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Potassium-Ion Batteries to Emerge as Cheaper, Higher-Capacity Alternative to Lithium-Ion Batteries

published: 2020-03-17 18:30

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are the solution of choice for most energy storage applications, including smartphones, electric vehicles, and battery energy storage systems. ... more

Your Monday Briefings: All the Solar News (Week 12)

published: 2020-03-16 19:00

Welcome back to another busy week! We are covering China's subsidy budget of US$214 million, India's transition from energy-deficit to energy-surplus country, the fate of U.S.A's American Energy Innovation Act (AEIA), Jinko Solar... more

Taiwan’s Polysilicon Supplier Powertec Files for Bankruptcy, Citing Competition from China

published: 2020-03-16 18:30

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

2019 Cobalt Consumption Ranking Sees Chinese Battery Maker CATL Consuming 21% of Global Cobalt Supply

published: 2020-03-16 18:30

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

Amazon Continues Renewable Energy Investments with Wind and Solar Projects in Australia, Europe, and the US

published: 2020-03-15 18:30

March 12, 2020, 09:00 AM in Seattle, Washington The four projects include Amazon’s first renewable energy project in Australia, second in Sweden, second in Spain, and 11th in the Commonwealth of Virginia, which combi... more

Sungrow Supplies the 200 MW Wright Solar Project in California's Central Valley

published: 2020-03-15 15:30

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

ALLETE Clean Energy Purchases Apex Clean Energy’s Caddo Wind Project

published: 2020-03-13 22:30

Charlottesville, Virginia. March 12, 2020 Companies Partner Once More to Satisfy Growing Demand for Clean Energy Apex Clean Energy today announced the sale of the 303 MW Caddo Wind to ALLETE Clean Energy, a wholly owned s... more

Grid Resilience Key to Effective Cybersecurity Plan; Cyberspace Solarium Commission Highlights Need to Protect Critical Infrastructure

published: 2020-03-12 21:00

WASHINGTON, March 11, 2020 Improved resiliency of the nation's electric grid is key to virtually all national infrastructure, said grid advocacy group Protect Our Power, which applauded the recommendations of the bi-partisan Cyb... more

Tongwei's Big Move: Three-Year Target of 100 GW

published: 2020-03-12 19:00

CHENGDU, China, March 12, 2020 On February 11th, China's listed PV company Tongwei Co., Ltd. issued two announcements: 2020-2023 Development Plan for High-purity Crystalline Silicon and Solar Cell Business and Announcement on th... more

Site of Old Gas-Fired Power Plant in California Will Host World’s Largest Li-Ion Energy Storage Reserve

published: 2020-03-11 18:30

To reduce reliance on gas-fired power plants and eliminate unsightly chimneys associated with most generation facilities, the US state of California has approved the proposal to develop four battery energy storage projects in Monterey County. ... more

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