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Norwegian Unmanned Sailboat Crosses the Atlantic on Wind and PV Power

published: 2018-09-18 15:44

Norwegian unmanned sailboat "Sailbuoy" recently successfully crossed the Atlantic traveling 5,100 kilometers in 80 days on wind and PV power, marking a milestone for application of PV power and auto piloting technology in s... more

New U.S. Solid Lithium Battery Consists of Millions of 3D Nano Batteries

published: 2018-09-18 15:41

The University of Maryland has rolled out an innovative solid lithium battery, which, with the size of only a stamp, consists of millions of 3D micro-batteries. Despite its minuscule size, each 3D micro-battery has sufficie... more

EnergyTrend Launches "Solar Powering Taiwan: Special Report"

published: 2018-09-17 16:45

Taiwan develops its solar energy system starting from rooftop projects and then moves toward ground-mounted PV power plants. Development of rooftop PV projects has been steadily on its track. Within the framework of Taiwan governm... more

Sony Pledges to Consume Only Green Certified Electricity by 2040

published: 2018-09-17 11:27

Sony Corp., the global technology giant based in Japan, announced on 10 September that it has joined the Global Initiative RE100 and will be raising the share of renewable generation in its power usage from the current... more

UK Scientists Discover a Way to Turn Greasy Plastic Containers Into Hydrogen Fuel

published: 2018-09-17 11:22

Researchers from Swansea University in the UK announced that they have found a way to turn plastic – that most ubiquitous and troublesome waste material – into hydrogen gas that can be used to propel fuel c... more

YAMAHA Allies With Gogoro in Pushing Electric Motorcycles

published: 2018-09-17 11:17

Gogoro, renowned electric-motorcycle brand in Taiwan, has allied with YAMAHA of Japan in R&D on a new electric-motorcycle model, scheduled for rollout in summer 2019, which will be marketed under YAMAHA brand utili... more

Major Breakthrough of Perovskite Solar Cell: Power Conversion Efficiency Rose to 20% and Water-induced Degradation Issue Was Solved

published: 2018-09-14 11:42

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs)have great potential because its power conversion efficiency can nearly match that of traditional silicon solar cell. However, there are two problems of perovskite: it is mechanically fragile an... more

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