It looks like that the electric bus target of the Taipei City Government can only reach half way, since the new electric buses are unable to go on roads, and the reason lies on the inability of charging. ...  more

Demand is surging for the core precursor materials used in the manufacturing of ternary cathode materials. As a result, many Chinese suppliers for cathode materials have been very aggressive in locking in procurement quantities with their suppliers for precursor materials in advance. ...  more

Nanya announced today that the company would be joining hands with President Packaging and President Chain Store Corporation under Uni-President in establishing a “bottle to bottle” PET bottle recycling system in Central and Southern Taiwan, as well as outlying islands. PET bottles are recycled and crushed from the circulating economic resources recyclers installed at 7-11s, before being reborn as new PET bottles through Nanya’s advanced polyester recycling technology, thus achieving a green and renewable circulating supply chain. ...  more

On August 2, China Energy Engineering Corp. (Energy China) released the shortlist of the selected potential bidders for its 6GW PV inverter tender. ...  more

China’s PV industry grew rapidly during the first half of 2022, according to the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). ...  more

HD Renewable Energy hosted the groundbreaking ceremony for a solar farm in Penghu today (5th), which is not only the first solar farm on an outlying island for the company, but also makes HD Renewable Energy the first local energy company in transmitting green electricity back to Taiwan’s main island using the Taipeng submarine cable. ...  more

German equipment provider Manz AG announced that it has stopped further development of its CIGS thin-film PV technology and will terminate its involvement in the wider PV market because it has been unable to obtain outstanding payments from its Chinese partner Chongqing Shenhua Thin Film Solar Technology Co. Ltd. Manz will be writing off EUR 23.3 million (USD 23.6 million) after failing to reach an agreement with Shenhua. ...  more

The research personnel at Deakin University has reached new breakthroughs by safely transporting and storing hydrogen, which helps to expand the popularization of hydrogen applications. ...  more

ITRI announced today to be working with electric bus manufacturer tron-e on researching and developing the Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS) for local buses. This locally developed system can operate at a speed of 30-90km/h, and automatically signals an alert when the driver has not turned on the direction signal, or when the vehicle drifts off from the lane, before intervening to correct the driving trajectory. The system is applicable on bus routes in the city, suburb, and on highways. ...  more

How to transport and store hydrogen in a safer manner? Hong Kong-based EPRO Advance Technology (EAT) has developed a Si+ powder that emits hydrogen when added with water, which is much safer compared to the traditional compressed hydrogen. ...  more