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CSG Holding Ltd., a major glass manufacturer owned by the Chinese government, announced on March 29 that its board convened an extraordinary meeting to approve a proposal to upgrade its G6/G7 production lines in Dongguan. Located in the Chinese city of Dongguan (Guangdong Province), the G6/G7 production lines manufacture glass panels for PV modules. The upgrade will entail the adoption of the more advanced process technology and equipment. ...  more

Outdoor auto fans are now ecstatic to see the arrival of the Jeep Magneto. Aside from being a BEV, the Magneto is also capable of ferocious performance by merely requiring 2 seconds for accelerating from 0-100. The question is, can it really go on off-road terrains? ...  more

After Russia invaded Ukraine, many European countries began to look at their energy markets. Among them, Germany has tried to reduce its dependence on Russian energy. German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck stated on the 25th that, since Russia invaded Ukraine, Germany has been reducing its dependence on Russian natural gas and oil. Significant progress has been made in importing coal. ...  more

US-based Enphase Energy announced on April 4 that it will start manufacturing its micro-inverters at a facility or production line operated by its outsourcing partner Flex in the Romanian city of Timisoara. ...  more

As pointed out by South Korean media BusinessKorea, Samsung Heavy Industries had announced on the signing of a MOU with Danish compact molten salt reactor (CMSR) developer Seaborg in order to develop offshore nuclear plant equipment from the foundation of CMSR. ...  more

Various news outlets such as Associated Press and Solar Power World have reported that the US Department of Commerce has formally launched an anti-dumping investigation on PV products shipped from four Southeast Asian countries. ...  more

The government of China’s Jiangxi Province has announced that JinkoSolar’s local subsidiary Jiangxi Jinko has entered into an agreement with the government of Shangrao to set up facilities for the production of high-efficiency PV modules and aluminum module frames. Shangrao is a prefecture-level city in the northeastern part of Jiangxi, and the new production facilities will be located in the Guangxin district of the city. ...  more

First Light Fusion, a spin-out of University of Oxford, claims that it is able to attain nuclear fusion without exorbitant laser and complex optical equipment, as well as magnetic field. ...  more

Chinese wafer manufacturer Zhonghuan Semiconductor announced a new round of price hikes on P-type wafers on April 2. According to its notice, P-type wafers that are 218mm in size and 160μm thickness are now quoted at RMB 9.77 per piece, showing an increase of RMB 0.21 from their previous quote. ...  more