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[In-Depth Report] ABB’s Inverters to Be Deployed in Swiss Floating Solar

published: 2019-12-19 0:00

Romande Energie, an electricity supplier from Switzerland, has been deploying one of the highest floating solar installations in the world since 2012. And the tech giant ABB has joined forces with the electricity distributor, where ABB’s inverters are to be deployed ... more

BMW and Great Wall Motor Break Ground on a Joint Venture That Will Be Producing MINI Cooper SE and Other EV Models

published: 2019-12-18 9:30

Representatives from Germany’s BMW Group and China’s Great Wall Motor broke ground on their joint venture plant in China’s Jiangsu Province on December 1. The plant will be producing the MINI Cooper SE, which is a fully electric model within the famous MINI series, as well as electric vehicles (EV) under Great Wall’s brand name. According to the formal statement on the groundbreaking ceremony, the plant is scheduled to finish construction and begin operation in 2022. The facility’s production capacity is expected to reach 160,000 vehicles annually. ... more

SKI to Build Second EV Battery Plant in China

published: 2019-12-18 0:30

SK Innovation (SKI) of South Korea is reportedly planning to invest a total of US$1.05 billion in an electric-vehicle battery plant in Yancheng City of China’s Jiangsu Province. The new battery plant will be its second plant in China, following the first one, which is based in Changzhou. ... more

Sneak Peek into the Future: 2019Q4 Advanced PV Technology Report Shows You 6 Technology Trends

published: 2019-12-17 17:38

PV cell technology has made great strides in 2019. P-Mono PERC products have become the mainstream in the market. ... more

Taipower Holds an Exhibition in Xinyi Shopping District to Educate the Public on the Vital Role of the Humble Transformer Box

published: 2019-12-17 0:30

While homeowners want to have access to a stable supply of electricity, they are generally opposed to having power distribution equipment installed nearby because of the potential health risk. ... more

Research Team Proposes Freezing Defective Electric-Car Batteries to Prevent Explosion

published: 2019-12-17 0:30

According to a recent study from the University of Warwick, the flash freezing of faulty electric-car lithium batteries could help to prevent their explosions. ... more

[In-Depth Report] Bifacial Solar Modules’ Long, Bumpy Road to Exemption

published: 2019-12-14 0:00

Given the recent development of the bifacial cells and modules, it is high time to take a good look at the on-again, off-again relationship between bifacial products and the tariffs. ... more

UK Scientists Say Byproduct of Beer Production Can Power 700,000 Homes

published: 2019-12-12 0:30

Humans have a long history of brewing beer, which remains a popular alcoholic beverage worldwide. Breweries in Europe use millions of tons of barley every year, and how to dispose the large quantities of used grain left over from the production process has always been an issue. Good news is that UK scientists recently announced that they have developed a method to convert barley waste into a type of biofuel. ... more

Axpo to Build PV Power Station at Muttsee Resevoir

published: 2019-12-12 0:30

Axpo, a Swiss based utility and energy firm, will officially develop a 2 MW PV power station at the wall of the Muttsee reservoir in Glarus, Switzerland. ... more

Taiwan’s New Proposed FiT: Solar Dropped by 2.44%, Offshore Wind Dropped by 7.5%

published: 2019-12-12 0:00

Taiwan’s latest draft Feed-in-Tariff scheme proposed to decrease the payments by 0.34~2.44%, which would make the new FiT NT$3.9408-5.7788/kWh (US$0.13-0.19). The highest FiT payments would be for residential PV projects. ... more