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Taiwan Cement announced today that the company had achieved a revenue of NT$22.945 billion for the first quarter this year under a YoY increase of 4.12%, and the board of directors decided to issue NT$1 of cash divided and NT$1 of stock dividend, with a dividend payout ratio of 61%. Chang An-ping, Chairman of Taiwan Cement, commented that the three major orientations for Taiwan Cement for the next decade will be cement, energy, and waste disposal, and that the company’s energy strategy is to be heavily involved in the development of various renewable energy, as well as energy storage. ...  more

Jinneng Science and Technology Co. announced on April 1 that its subsidiary Jinneng Chemical (Qingdao) Co. Ltd. has commenced an aquavoltaic project off the coast of the Chinese city of Qingdao (China’s Shandong Province). ...  more

CSG Holding Ltd., a major glass manufacturer owned by the Chinese government, announced on March 29 that its board convened an extraordinary meeting to approve a proposal to upgrade its G6/G7 production lines in Dongguan. Located in the Chinese city of Dongguan (Guangdong Province), the G6/G7 production lines manufacture glass panels for PV modules. The upgrade will entail the adoption of the more advanced process technology and equipment. ...  more

Outdoor auto fans are now ecstatic to see the arrival of the Jeep Magneto. Aside from being a BEV, the Magneto is also capable of ferocious performance by merely requiring 2 seconds for accelerating from 0-100. The question is, can it really go on off-road terrains? ...  more

After Russia invaded Ukraine, many European countries began to look at their energy markets. Among them, Germany has tried to reduce its dependence on Russian energy. German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck stated on the 25th that, since Russia invaded Ukraine, Germany has been reducing its dependence on Russian natural gas and oil. Significant progress has been made in importing coal. ...  more

US-based Enphase Energy announced on April 4 that it will start manufacturing its micro-inverters at a facility or production line operated by its outsourcing partner Flex in the Romanian city of Timisoara. ...  more

As pointed out by South Korean media BusinessKorea, Samsung Heavy Industries had announced on the signing of a MOU with Danish compact molten salt reactor (CMSR) developer Seaborg in order to develop offshore nuclear plant equipment from the foundation of CMSR. ...  more

Various news outlets such as Associated Press and Solar Power World have reported that the US Department of Commerce has formally launched an anti-dumping investigation on PV products shipped from four Southeast Asian countries. ...  more

The government of China’s Jiangxi Province has announced that JinkoSolar’s local subsidiary Jiangxi Jinko has entered into an agreement with the government of Shangrao to set up facilities for the production of high-efficiency PV modules and aluminum module frames. Shangrao is a prefecture-level city in the northeastern part of Jiangxi, and the new production facilities will be located in the Guangxin district of the city. ...  more