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Aug 12

South Korea elevates SMR to national strategy, boosts nuclear investment

The South Korean government has proposed adding small modular reactors (SMRs) to its national strategic-technology tax incentive program, a move backed by the country's nuclear industry. In a recent statement issued on behalf of its 561 member companies, the Korea Atomic Industrial Forum noted that the move would help reduce the financial burden on companies investing in R&D and equipment and lay the groundwork for a domestic SMR supply chain and global market expansion.

China's polysilicon makers draw cost floor after solar losses top US$1.9 billion

Aug 12

As renewables overtake coal, microgrids become AI's next frontier

Aug 12

Ina Energy plans 80 MW solar expansion as CPPA sales lift revenue mix

Aug 11

Hotai Leasing to debut on the Taiwan stock market on August 11

Aug 10

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ENERGY STORAGESodium batteries get 28-month tax window in China

Aug 13, 10:45

Chinese authorities have announced that sodium-ion batteries will be exempt from consumption tax from September 2026 through the end of 2028, while lithium batteries will once again gradually face a 2% to 4% consumption tax. The new policy creates a 28-month "lithium-sodium tax gap" of about 2% to 4%, accelerating commercialization of sodium-ion batteries and drawing previously cautious downstream buyers into the market.

GREEN ENERGYHengs revenue surges 178% as solar EPC projects reach recognition peak

Aug 13, 08:06

Solar and energy storage systems provider Hengs Technology reported a strong rebound in the first half of 2026, with revenue rising as large engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects entered their peak revenue-recognition period. The company said the momentum that began in the second quarter was driven by progress on major solar and storage contracts in Taiwan and overseas.

GREEN ENERGYOCI rides AI, space solar boom as SpaceX deepens polysilicon ties

Aug 10

South Korean solar polysilicon supplier OCI Holdings is capitalizing on its increasingly scarce position as a non-China supplier, benefiting not only from growing solar demand from US AI data centers but also from a supply partnership with SpaceX that is extending its reach from terrestrial solar projects into space applications.

ESGHiwin earns S&P and DJSI sustainability recognitions on four-way carbon cuts

Aug 10

Hiwin, a major precision motion components maker, has accelerated its sustainability transformation in recent years and achieved two major milestones: it was included in the DJSI Emerging Markets Index in both 2024 and 2025, and in May 2026 it was ranked in the top 1% globally in the S&P Sustainability Yearbook. That makes it one of the highest-rated companies in Taiwan and the world in the machinery and electrical equipment sector.

GREEN ENERGYWeekly news roundup: AI infrastructure race spans HBM, DRAM, EMIB, optical transceivers and next-gen lithography

Aug 10

AI infrastructure, memory supply, advanced packaging and US-China tech restrictions led this week's industry agenda. Below are the most-read DIGITIMES stories from the week of August 3-10, 2026.

GREEN ENERGYColumn: Greening the Gobi Desert—how China built Inner Mongolia's wind power ecosystem

Aug 10

Driven by global net-zero commitments and China's "dual carbon" goals of peaking carbon emissions before achieving carbon neutrality, Inner Mongolia is rapidly transforming from a traditional resource-based economy into a strategic hub for renewable energy and AI computing infrastructure.

GREEN ENERGYChina’s new renewable rules drive a surge in hydrogen investment

Aug 10

China’s tighter renewable-energy compliance rules have opened the way for green hydrogen, green ammonia, and green methanol to be included in the country’s minimum renewable-energy consumption framework, amid a sharp rise in investment. In the first half of 2026, investment in China’s hydrogen sector increased by more than 160% year-on-year, outpacing the other cited energy infrastructure categories.

GREEN ENERGYSouth Korea welcomes Trump polysilicon rules as boost to non-China suppliers

Aug 7

US President Donald Trump's new import rules on polysilicon, ingots, wafers, and solar products could ripple through global clean energy and semiconductor markets, affecting pricing, sourcing, and investment decisions far beyond the US. South Korean producers welcomed the measure, while analysts said it targets low-cost Chinese supply and could reshape competition.

ENERGY STORAGEInside Terafab: Musk's US$16.8B bet to turn AI chip shortages into a homegrown supply chain

Aug 7

Elon Musk's ambitions across AI, robotics and space infrastructure are moving into a new phase following the unveiling of Terafab, an ambitious semiconductor manufacturing complex designed to secure the compute capacity required by Tesla, SpaceX and xAI.

ESGUS sets price floors and tariffs on polysilicon, sharpening tech decoupling from China

Aug 7

US President Donald Trump said imports of polysilicon and related products threaten national security and ordered new trade measures aimed at lifting domestic production. The proclamation reflects a broader effort to reduce the US's reliance on foreign supply for solar manufacturing, semiconductors, and other advanced technologies.

ESGAnalysis: Five years of US polysilicon imports show why Washington set the price floor at US$21

Aug 7

US imports of high-purity polysilicon jumped to US$190 million in 2025. Still, the bigger story is in the volume: 6,791 tonnes, more than five times the 1,286 tonnes imported in 2024, according to UN Comtrade trade data.

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