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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

Israeli renewable energy company Nofar Energy announced in mid-July that it will build a new 255MW PV project in southern Romania. With this project, the company’s PV portfolio in that country now comes to a total of 579MW. This news was first reported by other renewable energy news websites. ...  more

In the past, the European North Sea was dominated by offshore wind power development but now German energy company RWE and Dutch/Norwegian company SolarDuck will invest in floating solar energy projects in the North Sea, challenging whether the modules can withstand the impact of waves and hurricanes. ...  more

Even the inorganic "solar panels" that convert sunlight cannot withstand the terrifying hot weather. If you want to improve the performance of solar power generation, is floating solar energy the solution? ...  more

Spanish independent power producer Opdenergy Holding announced on July 22 that it has obtained the funding that it needs for building and commissioning 605MW worth of PV projects in its home country. This news was first reported by other renewable energy news websites. ...  more

Orsted held a completion and opening ceremony for its "Orsted Taiwan Offshore Wind Farm Operation and Maintenance Center" in Taichung Harbor today (8/2), which is the first offshore wind power O&M building in the Asia-Pacific region with sustainable design and multiple green solutions and the O&M facility with capacity and widest area in Asia-Pacific. In the future, it will be responsible for all the O&M of the four wind farms in the Greater Changhua Offshore Wind Farm Zone with a total capacity of 2.4 GW. ...  more

In view of the surging demand for energy storage technologies, China’s leading electricity meter manufacturer Linyang Energy has again partnered with major domestic battery manufacturer EVE to invest in a joint venture that will attempt the seize the growth initiative in this booming market. ...  more

Extreme weather has plunged the whole of southern Europe into heat waves, droughts, and wildfires. Many areas in Italy are facing water depletion and agriculture must limit water use. At a time when water resources are precious, a large amount of water is actually lost to leaking pipelines at all levels. Italy's pipeline leakage rate is as high as 42%, compared with only 3% in Israel, which is famous for its water conservation. ...  more