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Jingsheng to Acquire Screen Printing and Wafer Inspection Businesses from Applied Materials

published: 2021-08-16 9:30
Zhejiang Jingsheng (also known as JSG), a Chinese provider of silicon materials and related processing equipment, announced on July 30 that it will establish a joint venture with Applied Materials, a US-based provider of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. This joint venture will then be used to acquire several business units from Applied Materials. Specifically, JSG is targeting the screen printing business in Italy, the wafer inspection business in Singapore, and other related business units in China. JSG stated that the deal is to support its expansion into the market for solar PV. ...  more

How Does California Replenish 3,500MW of Power Shortages?

published: 2021-08-13 15:55
Countries are now even more cautious towards droughts, heat waves, and hard-to-distinguish wildfires amidst the aggravating climate change and increasingly hot summer, and now the “clean grid” plan of California is also encountering several unforeseeable challenges. ...  more

UGT Renewables Is Working with Serbian Government to Install 1GW of PV Generation

published: 2021-08-13 9:30
high voltage transmittion tower and landscape during sunset Various renewable energy news websites have reported that the government of Serbia is in talks with UGT Renewables for the installation of 1GW of PV generation. The president’s office of Serbia announced in early August that the country’s energy ministry has signed a cooperation agreement with UGT to build PV power plants that will have a total area of around 2,000ha across 10 or more sites. Based in the US, UGT is a developer of PV projects. ...  more

First Solar Plans to Build a 3.3GW Production Base in India

published: 2021-08-12 9:30
US-based First Solar announced on July 29 that it intends to invest US$684 million to set up a vertically integrated production base in Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Once completed, the base will contribute to the company’s efforts in growing its overseas business operations. ...  more

Berlin Mandates That All New Buildings Must Be Fitted with Rooftop PV Systems Starting from 2023

published: 2021-08-11 9:30
News agencies based in Germany reported in late June that Berlin’s House of Representatives passed the Berlin Solar Act. The law mandates that from 2023 onward, rooftop PV systems will have to be installed on new buildings and buildings undergoing major renovations. For buildings with a roof that has a usable area of more than 50 square meters, at least 30% of the rooftop area has to be allocated for the deployment of PV systems. ...  more

First Scooter between eMoving and Gogoro EZ1 Launches Starting from NT$58,900

published: 2021-08-11 9:30
EZ1, the first scooter between eMoving and Gogoro, has officially launched on August 10th. This green label scooter adopted with a single battery architecture is priced starting from NT$58,900, and buyers would enjoy a better bargain after subsidization. EZ1 is also the third green label scooter under the PBGN system, and is ready to heat up the electric scooter market. ...  more

Japan to Reevaluate Solar Development Regulations After Cause of Landslide in Atami Revealed to be Improper Upstream Construction

published: 2021-08-10 9:30
The heavy rain resulting from the stationary front of the monsoon had led to an extensive landslide at Izuyama District, Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture on the 3rd of July, where 7 were found dead and 27 were missing, and 560 individuals were forced to leave their homes. While accelerating the speed of rescue, the affiliated departments of the area are also gathering additional information to investigate the primary factor behind the landslide. ...  more