A recent U.S. study has found that the shortening of a wind-turbine’s blades and careful selection of a wind-farm site can help to alleviate the problem of bird hazards; bird hazards have been a common problem for tall constructions, which have killed numerous birds and bats in the past. ...  more

CDWE, a joint venture of CSBC Corp. and DEME Offshore of Belgium, and developers of the Hai Long Offshore Wind Farm Project have jointly landed the first general engineering contract for offshore wind power in Taiwan on Oct. 21st. The value of the partnership is estimated at over US$1 billion by market players. ...  more

After giving notice for quite a while, Tesla has finally rolled out its third-generation Solar Roof the other day and has started to accept orders. According to the company, it is now capable of installing up to 1,000 sets on a weekly basis. ...  more

The Californian government has officially decreed a mandatory installation of solar panels for stand-alone houses or apartment buildings which are less than three stories high by 2020. As home-use solar panels have yet to become mainstream, a number of major hurdles will still need to be overcome. ...  more

Gogoro, the leading electric-motorcycle manufacturer in Taiwan, has officially launched its public ride service, dubbed GoShare, in Taipei on Oct. 21, following a test run in Taoyuan in August. ...  more

New York State regulators have recently approved a 316 MW battery energy storage project which will be able to substitute for a fossil fuel-fired power plant. The project is known to be the largest in the state so far. ...  more

To reduce carbon emissions and address the effects of global climate change, the German government announced a package of new policies known as the Climate Change Act at the end of this September. Along with this law, the German government has also introduced new renewable energy targets, a carbon pricing scheme, and many other related measures. ...  more

In recent weeks, Tesla has accelerated the pace for the second-stage building of its Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai, which is meant for the production of the Model 3, according to electrek. ...  more

Congratulations are in order; the UK’s green energy output has surpassed fossil fuel energy for the first time since the nation built its first coal-based power plant in London in 1882. Renewable energy now constitutes 40% of the UK’s Q3 energy output, as multiple offshore wind farms become integrated into the electrical grid. ...  more

The construction of Taiwan’s Changhua Coastal PV Power Park project will  officially be completed following the installation of its third-stage onshore wind turbines, which total 2.3 MW in capacity. The PV park boasts not only 100 MW in total PV capacity, which is the largest in Taiwan, but also a total capacity of 71.2 MW for wind power. It is currently expected to generate 340 million KWh of power a year, according to the state-run Taiwan Power Company. ...  more