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France Will Experiment With PV Power Roads Again

published 2019 年 08 月 02 日 9:30
The French government will again try to develop a PV power-generating road with the use of a brand new type of solar panel in 2019, following its previous experiment with unsatisfactory results in 2016. ...  more

NEDO, Sharp, and Toyota Cooperate to Test High-efficiency Solar-power Prius PHV During Late July

published 2019 年 07 月 18 日 9:30
Toyota's plug-in hybrid PHV (photovoltaic hybrid vehicle) might have an upgrade. Recently, Sharp, Toyota and the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) in Japan worked together on a new Prius PHV project. They upgraded the demo car to 34% ultra-high conversion efficiency PV panels. They plan for the demo car to go on public road trials by late July. ...  more

United Renewable Energy Cuts Workforce

published 2019 年 07 月 12 日 11:13
Taiwan's United Renewable Energy Co., Ltd. (URN) announced on July 8th the layoff of up to 450 of its employees, which is approximately 15% of its total workforce. The layoff comes as the company seeks to scale down its operations to survive the slump of the PV power market. ...  more

PV Power Capacity Surges in Taiwan in 2019

published 2019 年 07 月 09 日 9:30
As of the end of April, Taiwan’s total PV power capacity had topped 3.12 GW, up 53.7% year-on-year, exceeding the 2.09 GW of the nation’s hydraulic power and accounting for 47% of its total green energy, which is 10.3 percentage ...  more