This year’s Energy Taiwan, which is a major trade show for renewable energies in the region, is taking place at Hall 1 of Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center and will last three days from October 14 to 16. The exhibitions and activities of the event revolve around domestic energy policies, renewable sector, and business electricity usage. The event also highlights the growing importance of energy storage technologies in the development of renewable generation and power consumption. ...  more

Section 201 of the Trade Act that targets imported solar products has been added with variables, which is a devastating news to solar developers. POTUS Donald Trump had recently signed a presidential proclamation, which cancels the previous exemption of duty on partial solar products. He is also hoping to elevate the tax rate of section 201 of the Trade Act by increasing the rate from 15% to 18% in 2021. ...  more

Various media outlets have reported that the US House of Representatives officially passed the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act (H.R. 4447) in late September. If this bill becomes law, the US government will provide funding to advance clean energy technologies, electrify transportation, modernize grid systems, and improve energy efficiency of homes across the country. ...  more

Sunnyfounder and AUO signed an MOU on October 6 to jointly create an electricity trading platform for private solar power plants in Taiwan. This agreement will synergize the expertise and business philosophies of the two companies. ...  more

Major international retailer Walmart announced in late September that it aims to replace all of the fossil-fuel vehicles in its logistics fleet with ones that use zero-emission powertrain technologies by 2040. This plan will create additional demand for tens of thousands of electric trucks and tractors over the next two decades if it is carried out in full. ...  more

The major electricity user clause will become effective in early 2021 at the earliest, and clearly stipulates users with contract of 5MW or above electricity capacity must use a certain ratio of green power, for which UPS supplier Eaton has also released a dual-use solution of uninterruptible power and energy storage in order to respond to the new clauses of renewable energy under the objectives of achieving cost-effectiveness for customers and the green energy targets of the government. ...  more

The underwater foundation that offshore wind farm developer Orsted had purchased from Singda Marine Structure, a subsidiary of CSC, has been exposed with defects and engineering postponement in the finished product, which has allegedly prompted Orsted to shift to overseas procurement that may create impact to the localization policy. Tseng Wen-sheng, Deputy Minister of the MOEA, has responded accordingly on October 6th that such incident will not influence the localization policy, and the defects will be gradually resolved. Singda Marine Structure also commented that the company is currently discussing closely with Orsted regarding the quantity and schedule of the manufacturing. ...  more