Compound eyes, which comprise hundreds to thousands of individual photoreception units (or smaller “eyes”), are peculiar to arthropods such as insects and crustaceans. ...  more

 “Site maintenance will be the most essential core to the development of the solar industry in the future”, commented Hsu Sheng-feng, Manager of the Energy Division at major Taiwanese solar inverter manufacturer Ablerex. The lifespan for a solar power plant is usually more than 20 years, and the development focuses in solar power in the future lie on the maintenance of the efficiency in power generation for the next few years, as well as the simultaneous reduction in the detection time and cost for solar panels. ...  more

Although it may take several years before seeing if Nikola is able to blaze a trail into the truck industry through its hydrogen fuel cells, the Arizona based startup had managed to achieve a spectacular and conspicuous “beach landing” at NASDAQ, which not only raised substantial funds for the company, but also transformed Trevor Milton, the company founder, into a billionaire. ...  more

Various countries have begun drafting revitalization plans in accordance with the economic losses derived from the COVID-19 pandemic, where some goes for the direct approach in shelling out, and some wishes to kill two birds with one stone by implementing national policy with the substantial money that is being distributed. Germany is categorized as the latter, as the country prepares to conduct a green traffic transformation by profoundly propelling electric vehicle and charging infrastructure. ...  more

As recently exposed by an anonymous source, Tesla will be purchasing the essential metal of lithium batteries from Glencore, the largest miner of raw cobalt materials in the world, in order to avoid material shortage in the future. Upon singing the contract, Tesla will be able to store a substantial amount of raw cobalt materials for its new factories in China and Germany. ...  more

The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) announced today an agreement to sell its entire equity interest in the 1,740 MW OPGC 1&2 coal-fired power plants in Odisha, India to Adani Power Limited.  Through this sale, AES' generation in M...  more

The view that it is unprofitable to develop environmentally sustainable technologies and business ventures is outdated and should be discarded, according to Tesla in its Impact Report for 2019. ...  more

Tesla is offering what might be the cheapest rooftop PV systems in the US. The company announced on June 19 that it has cut the prices of its solar panels to one-third less than “the average cost of the industry” and intends to undersell its competitors in the foreseeable future. Along with the lowest-price guarantee, Tesla has also introduced a week-long trial period during which dissatisfied customers of its rooftop PV systems can submit a request for product return to receive a full refund with no question asked and the uninstallation cost covered. On the whole, Tesla is taking more drastic measures to stop the market share decline of its home solar business. ...  more

The rising awareness about controlling the toxic emissions during the burning of coal has driven the need to implement and adopt clean coal technologies. Researchers have predicted that clean coal technologies are going to witness...  more