Taiwan will be seeing an increasing number of completed offshore wind farms in the future with the advancement of both policies and time, and it is expected that over 600 units of new offshore wind turbines will be installed by 2025, though the issue of coopetition that may derive between the submarine cables of each wind farm that are generally over 200km in length and the existing pipelines of natural gas and oil, as well as the management for the order of sea usage, will become important tasks. ...  more

It is now the peak season for car purchases, and many have started to ask the following question: do we need to purchases models with ABS? To answer that, we have looked into the relevant data as well as the government subsidy and market prices this year, and compiled all information into a comprehensive analysis. This is the only coverage that you need for making your decision. ...  more

Russia’s state-run nuclear energy corporation Rosatom announced on October 8 that it has completed the incorporation of its new Li-ion battery business unit. ...  more

Although thin-film PV cells have a long history of development and market presence, they are not as widely adopted as crystalline silicon PV cells. On one hand, thin-film cells have several significant advantages such as having a flexible substrate, being very light in weight, and reaching a high conversion efficiency. On the other hand, they are much more costly to manufacture than crystalline silicon cells. Consequently, low cost-performance ratio remains a major constraint to the market growth of the thin-film technology. ...  more

The principle of power generation for solar panels is to convert solar radiation into electricity, so will it be possible to generate power using indoor lighting? Indian scientists have recently developed an organic solar module made with a paper-based substrate that possesses both cost and environmental advantages, and is able to achieve a power density of 12µW/cm2 under 1000 lux, which makes it possible in providing power for small electronic equipment in the future. ...  more

The Trump Administration’s latest decision to extend the earlier moratorium on offshore drilling along the US East Coast will certainly affect the oil and gas industry that has been the administration’s traditional ally. At the same time, the decision is expected to impede the growth of the offshore wind industry. ...  more

Energy Taiwan is currently exhibiting at Hall 1 of the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center from today (14th) to 16th, and has concatenated the three major energy of solar, wind, and smart energy storage, with a total of 500 booths. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen pointed out during the opening ceremony that renewable energy in Taiwan has experienced a surging development during her 4 years of tenure, and that Taiwan has returned to being an essential hot spot for global investment of renewable energy. ...  more

This year’s Energy Taiwan, which is a major trade show for renewable energies in the region, is taking place at Hall 1 of Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center and will last three days from October 14 to 16. The exhibitions and activities of the event revolve around domestic energy policies, renewable sector, and business electricity usage. The event also highlights the growing importance of energy storage technologies in the development of renewable generation and power consumption. ...  more

Section 201 of the Trade Act that targets imported solar products has been added with variables, which is a devastating news to solar developers. POTUS Donald Trump had recently signed a presidential proclamation, which cancels the previous exemption of duty on partial solar products. He is also hoping to elevate the tax rate of section 201 of the Trade Act by increasing the rate from 15% to 18% in 2021. ...  more

The rapid advances made in the development of renewable technologies have the positive side-effect of driving improvements in energy storage technologies for all kinds of applications. ...  more