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Silver prices has been sliding recently due to the weakening of gold prices. However, analysts studying the markets for precious metals anticipate that silver prices will bottom out at either the end of 2020 or the start of 2021 and then enter a period of upswing. ...  more

Ford revealed the result of energy consumption for its critically acclaimed Mach-E on the 22nd from the Environmental Protection Agency to be 434km, which makes it the BEV with the best driving range apart from Tesla. ...  more

Floating offshore wind energy is regarded as the future of offshore wind energy, since the existing mainstream fixed-pile foundation has a water depth limit, and wind farms in shallow sea will be saturated in no time, which foresees the unavoidable development towards further offshore in the future. ...  more

Major memory module manufacturer ADATA has announced its logistics subsidiary Awayspeed and brand-new commercial eTrike, the first of its kind in Taiwan, with a 200 kg max load and 800 kg towing capacity. In this article, we take an in-depth look at ADATA’s latest ventures. ...  more

Supply and logistics are key in any battle. In the increasingly competitive market for electric vehicles (EV), securing a stable supply of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries has become critical for all participating car makers. According to the reporting from various media outlets, Ford is recently thinking about following EV leader Tesla in establishing in-house manufacturing for Li-ion batteries. Achieving self-sufficiency in this area will help reduce Ford’s dependence on the major battery suppliers based in South Korea. ...  more

Perovskite solar excels from its high conversion efficiency, relatively simple manufacturing process, and eco-friendliness, though issues such as instability and accelerated manufacturing speed must be resolved before realizing exrensive commercialization and popularization, in order to avoid the “death valley”. Stanford University had expedited on the development of perovskite batteries accordingly, and managed to develop an exclusive “high speed manufacturing equipment” that is able to produce a 12m perovskite film within a minute. ...  more

The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has once again joined hands with Taiwan Power Company (TPC), and signed for the second MOU for innovative strategy today (8th) that will expand on the orientations and intensity of future cooperation, where the collaboration on talent cultivation, business co-creation, and international concatenation will also be incorporated, in addition to the existing technology R&D. Tseng Wen-sheng, Deputy Minister of the MOEA, pointed out that the energy industry was regarded as a fundamental production element in the past, and he hopes to see it becoming a technology industry in the future, where the sufficient talent and resources will transform the electricity government into a national array. ...  more