According to U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), its Report of Short-Term Energy Outlook (March 2018) showed that demand of electricity declined. Thus, the US net electricity generation decreased 1.5% YoY in 2017. The na... more
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Bill Gates Teams Up With China in Developing 4th-Generation Nuclear Technology |
| published: 2018-03-23 17:04 |
TerraPower, with Bill Gates as its chairman, has joined hands with China's nuclear power firm CNNC in developing traveling wave reactor, a fourth-generation nuclear-fission technology, aiming to forge a prototype reactor by 2020 t... more
U.S. PV Power Capacity Installation Drops in 2017 |
| published: 2018-03-22 11:07 |
With its PV power market clouded by antidumping and countervailing duties, tax reform, and policy, new PV power capacity installed in the U.S. in 2017 dropped by 10% to 10.6 GW, including the new capacities of residential PV power... more
Louisiana Constructs a New-Type Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant |
| published: 2018-03-22 11:02 |
In line with the global trend of energy saving and high performance in power generation, Louisiana State of the U.S., with abundant natural-gas deposit, has broken ground on a new-type 994 MW natural gas-fired power plant, capable... more
Monocrystal unveils silver paste for HJT solar cells |
| published: 2018-03-21 18:04 |
Monocrystal, a leading global supplier of synthetic sapphire and PV metallization pastes, today announced the release of its new MX-1801 low temperature silver metallization paste for heterojunction (HJT) solar cells.
Heterojuncti... more
CSCC Opens Carbon Materials Plant in Pingtung to Tap Into Future Growth in Electric Cars and Energy Storage |
| published: 2018-03-21 10:56 |
With much fanfare, China Steel Chemical Corp. (CSCC), a subsidiary of China Steel Corporation Group (the CSC Group), officially opened its plant for manufacturing carbon-based materials on 15 March. Located in the Pingnan Industri... more
Taiwanese and European Firms Jointly Develop Off-Shore Wind Power |
| published: 2018-03-20 17:31 |
Many international investors have been seeking cooperation with domestic firms in tapping off-shore wind power market in Taiwan, with business potential topping NT$100 billion, according to the semi-official Metal Industries Resea... more
SolarPower Europe Says Surging Installations Drove Added Solar Capacity Worldwide to 98.9GW in 2017 |
| published: 2018-03-20 15:53 |
Newly added solar generation capacity worldwide for the whole 2017 came to 98.9GW, representing an annual increase of 29%, according to a presentation made by SolarPower Europe at the SolarPower Summit (held during 14-15 March in ... more
Use of Sugar in Anode Substrate Can Reduce Formation of Dendrites in Lithium Battery |
| published: 2018-03-19 14:04 |
Scientists have discovered that the use of sugar in anode substrate can prevent formation of dendrites in lithium battery, paving the way for it to become next-generation high-energy and -density battery.
Dendrites are formed resu... more
IONITY Unveils Its Rapid Charging Concept That May Soon Rival Tesla’s Supercharger Network in Europe |
| published: 2018-03-19 13:48 |
As consumers become more interested in getting an electric vehicle (EV), car makers worldwide are starting to build their own charging networks to secure their positions in this growing market. IONITY GmbH – a joint venture create... more
