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
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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
Advantech, thingnario Look to Dominate Green Energy Business via Taipower-Certified Full-Service Solution |
published: 2021-04-08 9:30 |
As part of its latest attempt at dominating the green energy market and hot on the heels of its successful “distribution renewable energy equipment” certification by Taipower, major industrial computer manufacturer Advantech recently announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with Taiwanese AI startup thingnario. ...  more
BP, Aral Announce Strategic Alliance to Construct Charging Station Network as Gas Stations Make Way for Age of EVs |
published: 2021-04-07 9:30 |
Most debates surrounding the electrification of cars center around its impact on the supply chain and repair infrastructure of gas-burning cars or even employment, but few have paid attention to the fate of gas stations, whose operators are trembling in their boots as we speak. ...  more
Nexamp Obtains a US$440 Million Credit Facility to Develop PV and Energy Storage Assets |
published: 2021-04-06 9:30 |
Nexamp announced on March 8 that it had signed a debt financing agreement for a portfolio of PV generation and energy storage assets. With this agreement, the company will receive US$440 million in funding. As for the portfolio, the PV generation assets are estimated to have a total generation capacity of 380MW, while the energy storage assets are estimated to have a total storage capacity of 120MWh. Based in the US, Nexamp is a developer and operator of PV projects. Its official website states that it can handle every aspect of the project development process, including financing, design, EPC, and O&M. ...  more
Celebrating 50 Years of Operation, Delta Aims to Achieve 10% Market Shares in Electric Vehicle Drivetrain by 2030 |
published: 2021-04-05 9:30 |
Taiwanese electronics manufacturing company Delta is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary. Established half a century ago in 1971, Delta was listed in 1988, and surged from NT$7 billion then to NT$800 billion in market value during 2021. Hai Ying-chun, Chairman of Delta, commented that the achievements of the company today are not only the recognition of the investors, but also indicates that the company has been doing the right thing as shown from the surging market value. ...  more
Electric Vehicle Startup Rivian About to Make History if All Things Come True |
published: 2021-04-05 9:30 |
Rivian is probably the only legitimate electric vehicle startup in the industry right now, aside from Tesla. ...  more
One Technical Bid Has Been Submitted So Far for the Conolophus Project on the Galapagos |
published: 2021-03-31 9:30 |
In the middle of 2020, Ecuador’s Ministry of Energy and Non-Renewable Natural Resources (MERNNR) issued a tender for a solar-plus-storage project that will be located on Baltra Island of the famous Galapagos Archipelago. ...  more
Google Works with Energy Tracker to Develop a New Model of Green Electricity that Tracks the Hourly Intensity of Carbon Reduction |
published: 2021-03-30 9:30 |
Google announced in September 2020 that the company will aim to provide power for data centers and offices through carbon free electricity in 2030, and although no details have surfaced as of now, Google is now working with the Midwest Renewable Energy Tacking System (M-RETS) on researching and developing purchase models for green electricity that are more complex, so as to inspect and compare the renewable energy certificates and power consumption on an hourly basis that will strengthen carbon emission measures. ...  more