Apple has announced that over 110 manufacturing partners from its production line will be adopting 100% renewable energy, and investing in nearly 8GW of clean energy. The realization of these promises will reduce over 15 million tons of carbon dioxide emission each year, which equals a decrement of 3.4 million units of vehicles on the road. ...  more
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VRB Energy Will Build a Gigafactory in Hubei for Flow Battery Production |
published: 2021-04-13 9:30 |
VRB Energy, a developer of energy storage solutions based on vanadium redox batteries (VRBs), announced on March 15 that it has signed a framework agreement with the municipal government of Xiangyang to supply energy storage equipment for a local PV-plus-storage project. VRB Energy is formerly known as Pu Neng and has offices in Vancouver and Beijing. ...  more
Preparing for 100% Electrification, MINI to Launch Its Last ICE Vehicle Model in 2025 |
published: 2021-04-12 9:30 |
It appears that another automaker is planning to phase out its internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle production in the near future. MINI, a BMW-owned brand, announced recently that it will go fully-electric by 2030. By 2025, it will introduce its last fossil fuel vehicle. ...  more
Tesla Broke a New Delivery Record in First Quarter at 185K Units |
published: 2021-04-12 9:30 |
Tesla on April 3rd announced its delivery and production figures, which not only exceeded the forecast of the analysts, but also broke a new record as the best delivery result in the first quarter. ...  more
Iraqi Government and Total to Collaborate on Major Energy Projects, Including 1GW of PV Generation |
published: 2021-04-12 9:30 |
According to reporting from various media outlets, the Iraqi government just entered into an agreement in principle with French energy giant Total to develop four major projects. While three of these projects are related to oil and gas, one of them involves setting up 1GW of PV generation capacity. The agreement was signed by the representatives of both sides on March 29. ...  more
TPC’s Largest 150MW Ground Solar Plant Fully Connected to the Grid, with an Annual Power Generation Estimated at 200 Million kWh |
published: 2021-04-12 9:30 |
The largest ground solar plant in Taiwan has set another new record. TPC established the largest ground solar plant in the country at an installed capacity of 150MW using 480K units of solar modules at the 214 hectares of discarded saltmarsh in Jiangjun and Qigu districts of Tainan, with the initiation ceremony being hosted on March 31st. ...  more
Construction of Galp Energia’s 144MW Solar Project in Portugal Will Begin in April |
published: 2021-04-12 9:30 |
Portuguese energy company Galp Energia announced on March 26 that it has awarded the construction contract for its first large-scale PV project in the home country to a consortium formed by Jayme da Costa and Visabeira. Jayme da Costa specializes in building power plants and has been heavily involved in the renewable energy industry. Visabeira is a conglomerate with interests across several industries. Like Galp Energia, both entities are based in Portugal. ...  more
Toyota, Nissan, and Honda Prepare to Reduce Production with Remaining Chip Inventory Merely Enough for this Quarter |
published: 2021-04-09 18:30 |
The shortage of automotive chips is now further exacerbated after the fire incident at Renesas, and the three prominent Japanese automotive manufacturers are preparing to reduce production accordingly, where even Toyota is unable to guarantee on the production capacity. ...  more
AI Concentrated Solar Technology Favored by Mining Giant, with Advanced Power Plant Initiating in 2022 |
published: 2021-04-09 9:30 |
Concentrated solar startup Heliogen invested by Bill Gates has taken its first step, with multinational mining giant Rio Tinto establishing the first “solar reactor” advanced power plant at the boron plant in California that will initiate starting from 2022. ...  more
GE: Blue Hydrogen and Natural Gas Will Portray Essential Roles in Energy Transformation for the Carbon Reduction Route of Asia-Pacific |
published: 2021-04-09 9:30 |
The seeking for a more stable power generation system and energy configuration has become a major topic amidst the exacerbating status of extreme weather under global warming. US multinational conglomerate General Electric Company (GE) has proposed the three major concerns on energy of “reliability, cost, and eco-friendliness”, and believes that natural gas-hydrogen combined units and blue hydrogen are excellent options in energy transition in the midst of the global wave of energy transformation. ...  more