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EIA: Installations of Residential PV Systems in the US from January to July Showed 21% YoY Growth

published: 2020-12-30 18:30

Costs of PV modules are getting lower and lower. Industry analysts have found that PV modules are 12 times cheaper than a decade ago and 459 times cheaper than in 1977. Hence, solar energy is very much affordable for businesses and consumers alike. ... more

Foxconn: Alliance for Its Open-Source EV Platform Has More Than 201 Members and Will Release Developer Toolkit in 2021

published: 2020-12-30 18:30

Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, announced on December 16 that its EV Kit will be officially unveiled in January 2021. The kit, which contains the tools for building an EV based on the MIH Open Platform, will then be available for order next February and ready for delivery at the end of next April. ... more

EnergyTrend：214.1GW Cell and 220.45GW Module! More Companies is Furthering in Solar Industry in 2020 H2.

published: 2020-12-30 17:44

Since the 2020 H2, more companies invest and construct new item in solar industry. According to the statistics from EnergyTrend, the expansion of cell and module capacity exceedes 200GW from July to December 2020, which includes 3... more

India’s Incentives for Building PV Supply Chain Have Attracted US$3 Billion in Investments from 15 Companies

published: 2020-12-29 18:30

Foreign media outlets have reported that 15 companies working in the solar PV industry are planning to collectively invest US$3 billion to build production facilities in India. These companies include wafer manufacturer 1366 Technologies and PV module manufacturer First Solar, both of which are based in the US. An anonymous source inside the Indian government revealed that the proposed investment plan involves 10GW of production capacity for wafers, 20GW of production capacity for PV cells, and 20GW of production capacity for PV modules. ... more

Hyundai Announces 2025 Strategy Planning Comprised of KRW60 Trillion in Aiming for an Annual Sales of 560K Units of Electric Vehicles

published: 2020-12-28 18:30

South Korean automotive manufacturer Hyundai Motor unveiled on December 18 its Strategy 2025 that aims to achieve an annual sales of 560K units BEVs after 5 years, and also announced that the brand new IONIQ 5 BEV will be launched next year. ... more

Amazon Plans to Develop 127 Green Electricity Projects and Become the Largest Buyer of Green Electricity in the World

published: 2020-12-28 18:30

Amazon announced days ago that it will be establishing 26 large-scale public solar and wind power plants in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Sweden, UK, and within the US, totaling 127 green energy development projects, which means that Amazon will replace Google as the largest green electricity purchasing enterprise in the world. ... more

Subaru to Launch an Electric SUV in Europe in 2021

published: 2020-12-28 18:30

Major Japanese carmaker Subaru has announced via its European subsidiary that it will launch its first battery-electric vehicle in the European market in 2021. This vehicle will be a medium-size SUV and adopt an electric powertrain platform that was developed by Toyota. ... more

2011~2019 Silicon, Wafer, Cell and Module Top 10

published: 2020-12-28 18:18

Among the top ten polysilicon companies in the world, Chinese companies occupy 7 seats, and foreign companies have gradually been excluded from the list. From 2011 to 2019, all foreign silicon wafer companies that originally exis... more

Trina will invest 17.95 billion yuan in production expansion in 2020

published: 2020-12-28 18:14

According to statistics, since the beginning of 2020, Trina solar has carried out 9 production expansion activities, covering silicon, cells and modules, with a total investment of over 17.95 billion yuan. The projects are located... more

Taiwan’s First 360-Degree Rotational Building Green Energy Test Platform Goes Online in Hopes of Establishing Green Energy Value Chain

published: 2020-12-25 18:30

On December 17, Taiwan’s ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) unveiled the SPIN Lab, an R&D platform for building-use green energy, the first of its kind in Taiwan and the third in the world. As part of the unveiling, ITRI also showcased its “energy conservation demonstration house” (henceforth “the house”), taking participants on a trip through Tainan’s green building energy research. ... more