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EVE to Add More Production Capacity at Its Operation in Jingmen

published: 2023-02-13 9:30
Major Chinese battery supplier EVE announced on January 31 that its subsidiary EVE Power and the administrative committee of Jingmen Hi-Tech Industrial Park signed an agreement for setting up new battery production lines. Under the agreement, EVE will invest around RMB 10.8 billion to set up 60GWh per year of production capacity for Li-ion batteries and other supporting facilities. Of the RMB 10.8 billion, fix assets will account for around RBM 8 billion. JIngmen is a city in China’s Hubei Province. ...  more

Australian Research Team Develops a Perovskite-Silicon Solar Cell with 30.3% Efficiency that Will Likely Be Commercialized in 2026

published: 2023-02-10 17:15
Australia has long had high expectations of solar energy and set a goal to reduce the cost of solar energy to AUD 0.30 per installed watt by 2030 along with a 30% solar-cell efficiency. The chance of achieving this goal has become high as The Australian National University (ANU) proposed a tandem cell with an efficiency of 30.3% by stacking a perovskite cell on a silicon cell. ...  more

Subsidiary of Shenzhn Gas to Build Plant with Annual Production Capacity of 420 Million Square Meters for Encapsulation Films Used in PV Modules

published: 2023-02-10 9:30
On February 4, Shenzhen Gas announced that its holding subsidiary Jiangsu Sveck Photovoltaic New Material will set up a plant for the manufacturing of encapsulation films used in PV modules. The annual production capacity of the plant is set at 420 million square meters. Svek plans to invest no more than RMB 1.3641685 billion in this project, though the investment amount and the scale of the project may be changed in the future in accordance with the actual market situation. ...  more

SK On and Urbix Will Collaborate on Developing New Anode Materials

published: 2023-02-10 9:30
SK On announced on January 18 that it has signed an agreement with Urbix to collaborate on developing new anode materials that not only offer a better performance but are also environment-friendly. SK On is a supplier for EV power batteries from South Korea, whereas Urbix is a graphite processor from the US. ...  more

HDRE Aims for IPO on Taiwan Innovation Board in March and Launches Construction of 300MW Solar Farms and 400MW Energy Storage Systems

published: 2023-02-09 13:28
HD Renewable Energy (HDRE) held its pre-IPO investor conference on February 7, 2023, with SinoPac Securities being the underwriter. As the company aims to be listed on the Taiwan Innovation Board in early March this year, chairperson Yuan-yi Xie revealed that HDRE will soon begin building 300MW PV power stations and 400MW energy storage systems, both of which are scheduled to be connected to the national electrical grid in the next two years. The said powerhouses will likely make actual contributions starting in 2024. ...  more