Panasonic Corporation announced the successful completion of its 100 Thousand Solar Lanterns Project, which has brought light to off-grid communities in 30 countries through 131 non-profit and other organizations in the last fiv... more
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Tesla's Enormous Demand Made Cylindrical Battery Undersupplied |
| published: 2018-02-16 12:42 |
Gigafactory, a joint venture of Tesla and Panasonic, was rumored to produce less than expected. Panasonic was forced to allocate its battery capacity in Japan to fulfill demand from Tesla. Thus, Panasonic's output shortage intensi... more
US Solar Sector Lost Nearly 10,000 Jobs in 2017 and Recorded the First Employment Contraction for the Industry in Seven Years |
| published: 2018-02-13 18:40 |
The US solar industry posted job loss in 2017, according to the Solar Foundation. The National Solar Job Census 2017, which was recently released by the foundation, states that the US solar industry employed nearly 10,000 fewer pe... more
Trump Urges Congress to Slash Green Energy Budget |
| published: 2018-02-09 14:07 |
At odds with the global green current, U.S. President Donald Trump has asked the Congress to slash budget for renewable energy by 72%, which may deal a fatal blow to the burgeoning green-energy industry of the U.S.
Should the U.S.... more
Canadian Company Prospects Century-Old Silver Mine for Cobalt to Feed the Hungry Electrical Vehicle Market |
| published: 2018-02-08 11:23 |
The growth of electric vehicle (EV) market has contributed to the already enormous market appetite for raw materials used in the production of lithium-ion batteries. According to an article published by the Wall Street Jour... more
Heraeus Photovoltaics helps another customer in span of four months to set PERC world record |
| published: 2018-02-06 13:47 |
For the fifth time in four months, Heraeus Photovoltaics, the worldwide leading supplier of metallization solutions to the PV industry, helped a customer achieve a validated world record in PERC (Passivated Emitter and... more
In Response to Solar’s Heavy Tax, Taiwan Files Complaint through WTO |
| published: 2018-02-06 13:14 |
According to WTO’s documents, Taiwan and South Korea have launched a demand for consultation or even compensation for the recent US safeguard tariffs on solar products.
Lately, according to foreign reports, except China, Taiwan is... more
Gogoro Offers Free Use of Battery-Swap System |
| published: 2018-02-06 10:20 |
Gogoro, Taiwan's leading electric motorcycle manufacturer, has offered free licensing of its battery-swap system, in order to encourage other players joining the market.
The decision was announced by Horace Luke, ... more
Pacifico Energy Commences Construction of 55 MW Utility Scale Solar Power Plant in Gujo City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan |
| published: 2018-02-05 16:59 |
Pacifico Energy (Head Office: Minato, Tokyo) has commenced construction of a 55 MW (DC) solar power generation plant (Minami Mega Solar Power Plant) in Gujo City, Gifu, Japan.
The plant will be constructed on the site of a golf co... more
Pacifico Energy Raises 15.5 Billion Yen for Its First Solar Fund |
| published: 2018-02-05 16:55 |
Pacifico Energy K.K. (“Pacifico”) announced that Pacifico has successfully completed the launch of its first solar investment fund (the “Fund”). The Fund will be comprised of 5 Japanese solar po... more
