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Wide Variety of Taiwan-Made Batteries on Display in Battery Japan 2019

published: 2019-03-20 14:05

A wide variety of batteries, including stationary energy storage systems and niche products, were on display in Taiwan exhibition area at Battery Japan 2019, held in Tokyo Feb. 27-March 1, underscoring the diversity and flexibilit... more

Danen Closes Wafer Plant

published: 2019-03-20 13:48

The sluggish global PV power market has taken another toll, as Danan Technology Corp. announced on March 13 closure of its wafer plant, reporting that it will sell the asset and seek development of new business. Prior to the anno... more

Tesla Puts Its Solar Business in a Tighter Spot by Closing Most of Its Physical Stores

published: 2019-03-19 13:43

Tesla has announced earlier this year that the company will be closing most of its physical retail stores across the US as part of an overall effort to shift all of its sales online. Only a few flagship stores will remain open fo... more

Australian Environmental Groups Ask Government to Institute Recycling Scheme for Solar Panels

published: 2019-03-19 13:28

Thanks to high electricity prices and declining installation costs, more and more homeowners in Australia are putting up solar panels on their roofs to cut down their utility bills. While this is a very positive development for t... more

S-Energy Establishes PV Module Production JV in El Gouna, Egypt

published: 2019-03-18 9:30

Mr. Samih Onsi Sawiris (5th from left), Mr. Sung min Hong, CEO of S-Energy Co., Ltd (5th from right) - Establishment of PV module production plant with 200MW annual capacity in the El Gouna area of Egypt - Another expansion into e... more

Taiwan Int'l Ports Corp. and British Office Sign MOU for Offshore Wind Power

published: 2019-03-18 9:30

During 2019 Asia-Pacific Wind Energy Expo, Taiwan International Ports Corp. (TIPC) signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation with the British Office Taipei for the development of wind power. Chung Ying-feng, general ma... more

Bacteria Found in Yellowstone May Accelerate R&D in Microbial Fuel Cells

published: 2019-03-15 15:45

Using microbes to generate electricity is not a rare discovery. In mine shafts, lakes, and even the human gut, scientists have found many strains of bacteria capable of generating electricity. Recently, a team of scientists in th... more

New Electronic Transport Layer Boosts Efficiency of Perovskite PV Cell

published: 2019-03-15 15:29

A Japanese research team has developed a new technology capable of boosting the conversion rate of Perovskite PV cell by 16.82%. The team, consisting of researchers from Kanazawa University and Tokai University, has achieved the ... more

DIY PV Tracker Boosts Power Output of Solar Panel by 32%

published: 2019-03-14 9:30

A research team of the Colgate University of the U.S. has developed a simple sun-tracking device capable of boosting power output of solar panels by one third. The device, a DIY one, consists of a pivot for placement of solar pan... more

Taiwan’s Major Environmental Engineering Firm Taps Demand Related to Biomass Conversion of Kitchen Wastes

published: 2019-03-14 9:30

Taiwan-based Forest Water Environmental Engineering (Eng’g) Co. Ltd. reported that its combined revenue for this February totaled TWD 298 million, a drop of 9.7% from the same month of the prior year and a drop of 31.87% from thi... more

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