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As reported by news agencies around the world, the French government plans to completely take over EDF, which is the leading electricity utility in France and a major developer of nuclear power plants. ...  more

US Army recently announced that the Zephr drone, co-developed with Airbus, has been flying for more than 37 days since June 15th, and managed to break the 26-day record of the same model. ...  more

In the past ten years, the manufacturing capacity of solar photovoltaic modules has been transferred from Europe, Japan, and the United States to China. ...  more

In order to attain the 2050 net zero emission target and respond to the global tendency of green electricity, the MOEA and Taiwan Sugar are co-planning to release land to develop solar power, and retain 30% of green electricity for procurement by SMEs in order to fulfill their demand for green electricity. ...  more

Aside from traditional large-scale li-ion battery energy storage systems, there are many other solutions, and Finland managed to create the first commercial “sand battery” recently. ...  more

After the Chinese government released new rules on the sales of GDRs this February, more domestically listed Chinese suppliers for lithium batteries and battery materials are planning to undertake secondary listing on foreign stock exchanges. ...  more

Tesla Taiwan inaugurated the latest supercharger yesterday (July 19), adding the number of superchargers in Taiwan to 50 with more convenience for drivers. ...  more

On July 9, the municipal government of Xuzhou held a virtual signing ceremony to seal strategic cooperation agreements with IDG Capital and the Jiangsu branch of Sinopec. It also held a physical signing ceremony to ink an agreement with Shenzhen Energy Group for the development of a base that is purposed for the production of PV modules and inverters. This event was first reported by other Chinese news outlets. ...  more

Foxconn and NXP Semiconductors today jointly announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop a next-generation smart connected vehicle platform in partnership. Foxconn Chairman Young Liu and NXP President and CEO Kurt Sievers connected to the signing site from Taiwan and Germany respectively through video conference to complete the signing of the memorandum. ...  more

Is the direct air capture (DAC) technology effective in lowering the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? The answer remains to be seen, though it is starting to look quite promising, since Swiss company Climeworks has started construction for its second DAC plant Mammoth in Iceland. ...  more