In order to suppress the continuous spreading of the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments have issued various restrictive measures, including stay-at-home order, lockdown, as well as shutdown and production suspension, followed with considerable complains, which led to the profound reduction in the demand for coal, petroleum, and natural gas. International Energy Agency (IEA) commented that 2020 will be the year with the biggest reduction in global carbon emission in recent history. ...  more
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[In-Depth Report] Elon Musk’s Dream Battery Set to Come True: Batteries Achieve over 4,000 Charge Cycles |
published: 2020-05-15 17:45 |
Tesla has recently applied for a new patent for batteries, which is seen by many as a move to realize its founder Elon Musk’s dream of inventing a 1 million-mile battery.
The patent is titled as “Method for Synthesizing Nickel-Co...  more
MIT Sloan Professor Identifies Key Challenges and Solutions for Evaluating Energy Innovation Policy |
published: 2020-05-15 10:00 |
While substantial innovation is needed to enable the transition to clean energy systems, evidence is limited as to what policy mechanisms actually work to help drive private-sector innovation. In a recent paper, MIT Sloan School o...  more
GAF Energy Launches New Expanded Size and Configurations for Their Roof-Integrated Solar System |
published: 2020-05-15 4:00 |
New Flex Option Allows for Increased Solar Capacity, Configurations, and Solar Roof Value.
GAF Energy, a leading provider of roof-integrated solar solutions in North America, announced the launch of their "Flex" option for us...  more
Solar Chimney for Green Buildings Not Only Cuts Cost by Half but Also Facilitates Fire Escape? |
published: 2020-05-14 18:30 |
Australian scientists have recently developed a new type of “solar chimney”, which claims to save half of energy costs and facilitate fire escape, though how is a chimney supposed to help people escape from buildings that are flooded with fire, smoke, and high temperature? ...  more
Span Raises $10.2 Million to Optimize Solar, Energy Storage, and Electric Vehicle Charging |
published: 2020-05-14 14:00 |
Span's smart panel brings greater resiliency to homes with increased flexibility when the power goes out and real-time energy monitoring plus controls.
Span, the rising smart panel company led by executives and lead engineers from...  more
Johnson Fistel Investigates Proposed Sale of TerraForm Power; Are Shareholders Getting a Fair Deal? |
published: 2020-05-14 10:00 |
Shareholder rights law firm Johnson Fistel, LLP has launched an investigation into whether the board members of TerraForm Power, Inc. ("TerraForm Power" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TERP) breached their fiduciary duties in connectio...  more
CSBC Corporation announced on the 6th that its subsidiary CSBC Coating Solutions has successfully obtained the anti-corrosion coating engineering for the 56 units of underwater pin piles of the Orsted Greater Changhua Project under Singda Marine Structure. CSBC Coating Solutions officially enters the offshore wind power industry upon the commencement of this project, and becomes the bellwether in anti-corrosion engineering for offshore wind power in Taiwan. ...  more
JA Solar Achieves New Breakthrough in Module Power Output with its New Generation High-efficiency Solar Module Reaching a Record 525W+ |
published: 2020-05-13 14:00 |
JA Solar, a leading manufacturer of high-performance photovoltaic products, announced that the power output of its high-efficiency solar modules under standard testing conditions has set a new industry record reaching above 525W.
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NMI® at 41.8%; April 2020 Non-Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® |
published: 2020-05-13 10:00 |
Business Activity Index at 26%; New Orders Index at 32.9%; Employment Index at 30%; Supplier Deliveries Index at 78.3%
Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector contracted in April for the first time since December 2009, ending a 122-month period of growth, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®.
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