Citing data from China Architectural and Industrial Glass Association, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) reported in mid-November that China’s operational production capacity for rolled PV glass increased by 70.5% year on year for the period from January to October this year. ...  more

Solar cell technology has been constantly upgraded over the past several years, where conversion efficiency has been rising each year, though the corresponding cost has also dropped expeditiously. Will this affect the durability of solar panels? According to the 5-year test conducted by the laboratories under US Department of Energy, the new model of solar panels is estimated to retain 80% of initial power generation after 30 years of use. ...  more

Former NBA star Dwight Howard has signed with the Taoyuan Leopards, and J & V Energy, the major shareholder of the basketball team, has submitted an application for listing on the Taiwan Innovation Board, making it the fourth startup for such application. ...  more

French startup Unéole has developed a wind-PV hybrid system that can be applied on rooftops. The team pointed out that the new wind-PV equipment is not only capable of modular expansion, but is also relatively quiet, as well as generates 40% extra power compared to traditional solar panels. ...  more

Huasheng Xianghe New Energy Materials held a ceremony to mark the start of the construction of its RMB 5 billion project in China’s Hubei Province. ...  more

Waveswing, a piece of wave energy equipment recently developed by Scottish company AWS Ocean Energy that looks like a giant buoy from afar, has performed exceptionally in offshore tests. ...  more

Major Chinese PV product manufacturer Risen Energy announced on November 19 that it plans to set up a factory site for manufacturing high-efficiency PV cells in Chuzhou. ...  more