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2020-02-12TrendForce Releases the 2019 Rankings of Taiwanese PV Module and Inverter Manufacturers
TSEC doubled its shipment in 2019 and dominated the module market with URE
In the inverter market, Delta held a 35% share and ranked first in terms of shipment for three consecutive years
The future...  more
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[Solar] Your Monday Briefings: All the Solar News (Week 12)
Welcome back to another busy week! We are covering China's subsidy budget of US$214 million, India's transition from energy-deficit to ener...  more
[Solar] Taiwan’s Polysilicon Supplier Powertec Files for Bankruptcy, Citing Competition from China
Taiwan’s polysilicon producer Powertec (Powertec Energy Corp.) formally filed for bankruptcy on February 27. As one of its major shareholder, the government-run National Development Fund of Taiwan is expected to face a staggering loss of around NT$3 billion....  more
[EV] 2019 Cobalt Consumption Ranking Sees Chinese Battery Maker CATL Consuming 21% of Global Cobalt Supply
One of the most important and costliest raw materials in electric vehicles, or EVs, is cobalt, a type of heavy metal. Year 2019 saw the rapid growth of EVs, with a corresponding surge in battery manufacturers’ demand for cobalt, as five of the manufacturers expended 78% of the global cobalt supply. CATL ranks first....  more
[Solar] Amazon Continues Renewable Energy Investments with Wind and Solar Projects in Australia, Europe, and the US
March 12, 2020, 09:00 AM in Seattle, Washington
The four projects include Amazon’s first renewable energy project in Australia...  more
[Solar] Sungrow Supplies the 200 MW Wright Solar Project in California's Central Valley
SAN FRANCISCO, March 13, 2020
Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, announced that the 200 MW utility-scale Wright Solar project, utilizing Sungrow SG2500U-MV turnkey inverter solutions, has been operational since early this year in California's Central Valley (as shown in the picture above), ...  more
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