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Foxconn about to start Electric Vehicles.

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Taiwan tech company Foxconn about to start Electric Vehicles. the group’s subsidiary currently has two units in Tamil Nadu, which currently manufacture phones for apple and Chinese brands such as Xiaomi among others. In August it brought a chip plant in Taiwan in a move to supply future demand for auto chips.

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Utility solar dethrones coal as the cheapest power source in Asia

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Photo: China News Service Renewable energy costs in Asia last year were 13% cheaper than coal and are expected to be 32% cheaper by 2030, according to a new study. Wind power isn’t far behind While solar is surging ahead in terms of cost-effectiveness, onshore wind isn’t far behind despite costs being 38% more than solar in 2023.

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Pike forecasts sales of electric two-wheelers in Asia Pacific to reach more than 65M units in 2018; China dominates

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Lead-acid will remain the battery of choice for most manufacturers in China, according to the report, although growth in Li-ion storage on Chinese e-scooters and e-motorcycles will be driven largely by the reduction in cost of Li-ion cells in China. Taiwan will experience the highest 2012-2018 CAGR (26.7%) in Asia.

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Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

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With subsidies long in place for nuclear, coal and gas in the US along with the cheap cost of production for coal and natural gas, solar is essentially competing with that $0.10/kWh kWh average cost of electricity in the United States and globally. It is not only wise we devote our resources toward solar technology; it is essential.

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Will AI Steal Submarines’ Stealth?

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For example, the Chinese Navy has invested in a fishlike. Navy is developing the Low-Cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Swarming Technology , for conducting surveillance missions. Governments once dominated space because the cost of building and launching satellites was so great. Meanwhile, the U.S. Pacific submarines.

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BNEF: global investment in energy transition hit $500B in 2020; $139B on EVs and infrastructure

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This has been due to two factors: the decline in upfront costs of the vehicles—driven by falling battery prices—and changes in predominant duty cycles of vehicles sold in developed economies (Europe, US). The year also saw the largest single solar park ever funded, the 2GW Al Dhafrah in the United Arab Emirates, at a cost of $1.1

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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In Kim’s lab, students began to explore emerging technologies—including polysilicon thin-film transistors (for LCD panels), infrared sensors (for military use), and rapid thermal processing (which increased efficiency and reduced costs of semiconductor production)—and published their results in prestigious international journals.