Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted A/S announced on January 19 that it has ceased all activities concerning the development of its offshore wind farms located near the western coast of Taiwan, just off the shores of Changhua County. In notices sent from its HQ to the suppliers participating in these projects, Ørsted stated that it has suspended carrying out its contract with Taiwan’s government because it is dissatisfied with the terms of the power purchasing agreement. ...  more

Despite the 531 new policy slashing PV subsidies, the Chinese government will still provide subsidies to some distributed system projects, especially those with worse conditions, to assure grid connection at affordable rates, pointed out Liu Yiyang, deputy secretary general of the China Photovoltaic Industry Association, at a forum on 2019 outlook for the PV power industry on Jan. 17. ...  more

In a scramble for the expanding scale of the U.S. residential PV power market, SolarEdge of the U.S. has announced recently combining its electric-car charger with Google Assistance, whose function will enable consumers to start charging simply by saying "OK Google." ...  more

AFC Energy (AIM:AFC), the industrial fuel cell power company, has announced the successful deployment of CH2ARGETM, the world’s first electric vehicle charger based on hydrogen fuel-cell technology. The breakthrough by the UK-based energy technology company could enable 100% clean electricity for future EV charging. ...  more

In line with the vision of smart city, ZEV, an airport shuttle service provider in Taiwan, has launched the program of "innovative green energy, zero-carbon transportation," under which its electric vehicles can contribute to the generationgreen power.    ...  more

Among the various renewable energies, solar photovoltaics (PV) has garnered the most excitement in the recent years due to its rapid technological maturation and the sharp decline in its generation cost. To meet the growing demand for solar energy, China’s LONGi Group has been delivering mono-Si technologies that set the industry’s standards. ...  more

Chailease Finance Co., Ltd., under the auspices of Chailease Holding, will step up its investments in PV power systems, sinking another NT$10 billion in 2019. ...  more