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Tax Concession Rumored to be Reduced for Foxconn in Wisconsin; Mark Liu: Adjustments Made According to the Industrial Arrangement

published: 2021-05-13 9:30
As reported by foreign media, Wisconsin has come to an agreement with Foxconn regarding the latter reducing the scale of plants in the southeastern part of the state, and the tax concession previously received will also be diminished to a little more than US$100 million. Foxconn’s Chairman Mark Liu has pointed out on April 21 that the tax concession is not being reduced, but rather adjusted according to the actual demand and the industrial arrangement.   ...  more

Indian Government Initiates 1GW Solar Tender via NTPC

published: 2021-05-12 9:30
National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC), which is a company under the Indian Ministry of Power, announced in late April that it is initiating a major solar tender. According to its request for selection, NTPC is inviting solar project developers to build 1GW of PV generation capacity that will be connected to the Interstate Transmission System. These PV power plants can be built anywhere in the country. ...  more

Europe’s Mass Acquisition of Used Cooking Oil for Biomass Fuel May Result in Deforestation in Southeast Asia

published: 2021-05-11 9:30
Used cooking oil possesses numerous reuse values, such as being refined into biomass fuel, and various countries in the EU have imported a large amount of used cooking oil to produce biomass fuel. However, a recent research of Dutch environmental advisory group CE Delft indicates that the sizeable demand for used cooking oil in Europe may exacerbate the deforestation in Southeast Asia, and is not all that eco-friendly in reality. ...  more

Pristine Silicon Solar Cell Built by Nanostructure to Exceed 26% in Conversion Efficiency

published: 2021-05-10 9:30
Solar energy has become a relatively competitive source of power generation, though an improvement on the existing technology and a further elevation in the conversion efficiency is certainly a good thing. German scientists have recently integrated a nanostructure with a solar cell that is completely different in design to produce a solar cell that may achieve a conversion efficiency of 26%. ...  more

Amazon to Invest Another 9 Projects of Green Electricity and Become the Largest Green Electricity Buyer in Europe from Wind Power Transactions

published: 2021-05-10 9:30
Being a member of RE100, Amazon aims to achieve 100% renewable energy in 2025, and currently has 62 units of public large-sized wind and solar farms planned. The company has now announced on the purchase of over 1GW green electricity, for which the investment on the 9 units of renewable energy farms pushes up Amazon’s investment in renewable energy to 206 units. ...  more