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Taiwan’s Solar Power Grows Ninefold in 10 Years, Becomes Second Largest Source of Green Energy

published: 2019-12-25 0:30

Solar installations are on the rise in Taiwan. According to the Ministry of Economic Affairs, for the past 10 years, solar energy has grown by an average of 89.6% per year. It became a major source of green energy in the first 10 months of this year with 3.42 billion kWh generated, accounting for 26.3% of total green energy and taking second place only to hydropower. ... more

PV Company News Weekly: Week 51

published: 2019-12-25 0:00

JA Solar On December 18, a grand commissioning ceremony was held for JA Solar's Yunnan Qujing Base. A total investment of 655 million RMB (US$93.48 million) has been made for the base, with a planned annual manufacturing capacity of 1.2 GW for mono-Si rods. ... more

Your Monday Briefings: Solar Photovoltaic Market News (Week 51)

published: 2019-12-24 0:00

The United States The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) has recently approved NV Energy's Integrated Resource Plan, which includes three PV projects (1,190MW) and an energy storage project (590MW). The three new PV projects are scheduled to connect to the grid in 2024. ... more

Make Your Tesla EV Charging Easier and Cheaper With a New Dutch App

published: 2019-12-21 0:00

Charging electrical vehicles has never been an easy feat. Sometimes the charging stations are not working properly. The demand charge from peak use is making the matters worse. Fear not, a new app from the Netherlands is here to the rescue. ... more

[In-Depth Report] ABB’s Inverters to Be Deployed in Swiss Floating Solar

published: 2019-12-19 0:00

Romande Energie, an electricity supplier from Switzerland, has been deploying one of the highest floating solar installations in the world since 2012. And the tech giant ABB has joined forces with the electricity distributor, where ABB’s inverters are to be deployed ... more

BMW and Great Wall Motor Break Ground on a Joint Venture That Will Be Producing MINI Cooper SE and Other EV Models

published: 2019-12-18 9:30

Representatives from Germany’s BMW Group and China’s Great Wall Motor broke ground on their joint venture plant in China’s Jiangsu Province on December 1. The plant will be producing the MINI Cooper SE, which is a fully electric model within the famous MINI series, as well as electric vehicles (EV) under Great Wall’s brand name. According to the formal statement on the groundbreaking ceremony, the plant is scheduled to finish construction and begin operation in 2022. The facility’s production capacity is expected to reach 160,000 vehicles annually. ... more

SKI to Build Second EV Battery Plant in China

published: 2019-12-18 0:30

SK Innovation (SKI) of South Korea is reportedly planning to invest a total of US$1.05 billion in an electric-vehicle battery plant in Yancheng City of China’s Jiangsu Province. The new battery plant will be its second plant in China, following the first one, which is based in Changzhou. ... more

Sneak Peek into the Future: 2019Q4 Advanced PV Technology Report Shows You 6 Technology Trends

published: 2019-12-17 17:38

PV cell technology has made great strides in 2019. P-Mono PERC products have become the mainstream in the market. ... more

Taipower Holds an Exhibition in Xinyi Shopping District to Educate the Public on the Vital Role of the Humble Transformer Box

published: 2019-12-17 0:30

While homeowners want to have access to a stable supply of electricity, they are generally opposed to having power distribution equipment installed nearby because of the potential health risk. ... more

Research Team Proposes Freezing Defective Electric-Car Batteries to Prevent Explosion

published: 2019-12-17 0:30

According to a recent study from the University of Warwick, the flash freezing of faulty electric-car lithium batteries could help to prevent their explosions. ... more