503 news items tagged renewable energy
Taiwan renewable energy generation in 2017 down 2.16% on year
Monday 16 April 2018In Taiwan, 12.474 billion kWh of renewable energy was generated in 2017, decreasing 2.16% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).
Swancor, Siemens Gamesa form partnership
Friday 30 March 2018Swancor Holding has disclosed it has signed deal with a Spain-based wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy for supplying resins and composite materials.
Swancor, Macquarie and EnBW to jointly develop offshore wind farms
Tuesday 13 February 2018Swancor Renewable Energy and Australia-based partner Macquarie Capital have signed with Germany-based energy developer Energie Baden-Wurttemberg AG (EnBW) to jointly develop three...
URE to set up PV module plant in US
Thursday 25 January 2018United Renewable Energy (URE), a vertically-integrated PV maker to be established through combining three Taiwan-based solar cell makers Neo Solar Power (NSP), Gintech Energy and...
Taiwan finalizes 2018 feed-in tariffs for renewable energy
Monday 18 December 2017Taiwan's Bureau of Energy has finalized feed-in tariffs for renewable energy to be generated in Taiwan in 2018, with slight adjustments to the tentative rates announced on October...
Swancor, TIPC Marine set up JV for offshore wind power
Thursday 30 November 2017Wind power generation developer Swancor Renewable Energy has announced the establishment of a joint venture with TIPC Marine, a wholly-owned subsidiary of state-run seaport operator...
Taiwan seeking to secure sufficient electricity after phasing out nuclear power
Monday 13 November 2017The Taiwan government has promised to make efforts to secure stable and sufficient power supply to achieve its goal of completely phasing out nuclear power by 2025.
Taiwan justifies high feed-in tariff for offshore wind farms
Tuesday 24 October 2017The Office of Energy and Carbon Reduction (OECR) has defended the government's feed-in tariff of NT$6 (US$0.198)/kWh set for offshore wind power generation against criticism that...
Taiwan groups ink MoU with Germany-based WPD
Monday 23 October 2017CR Classification Society, Metal Industries Research & Development Center, and Taiwan Institute of Economic Research have jointly signed an MoU with WPD, a Germany-based developer...
PV Taiwan 2017 kicks off, but uncertainty lies ahead for global market
Wednesday 18 October 2017The 2017 Taiwan International Photovoltaic Exhibition (PV Taiwan 2017) is running October 18-20 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, highlighting key technological innovations...
Taiwan sets tentative 2018 feed-in tariffs for renewable energy
Friday 22 September 2017Taiwan's Bureau of Energy (BOE) has set tentative feed-in tariffs for renewable energy in 2018, lowering the rates by 11.82-13.45% for PV power and 0.73-4.61% for wind power.
Solar passenger planes a reality soon: Q&A with Si2 co-pilot Bertrand Piccard and Covestro CEO Patrick Thomas
Thursday 14 September 2017At the 2017 World Congress on Information Industry (WCIT) held September 11-13 in Taipei, there were two prominent guest speakers: Bertrand Piccard, chairman of Solar Impulse Foundationand...
Taiwan denies rumors about ending feed-in tariffs scheme
Wednesday 23 August 2017Taiwan's Bureau of Energy, in response to rumors that the feed-in tariff scheme for renewable energy will come to an end, has clarified that renewable energy generators will be allowed...
Renewable energy still not stable power supply, says Siemens executive
Friday 28 July 2017While renewable energy is crucial to the success in transforming the world's energy structure, it is still unable to serve as a stable and reliable power supply, according to Cedrik...
Taiwan PV power generation growing fast, says MOEA
Friday 10 March 2017Among all types of renewable energy in Taiwan, PV power generation, in particular, is growing fast, with generated electricity increasing from 173 million kWh in 2012 to 1.132 billion...
Taiwan to end nuclear power generation by 2025
Thursday 12 January 2017Taiwan's legislature has amended the Electricity Act, ending nuclear power generation in the country by 2025 and liberalizing the local electricity market.
Taiwan sets 2017 renewable energy feed-in tariff rates
Wednesday 5 October 2016Taiwan's Bureau of Energy has set feed-in tariff rates for generation of renewable energy, with PV power from NT$4.4098/kWh (US$0.1404) to NT$6.1033/kWh, according to the Ministry...
China lacks funds to subsidize renewable energy
Tuesday 20 September 2016The China government is short of the funds required to subsidize generation of renewable energy, mainly PV and wind power, with the gap reaching a cumulative amount of CNY55 billion...
MOEA sets tentative 2017 feed-in tariffs for renewable energy
Wednesday 31 August 2016The Bureau of Energy under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has set tentative feed-in tariff rates for renewable energy to be generated in 2017, with the rates for PV...
Google to use renewable energy in Taiwan datacenter
Friday 26 August 2016Google will use renewable energy to power a datacenter in Changhua Coastal Industrial Park, central Taiwan, the company's global energy policy and strategy director Marsden Hanna...
Taiwan sets 2025 target renewable energy installation capacity at 27.423GW
Friday 24 June 2016The Bureau of Energy under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs, in line with the Taiwan government's goal of no nuclear power generation in 2025, has set a target total installation...
Google plans to use renewable energy for data center expansion in Taiwan
Thursday 23 June 2016Google has not changed plans to expand its existing data center in central Taiwan, but plans to purchase renewable energy instead of constructing a power plant, and hopes to help...
China aims at installation capacities of 15GWp for PV, 20GWp for wind power in 2016, says NEA
Monday 4 January 2016The China government, in line with continued efforts to reduce carbon emissions and reliance on coal by developing renewable energy, has set a target installation capacity of 15GWp...
Global new installed energy storage systems for renewable energy integration power capacity expected to reach 12.7GW in 2025, says firm
Friday 16 October 2015Variable renewable energy, or renewable energy sources that are non-dispatchable due to a fluctuating nature, like wind power and solar photovoltaics (PV), continues to proliferate,...
Energy storage systems for microgrids to reach nearly US$4.2 billion in market value by 2024, says Navigant Research
Friday 23 May 2014Delivering services both to microgrids and, in the case of grid-tied systems, to the centralized grid, energy storage is becoming an essential enabling technology for all types of...
- Infineon to buy Cree's Wolfspeed to expand in cars, phones (Jul 14) - Bloomberg
- WTO rules against Canada appeal on renewable energy case (May 7) - PV Magazine
- Surge in renewable energy as solar panel prices plummet (March 13) - The Guardian
- Iraq unveils US$1.6 billion renewable energy plans (October 18) - PV Magazine
- Renewables in UK to rival thermal power by 2025 (September 18) - PV Magazine
- Renewable energy sector employs over 5 million (June 4) - Energy Matters
- Solar-panel installer SolarCity plans to go public (April 30) - The Guardian
- Solar panel demand down nearly 90% following subsidy cut (May 1) - The Guardian
- Solar panel company Siliken lays off 40 in Windsor (May 1) - CBC News
- National Solar Mission completes 89% of allotted capacity (April 30) - Economic Times