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New German Legislation Mandates Attainment of Carbon Abatement Goal

published: 2019-10-09 0:30
Germany has officially announced that it would be enacting the "Climate Change Act" on Sept. 20, which mandates the achievement of the goal to cut greenhouse-gas emissions by 55% from the 1990 level by 2030. The implementation of the plan is expected to cost an estimated 54 billion euros in total. ...  more

Hanergy PV-Panel Electric Car Can Drive 20 KM Daily for 30 Days

published: 2019-10-09 0:30
Hanergy Glory, a leading Chinese thin-film PV-cell firm, has made a major stride towards the development of its PV-panel electric cars; in a recently completed test, the car was able to run for as much as 20 kilometers/day for 30 straight days without charging. This marks a major improvement over its previous test in 2016, when its PV-panel electric car ran 80 kilometers in one day without charging. ...  more

Renewables or Fossil Fuels: US at a Crossroads of Energy Dominance

published: 2019-10-08 0:00
Image by David Mark from Pixabay There is a global race to get an upper hand in terms of renewable energy. Given the crucial role that energy supply plays in politics, surprisingly, the US does not seem eager to join, which has fueled the changes in the energy landscape. ...  more

DAQO Makes Major Inroads Into Polysilicon Market

published: 2019-10-07 9:30
DAQO New Energy has made a major inroad into the polysilicon market by inking a two-year supply contract with Jinko Solar. According to the contract, the former will supply the latter with 12,000-14,400 tons of polysilicon at the current monthly prices in 2020, and 15,600-21,600 tons in 2021. ...  more

Google Unveils Largest Green Power Investment Plan Ever

published: 2019-10-01 9:30
Google on Sept. 20 unveiled a renewable-energy investment plan at an unprecedented scale which involves 18 transactions in PV power and wind power worldwide. The total capacity of the project is estimated at around 1.6 GW (1,600 MW). ...  more

Gogoro Debuts GoStation 3.0

published: 2019-09-27 9:30
Gogoro Network, a battery charging outfit under the electric-motorcycle maker Gogoro, has officially unveiled its third-generation battery swap station, GoStation 3.0, on Sept. 19. The battery swap station features a higher number of batteries for swap in a smaller space. ...  more