased commissioning of its 600MW PV project in Bikaner, a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. ...  more

The government of New York City announced that it has acquired 184 electric Mustang Mach-E vehicles from Ford for use by law enforcement and emergency response departments. In addition, the NYC government is expected to procure as many as 250 Model 3s as patrol cars for the NYPD. ...  more

Major Chinese PV product manufacturer JinkoSolar (also styled Jinko Solar) announced that its newly-built cell production line in China’s Anhui Province formally entered operation on this January 4. ...  more

As pointed out by Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd will be working with TerraPower, established by Microsoft founder Bill Gates, on the construction of a new generation nuclear reactor in Wyoming. The collaboration will be signed this month at the earliest. ...  more

HPE announced today that it will partner with National Taiwan University and National Taiwan University of Science and Technology to launch advanced technology research and development cooperation on cloud, IoT, and 5G trends. ...  more

Goodyear finally launched their first electric car tire, ElectricDrive GT, which is tailored to the characteristics of electric vehicles, allowing car owners to maintain strong torque and acceleration performance without depleting the tires too quickly. ...  more

Solar panels are installed on many types of aerospace equipment to provide power for space exploration. For example, the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has a 2kW solar array installed on its sunward face. ...  more

Acer and the Kaohsiung City Government jointly invited Dr. Gunter Pauli, creator of "The Blue Economy" philosophy, and his blue innovation experimental ship, MS Porrima, to anchor at Kaohsiung Port and promote an in-depth understanding of technological innovation through "Learning from the Sea" and assist in Taiwan's sustainable development. ...  more