As the datacenter market continues to grow, UPS demand receives a boost. According to statistics by  EnergyTrend  , a division of  TrendForce  , sealed lead acid (SLA) batteries remain the most widely used UPSs for datacenters. Yet lithium batteries possess advantages such as a long lifespan, quick charge/discharge speeds and a small volume, and are poised to replace SLA batteries in the future. By 2019, lithium batteries comprise 12% of batteries used in datacenters. This percentage is predicted to grow to 16% in 2020. ...  more

As prices along the entire supply chain continue to fall, cost-lowering and performance enhancing has always been sole, sure strategies to success. To PV power plant (PVPP) investors, the OPEX across 20 years and energy yield will...  more

In early May, the U.S. Department of Energy kicked off an US$8 million R&D project for the development of lightweight compact high-performance generators, in order to cope with the trend for the development of high-capacity wind turbines. ...  more

Several solar projects that are under China’s Top Runner Program officially commenced construction on 4 March 2019. ...  more

The phasing out of renewable energy subsidies worldwide have led to unprecedented changes in the solar industry. From diamond-wire sawing to PERC, the recent application of various advanced technologies by PV manufacturers shows that there has been a tremendous leap in R&D and innovation. ...  more

Global research institute  TrendForce  asserts in its latest  Global Automotive Market Decode for 1Q  report that the global automotive market scale is predicted to reach 94.4 million in shipments 2019, a 0.8% decrease compared to 2018. ...  more