Ever since Gogoro Inc. and Yamaha Motor Taiwan Co. Ltd. announced that they formed a strategic partnership in 2018, consumers in Taiwan have been waiting in eager anticipation to see what sparks of innovation will come from the c... more
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Seagull-wing-inspired Small-scaled Wind Turbine to Deliver 15% More Power |
| published: 2019-07-05 17:37 |
Nature is one of the best teachers to humans. In the past, scientists received revelations from humpback whale fins to design large-scaled wind turbine blades. In comparison, recently, Australian scientists are inspired by seagul... more
Renewable Power Exceeds Coal-Fired Power for the 1st Time in the U.S. in April |
| published: 2019-07-05 16:59 |
Thanks to the need for low power and the US’s high wind power output, the output of renewable-energy power in the US has exceeded that of coal-fired thermal power for the first time ever in April.
The intensified deployment in re... more
Solar Car Lightyear One Scheduled to Hit the Road in 2021 |
| published: 2019-07-03 15:03 |
Dutch startup Lightyear has started to accept orders for its solar-energy car, dubbed the “Lightyear One,” which is scheduled for a full rollout by 2021.
The Lightyear One has caused quite a stir when it made its debut at CES 201... more
Rockwell Automation Opens New Electric Vehicle Innovation Center in Silicon Valley |
| published: 2019-07-03 9:37 |
Rockwell Automation, a leading solutions and services provider to the automotive industry, has opened a new 8,000 square-foot Electric Vehicle (EV) Innovation Center at 111 North Market Street in San Jose, California, within its I... more
Perovkskite PV Cells Has Self-Recovery Function for Degradation |
| published: 2019-07-02 13:42 |
An experiment shows that perovskite PV cells can recover a part of their capacity lost from degradation, which significantly improves their potential as a next-generation PV cell.
The experiment was carried out by EPFL (also know... more
Huawei Reportedly Exits Inverter Market in the U.S. |
| published: 2019-06-28 14:43 |
Huawei has reportedly withdrawn from the inverter market in the U.S., due to a blockage implemented by the U.S. government on the grounds of national security and information security.
As the world's largest PV inverter supplier ... more
China's CGN Acquires GAMMA New Energy Project in Brazil |
| published: 2019-06-28 10:39 |
China General Nuclear Power Cor. (CGN), China's largest nuclear power firm, has forayed into Brazil's new energy market, following the signing of a contract with Enel of Italy for the takeover of the Gamma new energy project in St... more
Electric Car Development to Bring IGBT Revenue Past US$5.2 Billion in 2021, Says TrendForce |
| published: 2019-06-27 9:34 |
According to TrendForce, electric cars have already become the main motivator for growth of the future car industry, and are expected to exceed 8 million units in 2021, twice the amount of shipments for 2018.
Apart from batteries... more
SpaceX Launches Falcon Heavy Rocket With Green Fuel |
| published: 2019-06-26 17:54 |
SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon Heavy Rocket on June 24, featuring the use, for the first time, of low-toxin high-performance green fuel, in place of hydrazine, the conventional rocket fuel with high toxin.
The new fuel, ... more
