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Taiwan’s public utility Taipower said on July 8 that the government’s plan to install new air conditioners in public schools on the island will not cause a noticeable tightening of the overall electricity supply. This statement came a day after Premier Su Tseng-chang announced that all public learning institutions in Taiwan (including elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, and vocational high schools) will be equipped with air conditioners for every classroom. Some schools will also have their older air conditioners replaced. The government’s plan calls for installing around 150,000 units of air conditioning systems. ...  more

TSMC, the global leader in the semiconductor foundry business, announced on July 8 that the total renewable power generation that it has acquired so far through power purchasing agreements has reached 1.2 gigawatts. Its annual carbon emissions have also been reduced by 2.189 million metric tons. The official press release related to this announcement states that TSMC will continue to heed the international calls for energy conservation, carbon reduction, and green manufacturing. ...  more

Amidst the era of information explosion, the operation of data centers and cloud services has resulted in an elevation of power, and the importance of power support and adjustment has been growing increasingly. Having noticed the industry’s urgent demand in the proper utilization of power, Eaton announced on the 9th of July the official initiation of its first “High-tech Plant and Power Quality Laboratory” in Taiwan. ...  more

Workhorse Group Inc. (Nasdaq: WKHS) ("Workhorse"), an American technology company focused on providing sustainable and cost-effective drone-integrated electric vehicles to the last-mile delivery sector, announced that its C-Series all-electric delivery trucks have received Executive Order: A-445-0003 from the California Air Resources Board ("CARB"), which is valid for production of a vehicle during the specified model year. ...  more

Growatt, one of the world's top 5 three-phase string inverter suppliers according to IHS Markit, introduces MAC series of its X generation inverters for a three-phase solar PV market in Brazil. ...  more

We often think about future urban scenes when we hear words like electric vehicles and robots, though the popularization of these new technology is relatively restricted in densely populated metropolitan areas. However, it may be a different story if they are applied on extensive farmland. ...  more

As pointed out by recent coverage from foreign media, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is currently handling and investigating the severe defects in the battery design of Tesla’s Model S, which leads to coolant leakage that would trigger malfunction or fire, and Tesla might have noticed such issue as early as 8 years ago. ...  more

The global wind power market demand is expected to reach 88.1 GW by 2027, expanding at a CAGR of 5.2%. The market is driven due to the increasing demand for clean and affordable energy. ...  more

Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the solar sector in the second quarter and the first half of 2020. ...  more