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“Like a Yam in a Clay Oven”: July Saw Record Highs in Taiwan’s Power Consumption as Summer Heat Kept Intensifying

published: 2020-08-11 4:00
The temperature has been soaring around Taiwan as the summer rolls on, thereby raising the electricity consumption of the whole island to record levels. According to data released by the government-run utility Taipower, this July produced seven days that occupy seven places in the top 10 ranking of dates by the daily peak demand for power in Taiwan. Five of them are actually in the first five places of the ranking. ...  more

Fiat-Chrysler Considers the Development of Electric RAM Trucks On the Premise that Its Leading Position is Threatened

published: 2020-08-10 13:30
While various fields of transportations have jumped aboard the wave of electrification successively, Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles, one of the major truck manufacturers, doesn’t seem to have been affected by this current trend. At present, the plug-in hybrid Jeep of the company has been delayed, and the battery electric truck remains below the radar. ...  more

Clear Sky Amidst National Lockdown; Delhi of India Increases Solar Generation by 8%

published: 2020-08-10 10:30
The lockdown measure implemented to avoid spreading of the coronavirus has gently cleansed the sky and the environment, which propels the volume of power generation simultaneously. Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have discovered that Delhi of India, known for its smog, has experienced unprecedentedly clear sky after the national lockdown, where the solar power generation had increased by 8.3% during late March, and the power generation also increased by 5.9 in April. ...  more

The First SmartFlowers in Boston Bloom at Assembly Row

published: 2020-08-08 4:00
Creating Visible Connections Between Solar Energy & Artistic Expression. SmartFlower Solar, the Boston-based solar company behind the award-winning Smartflower, introduced its first multi-unit Smartflower installation in Massachusetts at Assembly Row, the growing neighborhood just minutes from downtown Boston. This multi-unit installation is one of many planned installations in Boston, inspiring a clean energy future within the community. ...  more

BorgWarner Enables High Performance, Eco-friendly Driving with Latest Integrated Drive Module for Ford Mustang Mach-E

published: 2020-08-07 21:00
BorgWarner announced today it is building a power-packed Integrated Drive Module (iDM) for Ford's new all-electric Mustang Mach-E SUV. The iDM comes complete with a BorgWarner thermal-management system and gearbox integrated with a motor and power electronics from other suppliers, and showcases the company's system integration expertise.   ...  more

Australian Scientists Discover That Tasty but Pungent Durian Can Be Used to Make High-Performance Supercapacitors

published: 2020-08-07 12:00
Durian has been popularly labeled as “the king of fruits” in Southeast Asia because of its combination of flavorful pulp and pungent smell. Opinions about its smell are sharply divided between “very aromatic” from those who love it and “very putrid” from those who hate it. For scientists doing research in energy storage, any kinds of fruit that have the potential to become materials for batteries or capacitors are “good” regardless of taste or smell. Recently, a research team at the University of Sydney in Australia has created electrode materials out of durian and jackfruit. These materials, in turn, could be used in building high-performance supercapacitors that can rapidly charge smartphones and tablets. ...  more