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Microsoft Closes Green-Energy Deal With Indian Firm

published: 2018-03-13 10:15

As a major green-energy buyer worldwide, Microsoft closed a deal recently with Indian energy supplier Atria Power, purchasing 3 MW PV power from the latter, which will meet 80% of the power need of its office in Bengaluru, capital... more

Motech and TECO Launch Joint PV Power Station

published: 2018-03-08 10:12

Motech, Taiwan's leading PV firm, and TECO, the largest motor manufacturer on the island, announced inauguration of a joint-venture PV power station in Guanyin of Taoyuan City, in northern Taiwan, on March 1. With its PV power gen... more

Europe Sets Up Extensive Charging Network for Electric Vehicles

published: 2018-03-08 9:59

Aware of the inevitability of the electric-vehicle (EV) era, Europe has embarked on the setup of ultra-fast charging stations, in tandem with the fast developing EV industry. Five ultra-fast charging stations have been under const... more

Dyson and Samsung’s Investment in Ionic Materials Could Signal a Breakthrough in Solid-State Batteries

published: 2018-03-07 11:16

Technology news platforms Axios and Futurism reported that Ionic Materials Inc., a US-based battery material developer, just received a massive US$65 million in funding from investors that included South Korea’s Samsung Group and ... more

Lithium Batteries Can Work at Record Low Temperature of - 70 Celsius Thanks to New Research Findings

published: 2018-03-07 10:50

Cold temperature negatively impacts the performance of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and limits their range of applications. Presently, most LIBs can only operate at about 12% of their optimal level when the temperatur... more

China Raises Threshold for Silicon Manufacturing

published: 2018-03-06 17:28

Polysilicon project, either new or renovation/expansion ones, should reach 3,000 tons/year in capacity in every stage, with photoelectric conversion efficiency hitting 19% for multi-si PV cell and 21% for mono-si cell, according t... more

Shell Led Fundraising Round That Brought US$20 Million to Indian Mini-Grid Developer Husk Power Systems

published: 2018-03-06 16:47

Traditional oil and gas companies are becoming more proactive in investing in the new energy sector as to expand their business portfolios. Shell Technology Ventures LLC (STV), the capital venture subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell P... more

PV EXPO 2018: Japanese PV Market at the Juncture of Transformation

published: 2018-03-06 15:41

The Smart Grid Expo in Japan featured a hectic showground, as numerous visitors jostled around looking for various PV system products, which is quite different from the calmer atmosphere of the PV EXPO which displayed mainl... more

Tokai Carbon Expands Capacity for Key Lithium-Battery Material

published: 2018-03-05 17:35

In response to the fast-developing EV (electric vehicle) market, Tokai Carbon of Japan has resolved to invest 5 billion Japanese yen for expanding the capacity of negative electrode of lithium-ion batteries, hopefully by 70% by 20... more

[PV EXPO 2018] METI Maintains Solar Is Central to the Development of Japan’s Renewable Energy Policies

published: 2018-03-05 15:45

Japan is facing several major challenges in the development of its domestic solar PV industry. First and foremost, the costs of system installation and generation are still too high. Second, the domestic market is approaching satu... more

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