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Fire at Amazon’s Warehouse Expected to Generate a Loss of US$500K

published: 2021-06-15 9:30

The fire incident that recently took place at an Amazon warehouse in Perryville, Maryland, may have been caused by the rooftop solar panels, and Susquehanna Hose Company estimates a loss of US$500K from the incident. ... more

Scientists Discovered How the Remarkable Performance of Perovskite Solar Lies on Quantum Drop

published: 2021-06-14 9:30

Scientists are currently probing into the mechanism of perovskite in order to exerts its advantages in solar and LED fields. Canadian scientists have recently discovered the unexpected status of quantum drop in perovskite, which helps to actuate the applications and development of the particular material. ... more

Tesla’s Semi Truck Charger Megacharger Seen in Potato Chip Factory

published: 2021-06-14 9:30

Tesla installed the exclusive Megacharger for its first long range Semi Truck recently, and teased the possible delivery of this bad boy at the end of this year. ... more

Tesla Obtains Patent in Retractable Solar Panels for Cybertruck

published: 2021-06-12 9:30

The roof solar panel announced by Elon Musk that is believed to be a fraud by many people now has new development from the latest patent obtained by Tesla, though the emphasis of the patent lies on how the trailer opens up and stores the solar panels, instead of the solar panel itself. ... more

GE to March Towards Deep Waters by Developing Large 12MW Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

published: 2021-06-12 9:30

The establishment of wind power is now marching further to the deep waters. US-based GE is currently working with naval architecture & marine engineering service provider Glosten on designing 12MW floating offshore wind turbines from a budget of US$4 million. ... more

LG Energy Solution Expected to Lose US$350 Million from Recalling Partial Energy Storage System Batteries

published: 2021-06-11 9:30

After several battery fire incidents, LG Energy Solution has announced on the recalling of energy storage system (ESS) batteries manufactured between April 2017 and September 2018, and will be offering free replacements. LG Energy Solution is expected to lose $350 million accordingly. ... more

Solar Industry Requires Two Times the Amount of Copper Compared to Coal-Fired Power Plants as Pointed Out by IEA

published: 2021-06-11 9:30

Solar became a high-profile and compelling renewable energy technology in recent years, and had arrived at 713GW in global installed capacity in 2020, which is almost a tenfold growth compared to 73GW in 2011. Now that the demand is constantly ascending, the supply of the relevant raw materials should be placed under close observation. The new report of the International Energy Agency (IEA) also emphasizes the dependency of the solar industry on copper, especially with the copper processing industry from China. ... more

New Aluminum-Ion Battery that Charges 60 Times Faster than Lithium Batteries to Drastically Increase Driving Range for Electric Vehicles

published: 2021-06-10 9:30

Electric vehicles have been in hot demand for nearly a decade, though consumers are still concerned about the existing battery technology in terms of the driving range and charging speed. Australia-based Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG) has managed to develop a new graphene-conductive aluminum battery, and claims that the new battery is able to charge 60 times faster and possesses 3 times the driving range over the best automotive lithium battery in the current market. ... more

Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs Adjusts Solar FiT Regulations as Severe Pandemic Status Impacts Construction Progress

published: 2021-06-10 9:30

The Ministry of Economic Affairs convened the “Approval Meeting for the Feed-in Tariffs of Renewable Energy” today (June 10th) in order to implement stable solar establishment amidst the increasingly severe COVID-19 situation, and approved solar projects, suitable for the FiT of the second half of 2021, to adopt the cap FiT of the first phase of 2021, as well as agreed to have project sites that have obtained the approval for alternatives between 2019 and 2020 extend the completion rate by another 3 months. ... more

Despite Over One Million Preorders for Tesla Cybertruck, Interest in Entry-Level Variant Remains Low

published: 2021-06-10 9:30

Production of fashion-forward electric truck Cybertruck is slated to kick off by year’s end. The latest data show that Cybertruck preorders have exceeded one million units, with dual motor and tri-motor versions accounting for the bulk of the preorders, while the cheapest entry-level version accounts for only 7%. ... more