Chinese leading PV firm Longi managed to land a substantial order for 224 MW double-glass, bifacial PERC modules, plus accompanying trackers, from the U.S. in Feb., a project scheduled for completion by the end of 2019. ...  more

Gogoro unveiled its new-generation electric motorcycle Gogoro 3 on May 8, meant to tap the mass market with its competitive price. ...  more

Shipment of China-made inverters has been overshadowed by tweet posted by U.S. President Donald Trump on May 5 threatening to impose 25% punitive tariff, up from 10% now, on US$200 billion worth of China-made products, including inverter. ...  more

Taiwan is expected to rank 10th place among the world's 16 GW-level PV markets in 2019, thanks to its sunny weather in subtropical region and supply of indigenous PV modules with highly reliable quality, which is critical for the operation and life of local PV power systems, given local island-type weather featuring high temperature and high humidity. ...  more

Phylion Battery Co., Ltd. announced recently acquisition of 810 million yuan from pre-IPO funding, which will be used in adjustment of shareholding structure and global market penetration. ...  more

The Ministry of Electricity of Iraq has launched a PV power program, which consists of seven PV power station projects totaling 755 MW in capacity. ...  more

Princeton University of the U.S. has developed a new waste-water treatment technology, capable of producing massive amount of hydrogen during process, via microbiological degradation and photoelectrochemistry. ...  more

In a press release issued on 30 April, Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted A/S announced that it will formally proceed with the first-phase construction of the Greater Changhua Project – an offshore wind farm complex located off the west coast of Taiwan. ...  more

Explosion at a lithium-battery energy storage plant in the U.S. the other day, the first such accident ever, has refueled concern over the safety of lithium battery,. which is critical for its future development. ...  more