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The home battery system market has seen a new entrant as Toyota announced its O-Uchi Kyuden System (おうち給電システム), a storage battery system for residential use. The system is available for pre-order in Japan, where sales will kick off in August. ...  more

Coal-fired and nuclear power are now unpopular and global power transition pins its hopes on renewable energy. Japan, too, has been looking for new green energy after the Fukushima nuclear disaster. ...  more

There is more good news from Orsted’s first large-scale far-shore wind farm located in the outer sea of Changhua. Through the effort of many partners and construction personnel, on June 5th, the 222nd pin pile installation of the offshore wind farm first stage in the southeast and southwest of Greater Changhua was completed and represents the completion of two-thirds of the foundation pile work. ...  more

The Russian-Ukrainian war has had an unexpected impact on the global auto industry, causing a shortage of cheap and often forgotten components troubling major auto manufacturers. Ukraine is a major producer of electronic cable harnesses. ...  more

Singapore-based development company Sembcorp (Sembcorp Industries) announced in early June that its subsidiary Sembcorp Energy (Shanghai) Holding has completed the acquisition of a 98% stake in a renewable energy portfolio of CGN Capital Partners Infrastructure Fund III (CGN Fund III) and its affiliates. ...  more

Taiwan’s Bureau of Foreign Trade announced today (17th) that future imported solar modules must be attached with proof of manufacturing country, or documents or affidavits proving that the corresponding modules and cells are not made in China, in order to eradicate any possibilities of China-made solar products entering Taiwan. ...  more

Chinese equipment provider Shuangliang Eco-Energy Systems Co. Ltd. announced on June 1 that it has won a series of equipment contracts with polysilicon suppliers. ...  more

Shell Energy Brasil, a subsidiary of oil and gas giant Shell, signed a protocol of intent with the government of Minas Gerais in early June for the development of five PV projects. Minas Gerais is a state in Brazil. This news was first reported by local news media and other renewable energy news websites. ...  more

Indian battery recycling company Attero Recycling (Pvt.) has announced a massive overseas capacity expansion plan that involves setting up factories for processing discarded Li-ion batteries in the US, Poland, and Indonesia over the next five years. The plan, which entails an estimated investment of USD 1 billion, was first reported by news agencies including Reuters and Bloomberg on May 31. Attero is currently the largest battery recycling company in India. ...  more

There has been a major breakthrough in batteries. Dalhousie University from Canada has developed a new variant to the lithium nickel manganese cobalt battery, which can last for a century. ...  more