Wind power accounts for nearly 50% of all electricity in Denmark, which leads the world in wind power per capita. Now Denmark is looking to develop another type of green energy – hydrogen energy. The Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities is set to invest DKK 128 million (~NT$570 million) in the construction of two large-scale electrolysis plants, in hopes that the country’s surplus of green energy can be used to facilitate hydrogen production. ...  more

Lithium-Sulfur (Li-S) batteries have long been regarded as the emerging star of the global battery market, as they boast a capacity that is nearly four times as large as that of a mainstream lithium battery. With the use of a lithium sulfur battery, a mobile phone could remain charged for as long as five continuous days. A research team from Australia’s Monash University was able to successfully develop a new lithium-sulfur battery model that features such a capability.  ...  more

A research team at the University of Buffalo at New York has developed a low cost and highly efficient thin film which uses a special perovskite material known as barium zirconium sulfide (BaZrS3) to boost its performance. ...  more

Wind power accounts for nearly 50% of all electricity in Denmark, which leads the world in wind power per capita. Now Denmark is looking to develop another type of green energy – hydrogen energy. The Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities is set to invest DKK 128 million (~NT$570 million) in the construction of two large-scale electrolysis plants, in hopes that the country’s surplus of green energy can be used to facilitate hydrogen production. ...  more

Biofuels are often brought up when discussing the use of renewable energies to protect the environment and reduce carbon emissions. However, a very controversial aspect of biofuels is that the base materials for their production are often staple crops and woody plants. Growing staple crops for biofuels takes up existing arable land, and food prices may also experience sharp increases from time to time as biofuel producers compete with the general populace for the same agricultural commodities. ...  more

The Bureau of Land Management under the US Department of Interior has just released its environmental impact statement on the construction of the Gemini Solar and Energy Storage Project in the state of Nevada. ...  more

A research team from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (U of I) has developed a new type of solid electrolyte that can boost the overall durability and conductivity of lithium batteries and solve the battery's overheating problems. ...  more

The Philippsburg 2 nuclear reactor located in the German state of Baden-Württemberg was taken offline permanently as scheduled on the evening of December 31, 2019. This event affirms the current German government’s resolve to phase out the use of nuclear energy by 2022 and expand the contribution of renewable energies in domestic electricity production. ...  more

Tesla China has officially secured a loan of up to 10 billion RMB for five years from a banking consortium consisting of China Construction Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank; the loan will mainly be used for the expansion of the company's China operation and its Shanghai Gigafactory; it will also be used to repay its previous loan of 3.5 billion RMB. ...  more

Gogoro, the leading electric-motorcycle manufacturer in Taiwan, has officially inaugurated two new service stations in Miaoli County and Hsinchu County, respectively, to complete the setup of its service network in Taiwan. ...  more