The new generation “artificial sun” HL-2M of the Southwestern Institute of Physics under the China National Nuclear Corporation was completed on the 4th in Chengdu, Sichuan, and achieved discharging for the first time, which may perhaps facilitate the commercialization of nuclear fusion for the country by 2050. ...  more

Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, announced on January 4 that it has entered into a framework agreement with EV manufacturer BYTON and the governing authority of the Nanjing Economic and Technological Development Zone. In the future, Foxconn and BYTON will work together to ramp up the production of M-Byte, which is the latter’s battery-electric SUV and first offering in the EV market. BYTON currently aims to achieve mass production for M-Byte by the first quarter of 2022. ...  more

Originally a major manufacturer of power electronics, Delta Electronics has undergone a significant transformation in recent years and established footholds in several emerging and booming sectors including AI, 5G, EV, and renewable energy. ...  more

Numerous new owners of the successively delivered 2021 Model 3 and Model Y have complained about how their malfunctioning air conditioners are unable to function as warmers in this chilly season. ...  more

2020 saw a fruitful harvest in rooftop solar for Australia, where the installed capacity from the first 9 months had exceeded that of any previous year, and now 1/4 of the houses in the country are installed with rooftop solar panels. However, the increasing number of users comes with comparatively rising incidents. As discovered by the Fire and Rescue NSW, a period of three months during the second half of 2020 alone had 30 fire incidents derived from solar panels. ...  more

Moon Jae-in, the current President of South Korea, has promised that renewables will account for 20% of the country’s energy mix by 2030. A key plank of the strategy for reaching this target is fostering the development of local solar enterprises and PV power stations. However, a recent report from the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) states that South Korea’s solar market still depends heavily on imports from China. ...  more

The market for PV products on the whole has been booming thanks to various market and policy trends worldwide. As a result, there is now an undersupply of production materials such as module glass and silicon wafers. This development will affect shipments of PV modules in the short term. ...  more

The COVID-19 has radically changed how people live, work, and travel on a global scale. Aviation is one of many industries that have experienced an unprecedented decline due to this black swan event. Industry analysts have estimated that the global air passenger traffic registered a record-breaking decline of 60% YoY for 2020. While a recovery is expected, the pre-pandemic level will not return until 2024. ...  more