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Tesla's Enormous Demand Made Cylindrical Battery Undersupplied

published: 2018-02-16 12:42

Gigafactory, a joint venture of Tesla and Panasonic, was rumored to produce less than expected. Panasonic was forced to allocate its battery capacity in Japan to fulfill demand from Tesla. Thus, Panasonic's output shortage intensi... more

US Solar Sector Lost Nearly 10,000 Jobs in 2017 and Recorded the First Employment Contraction for the Industry in Seven Years

published: 2018-02-13 18:40

The US solar industry posted job loss in 2017, according to the Solar Foundation. The National Solar Job Census 2017, which was recently released by the foundation, states that the US solar industry employed nearly 10,000 fewer pe... more

Trump Urges Congress to Slash Green Energy Budget

published: 2018-02-09 14:07

At odds with the global green current, U.S. President Donald Trump has asked the Congress to slash budget for renewable energy by 72%, which may deal a fatal blow to the burgeoning green-energy industry of the U.S. Should the U.S.... more

Canadian Company Prospects Century-Old Silver Mine for Cobalt to Feed the Hungry Electrical Vehicle Market

published: 2018-02-08 11:23

The growth of electric vehicle (EV) market has contributed to the already enormous market appetite for raw materials used in the production of lithium-ion batteries. According to an article published by the Wall Street Jour... more

Heraeus Photovoltaics helps another customer in span of four months to set PERC world record

published: 2018-02-06 13:47

For the fifth time in four months, Heraeus Photovoltaics, the worldwide leading supplier of metallization solutions to the PV industry, helped a customer achieve a validated world record in PERC (Passivated Emitter and... more

In Response to Solar’s Heavy Tax, Taiwan Files Complaint through WTO

published: 2018-02-06 13:14

According to WTO’s documents, Taiwan and South Korea have launched a demand for consultation or even compensation for the recent US safeguard tariffs on solar products. Lately, according to foreign reports, except China, Taiwan is... more

Gogoro Offers Free Use of Battery-Swap System

published: 2018-02-06 10:20

Gogoro, Taiwan's leading electric motorcycle manufacturer, has offered free licensing of its battery-swap system, in order to encourage other players joining the market. The decision was announced by Horace Luke, ... more

Pacifico Energy Commences Construction of 55 MW Utility Scale Solar Power Plant in Gujo City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan

published: 2018-02-05 16:59

Pacifico Energy (Head Office: Minato, Tokyo) has commenced construction of a 55 MW (DC) solar power generation plant (Minami Mega Solar Power Plant) in Gujo City, Gifu, Japan. The plant will be constructed on the site of a golf co... more

Pacifico Energy Raises 15.5 Billion Yen for Its First Solar Fund

published: 2018-02-05 16:55

Pacifico Energy K.K. (“Pacifico”) announced that Pacifico has successfully completed the launch of its first solar investment fund (the “Fund”). The Fund will be comprised of 5 Japanese solar po... more

Nikola Motor Company To Manufacture Innovative New Technology in Arizona

published: 2018-01-31 15:54

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey and Nikola Motor Company has announced the company has selected Buckeye, Arizona for its Nikola Motor Company hydrogen-electric semi-truck manufacturing headquarters facility. The new 500 acre, one mill... more

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