China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) announced on 24 January that the cumulative installed capacity of renewable generation as of the end of 2017 totaled around 650 GW, showing a 14% increase from 2016. The breakdow...  more
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Protective Tariff on PV Cell and Washing Machine Heralds Launch of Trade War by Trump |
| published: 2018-01-26 11:15 |
Amid the anticipation of Asian countries and enterprises, U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed protective tariffs on imported PV cells and washing machines, targeting those from China and South Korea, respectively, in line with...  more
Taiwan's Taipower States It Has Been Limiting Coal-Fired Generation While Maintaining Stability of Power Supply |
| published: 2018-01-26 10:30 |
Air pollution has come the forefront of the public attention in Taiwan in the recent years. The government-run utility Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) has tried to mitigate the problem by temporarily lowering electricity output from t...  more
PV Power Price Hits New Low |
| published: 2018-01-25 11:29 |
Mass production of PV cells has driven down its prices, which, along with cost reduction for PV power generation, will great boost market acceptance for the green energy.
Green energy has made major inroads into the power m...  more
ReneSola Comments on U.S. Solar Products Tariff Ruling |
| published: 2018-01-24 10:39 |
ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola" or the "Company") (NYSE: SOL), a leading solar project developer and operator, commented today on the imposition of safeguard tariffs on certain imported solar cells and modules.
"While higher pric...  more
U.S. Will Impose 30% Tariff on Imported PV Cells and Modules |
| published: 2018-01-24 10:30 |
In a press release on Jan. 22, Robert Lighthizer, U.S. Trade Representative, announced that based on the investigative result and suggestion of the International Trade Commission (ITC), President Donald Trump has decided to impose...  more
EES EUROPE 2018: THE FUTURE OF BATTERY PRODUCTION |
| published: 2018-01-24 9:02 |
The growing demand for batteries in the transportation sector and in renewable energy systems as a whole is speeding up developments in battery production, with new battery manufacturing technologies and the ...  more
Italian Startup Further Integrates Renewable Energy with Rail Transportation Using Innovative Solar-Paneled Sleepers |
| published: 2018-01-23 18:42 |
Crossties or sleepers are an essential part of railroad tracks as they are responsible for keeping rails in their proper places and evenly distributing the loads of passing trains. Traditionally made of wood, sleepers today...  more
Chiayi County Sets Up Inspection Fleet to Combat Air Pollution |
| published: 2018-01-22 15:25 |
The Environmental Protection Bureau of Chiayi Councy has set up a fleet of five electric cars for inspecting and combating air pollution emitted by motorcycles and cars, which account for 37% of PM2.5 shrouding t...  more
Shell Heads toward Green Energy by Planning to Build A 20MW Solar Plant at the Petrochemicals Site |
| published: 2018-01-19 13:49 |
European oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has promised to invest at least US$2 billion per year in green energy before 2020. Its CEO previously stated that investing renewable energy is like walking down the road of no return. However,...  more