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

Despite a number of unfavorable policy announcements, the PV market still added 101 GW in 2018; and it looks likely that this momentum will continue this year, with as much as 110 GW of new capacity being added. As demand strengthens, we expect to see diversification, with the number of GW-scale markets increasing from six in 2016 to 16 in 2019, while the total market share of the top five markets combined will decrease from 81.4% to 65%. ...  more

Thanks to high electricity prices and declining installation costs, more and more homeowners in Australia are putting up solar panels on their roofs to cut down their utility bills. While this is a very positive development for the country’s solar market, a serious environmental downside has emerged from the surge of demand for residential PV systems. ...  more