JA Solar, a leading manufacturer of high-performance photovoltaic products, announced that the power output of its high-efficiency solar modules under standard testing conditions has set a new industry record reaching above 525W.
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NMI® at 41.8%; April 2020 Non-Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® |
published: 2020-05-13 10:00 |
Business Activity Index at 26%; New Orders Index at 32.9%; Employment Index at 30%; Supplier Deliveries Index at 78.3%
Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector contracted in April for the first time since December 2009, ending a 122-month period of growth, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®.
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Taipower Takes on a New Role as a Renewable Electricity Retailer and Will Be Expanding Green Energy Supply via Government’s Platform |
published: 2020-05-12 18:00 |
Taiwan’s government-run utility Taipower announced on May 6 that it has been granted the license to operate as a retailer of renewable electricity. This development is expected to give a major boost to the island’s green energy market. ...  more
Gregory M. Jones Named to Eversource Board of Trustees |
published: 2020-05-12 15:00 |
Eversource Energy (NYSE: ES) announced the election of Gregory M. Jones to its Board of Trustees effective May 6, 2020. Jones serves as Vice President of Community Health and Engagement for Hartford Healthcare, where he leads the ...  more
Excelsior Energy Capital Closes Second Investment With Development Partner and Commissions First Tranche of Minnesota Solar Projects |
published: 2020-05-12 10:00 |
Excelsior Energy Capital (“Excelsior”), a leading independent North American renewable energy investor, announced today the acquisition of 5 ground-mounted PV projects from development partner, Nokomis Energy. The Kingfield Portfo...  more
Japan’s First Commercial Offshore Wind Project with a Capacity of 140MW Is Set to Enter Operation in 2022 |
published: 2020-05-11 21:30 |
Like Taiwan, Japan is an island country where the terrain is mostly rugged and most of the population is densely settled along the coastlines. Since around 70% of Japan is mountainous, developing renewable energies there can be very challenging due to the lack of flat and unoccupied land for large-scale wind and solar projects. Indeed, local project developers tend to have little choice but to select sites in the mountains or the seas. ...  more
Your Monday Briefings: All the Solar News (Week 20) |
published: 2020-05-11 18:15 |
Welcome back to another busy week! This time, we are covering how the COVID-19-induced restrictions impact the renewables deployment in Bangladesh, Turkey and Mexico, and the brand new 400W solar module from Seraphim Solar, and ma...  more
Celanese Signs Agreement to Supply Ethylene-Based Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) to Wanwei |
published: 2020-05-11 12:00 |
Environmentally sustainable VAM from Celanese listed as ‘green technology’ in China for low carbon emissions, low energy consumption, high quality.
Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global chemical and specialty materials company...  more
Guidehouse Insights Report Shows Declining EV Battery Pack Prices Across All Vehicle Classes and Powertrains in Coming Decade |
published: 2020-05-11 9:00 |
As EV adoption rates and manufacturing capacity increase, new innovations are emerging to drive the EV battery technology market forward
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
Advances in battery technology to increase ...  more
Luxgen Confirms No Facelift for U5 and Its Discontinuance Alongside S3 |
published: 2020-05-10 18:30 |
Luxgen has confirmed recently that its entry model of S3 and U5 will no longer be sold upon their discontinuance. ...  more