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Smart Cars Will Account for Half of New Electric Cars in China by 2020: Plan

published: 2018-01-09 17:16

China has formulated an ambitious smart-car development plan, aiming to have such cars account for half of new electric cars by 2020, according to "innovative development strategy for smart car" unveiled by the National Developmen... more

British Scientists Transform Cyanobacteria into iPad-Size Bio-Solar Cells

published: 2018-01-09 16:27

Cyanobacteria, which changed the Earth's atmosphere from one that is oxygen-deprived to oxygen-rich, have recently been copied and produced as a micro-scale biological solar cell by British scientists. The size of the cell is simi... more

Shenzhen Completes Electrifying Its Entire Bus Fleet and Aims to Do the Same for Local Taxis by 2020

published: 2018-01-09 15:57

All 16,359 buses in the Chinese city Shenzhen now run on electricity. The ambitious task of totally replacing the city’s traditional fuel buses with electric ones was finally completed at the start of 2018. There were alrea... more

China’s Market-Based Electricity Trading Program for Distributed Generation Projects Will Begin by the End of June 2018 at the Latest

published: 2018-01-09 15:49

On 28 December 2017, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and National Energy Administration (NEA) together published a supplementary notice on the pilot program for the market-based trading of electri... more

U.K. Energy Storage Capacity Expected to Top 12 GW by 2021

published: 2018-01-09 15:42

Backed by supportive policy, energy storage capacity of the U.K. may top 12 GW by 2021, according to a report released by U.K. Renewable Energy Association (REA) and All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) last Dec. The report, howev... more

Motorcycle Battery Stations Will Employ Gogoro Batteries

published: 2018-01-08 11:18

Following announcement by the Executive Yuan to ban fuel oil-powered motorcycles in 2035, the Ministry of Economic Affairs has unveiled plan to establish 3,310 motorcycle battery charging and swap stations within five yea... more

Green Energies in the UK Reached a New Milestone in 2017 as Renewables Surpassed Coal in Domestic Generation on 315 Days of the Year

published: 2018-01-08 10:56

The UK achieved several important milestone in environmental sustainability and green energy development during 2017. In April 2017, the country’s electricity grid for the first time in 135 years operated for a full day w... more

Toyota Uses Cow Manure to Promote Benefits of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology

published: 2018-01-05 11:59

Toyota Motor North America Inc. (TMNA), the US subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp., has recently announced that the company will build a bio-waste power plant that also generates hydrogen for fuel cell vehicles (FCV) us... more

Hundreds of Rooftop Solar Projects in China Completed Grid Connection on December 29 as a Result of the Government’s New FIT Announcement

published: 2018-01-05 11:47

On 22 December 2017, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) surprised solar photovoltaics (PV) developers by announcing that the feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme for many rooftop solar projects will no longer inclu... more

China Promoting Straw-Gasification Energy

published: 2018-01-05 10:50

The Chinese government has resolved to promote the use of straw-gasification energy in countryside, as a substitute for highly-polluting coarse coal particles in extensive use in rural areas, according to a directive... more

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