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Ta-Ho Maritime Corporation under Taiwan Cement hosted the online naming and delivery ceremony for the new eco-friendly bulk carrier M/V TAHO VIRTUE today, which is the 8th new eco-friendly vessel of the company since the activation of the fleet optimization plan from 2018. ...  more

Foxconn hosted an online investor conference today, where Chairman Young Liu commented on the deployment progress of EVs. Liu mentioned how the company has completed three major agreements with Lordstown, with electric pick-ups being produced starting from the third quarter, and also talked about Apple Car for the first time. Despite no details on specific clients, Liu commented that Foxconn will make sure to fulfill the desired processes of auto manufacturers, as long as the clients bring it up. ...  more

The United Nations (UN) initiated the 2025 energy mobile plan on the 4th in order to facilitate utilization of renewable energy, and the ideal target is that 500 million individuals will receive power supply then, and 1 billion individuals would obtain clean cooking solutions.  ...  more

The space economy has been hot this year and, according to the Space Foundation, 2022 will be a big year for the space economy with 15 new launch vehicles making their debut, more than any other year in space history. What can be done on the moon is testing the imagination of scientists. Lonestar, a startup company in the United States, is preparing to build a data center on the moon and it is expected to send a miniature experimental version to the moon next year. ...  more

India’s state-owned hydropower company SJVN has awarded an EPC contract for a 1GW PV project to Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd. (Tata Power Solar). It is the largest EPC contract for a PV project in India to date. Tata Power Solar received the official letter of award (LoA) in early May. This story was first reported by Indian news outlets and renewable energy news websites. ...  more

Foxconn and Lordstown Motors, a commercial electric light truck supplier, announced today that the two parties have officially completed the signing of an OEM manufacturing agreement and a joint venture development agreement, officially acquiring Foxconn’s first electric vehicle manufacturing base in North Americ and finalizing Lordstown to become Foxconni's first mass-produced commercial vehicle customer. ...  more

Tesla has stopped production in its Shanghai factory once again. It wasn't directly due to the pandemic; rather, it was due to a component shortage. According to Reuters, Tesla began to halt production lines starting from Monday (5/9).  ...  more

Small modular reactors (SMRs) can be said to be one of the future trends of the fourth generation of nuclear energy. They are cheaper and more mobile than traditional reactor designs. ...  more

The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) announced today that it has joined hands with domestic manufacturers and released the first supercapacitor carrier in Taiwan that replaces lead-acid batteries with graphene, which drastically reduces 90% of charging time for electric carriers, as well as elevates 30% of carrying capacity, and overcomes insufficient horsepower on slopes. The carrier is regarded as a revolutionary green energy solution, and has now hit the road at the Xiluo fruit and vegetable market. ...  more