LONGi Solar, one of the world’s leading integrated PV product manufacturers, announced on June 10 that it will be supplying high-efficiency PV modules for a solar project in Khulna, Bangladesh. The project is developed by Orion Group, a major industrial conglomerate in the country. According to LONGi’s press release and reports from other news outlets about this event, the Khulna project is also the largest solar project to date in Bangladesh. ...  more

On the morning of May 28, the first batch of 210mm PERC cells rolled off the production line in Tongwei Solar’s new production base in Jintang County amidst a cheering crowd. Jintang County is in Sichuan Province, China. Tongwei is a major vertically integrated Chinese manufacturer of PV products. The company has three other production bases that are located in Hefei, Shuangliu, and Meishan. The Jingtang base, which is its newest manufacturing hub, has just completed phase 1 of its development. ...  more

Toyota finally debuted its latest BEV SUV BZ4X in close proximity recently. This electric vehicle that bears similarities to RAV4, despite being a concept car, and looks pretty much just like a mass production car. Let us probe into its charismatic design details.  ...  more

JYT, a Chinese manufacturer of silicon ingots and wafers, announced on June 23 that the first phase of its ingot production base in Leshan has entered operation. The first phase has an annual production capacity of 12GW for mono-Si ingots and represents a major milestone in the company’s capacity expansion efforts. Leshan is a city located in China’s Sichuan Province. ...  more

According to the coverage by the Nikkei and the Financial Times, Panasonic has sold all of its Tesla shares for US$3.6 billion in order to acquire the US software company Blue Yonder.  ...  more

The Foxconn MIH Alliance hosted the “MIH Consortium Online Inaugural Meeting” on the 25th of June. It not only announced its official name for the first time, but also elaborated on its organizational framework, operating model, and development vision. ...  more

After the summer solstice, the Arctic Circle has gradually entered the hottest period with the longest daytime. Just a few days ago, the ground temperature in Siberia reached a record high of 48 degrees Celsius, according to the European Space Agency (ESA). ...  more

Are you also waiting for the Model Y to arrive on Taiwanese soil? Well don’t hold your breath. In view of surging global demand, Tesla is now forecasting a delivery date sometime in September at the earliest. In other words, the Model Y allocated for 3Q21 has been all but sold out. ...  more

India had previously stipulated an ambitious renewable energy target, which comprises of an establishment of 175GW green energy by 2022, including 100GW of solar energy and 60GW of wind power, though the particular target is moving further away from realization under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.  ...  more

On June 7, the European Commission began the public consultation process for the proposed changes to the Energy and Environmental State Aide Guidelines (EEAG). ...  more