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The Zhongneng Offshore Wind Farm—a joint venture backed by China Steel and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)—announced an agreement of project finance on November 24. ...  more

A new piece of information has surfaced from Apple. The company is now determined to release a fully autonomous electric vehicle in 2025 under the leadership of former Apple Watch software chief. ...  more

Germany will be fully developing renewable energy. The new joint government has declared its target of accelerating the expansion of renewable energy and withdrawing from coal-firing, and it aims to elevate the ratio of power generation through renewable energy to 80% by 2030, as well as move up the decarbonization schedule by 8 years to 2030. ...  more

Certain solar cell technologies, despite insignificant conversion efficiency, are able to establish a niche market from their respective advantages. The organic dye-sensitized solar cells developed by Italian scientists contain a mere conversion efficiency of 3.88%, though the semi-transparent solar modules can be applied inside greenhouses for power generation and vegetation. ...  more

Cambodia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy formally announced on November 8 that it will accelerate the development of domestic PV projects. Furthermore, Cambodia aims to expand its PV generation capacity to 495MW by 2023. Ith Praing, Permanent Secretary of States at the Ministry of Mines and Energy, first revealed this target in October when he was attending a forum held by the International Renewable Energy Agency in Singapore. ...  more

To achieve net-zero emissions, businesses worldwide have strived for energy transformation, thereby stimulating development of the energy storage market. ...  more

Solar power is ubiquitous, and it is now also used to roast coffee beans.  ...  more

Chinese battery manufacturer CATL continues its aggressive expansion with plans for two new manufacturing bases. One will be located in Gui’an New Zone, an industrial development cluster within Guizhou Province. ...  more

Soldiers in modern warfare have to carry an increasing amount of electronics, and commanding troops and drones through tablets is also becoming popular aside from the applications of tactical lights, night vision goggles, radios, and laser pointers. ...  more