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Jul 22

Analysis: Why Taiwan solar makers' overseas push is hitting a cloudy patch

Taiwan's solar manufacturers are looking beyond the island for growth as China's oversupplied solar sector keeps prices low, local approvals in Taiwan slow project rollouts, and global energy markets stay volatile. Their push highlights risks for global clean-power buyers, who still face cost pressure, grid constraints, and shifting technology priorities.

China ends decade-old battery tax break, signaling a coordinated squeeze on clean-energy overcapacity

Jul 22

Taiwan chip supply chain faces tighter green power pressure from Apple and Google

Jul 22

Taiwan nuclear debate heats up as Academia Sinica leaves door open to research

Jul 22

China's solar slump deepens, raising warning signs for energy storage and electric vehicles

Jul 21

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GREEN ENERGYSino-American Silicon Products, United Renewable Energy launch US solar module venture

Jul 23, 15:12

Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and United Renewable Energy (URECO) announced that they will jointly invest in establishing a solar module manufacturing company in the US, with plans to build a solar module plant with an annual capacity of 1 gigawatt (GW) to meet the surging power demand from artificial intelligence (AI) data centers.

ESGAinos passes 613 million odor data points as it expands Physical AI

Jul 23, 10:13

Ainos said its AI Nose platform has collected more than 613 million industrial odor data points, with most of the readings coming from semiconductor manufacturing sites. The AI odor-sensing startup, backed by Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), said the expanding rollout is accelerating real-world data collection and strengthening its Smell Language Model as it builds a long-term Smell Intelligence Network.

ESGTaiwan relaxes carbon fee rules for first-time regulated high emitters

Jul 23, 10:12

Taiwan's Ministry of Environment has proposed changes to its carbon fee regulations that would give first-time regulated high emitters more time to prepare compliance plans and allow some firms to use early project credits against carbon fees. The revisions come as the island's carbon pricing system begins taking effect and businesses adjust to new reporting, verification and payment requirements.

ESGITRI, tech execs tackle AI power and thermal bottlenecks at forum as chip demand soars

Jul 23, 07:59

As AI computing drives surging electricity demand and heat generation, Taiwan's government-funded Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) brought together government officials and industry executives on July 21 for its "Semiconductor and AI Computing Sustainable Competitiveness Forum" to explore energy-saving solutions for AI infrastructure and semiconductor manufacturing.

ENERGY STORAGEPower and water constraints cast doubt on South Korea's Honam memory cluster, experts say

Jul 21

South Korea's plan to develop a semiconductor cluster in the Honam region (Jeolla Province) is facing mounting scrutiny over whether the area can support the enormous energy and infrastructure requirements of advanced memory manufacturing.

ESGTaiwan launches AI- and IoT-powered smart heat protection network, starting with Tainan pilot

Jul 21

As climate change fuels increasingly severe heat waves, Taiwan is stepping up efforts to combat heat-related illness by integrating artificial intelligence (AI), IoT sensors and social welfare services into a smart heat protection network to better protect vulnerable residents.

ENERGY STORAGELGES accelerates sodium-ion battery plans while CATL secures early ESS lead

Jul 21

LG Energy Solution plans to establish a sodium-ion battery mother line at its Ochang Energy Plant in South Korea in 2026, seeking to narrow CATL's early commercial lead in energy storage systems.

ENERGY STORAGEOracle's New Mexico data center reportedly hits cost overruns

Jul 20

Oracle's US$165 billion data center project in New Mexico is running into higher-than-expected costs due to local concerns about its energy requirements. This case is one of several showing how the build-out of AI infrastructure in the US has become a politically charged issue at the local level due to worries over electricity needs and other issues.

ENERGY STORAGEBeyond Taipower: AI, semiconductors, and overseas grids reshape Taiwan's electromechanical supply chain

Jul 20

Taiwan's heavy-electrical and electromechanical industry is entering a new growth phase as demand expands beyond its long-standing reliance on Taiwan Power (Taipower). While Taipower's grid modernization remains the sector's foundation, semiconductor investments, AI data center construction, and overseas infrastructure projects are creating multiple growth drivers. At the same time, project-based business models are making revenue recognition increasingly uneven despite record order backlogs.

GREEN ENERGYTaiwan's 2027 tech budget rises 6.2% to NT$176.8 billion, targeting AI and space

Jul 17

Taiwan plans to increase its technology budget by 6.2% in 2027 to accelerate investment in artificial intelligence (AI), space technology and net-zero innovation. The move is also meant to strengthen long-term industrial competitiveness through closer collaboration with the private sector.

GREEN ENERGYSOFC gains traction in AI data centers, opening three paths for Taiwan suppliers

Jul 17

As AI ushers in an era in which computing capacity increasingly translates directly into power demand, energy has become the foundational layer of the "five-layer cake" framework outlined by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. While hyperscale cloud providers are accelerating construction of AI data centers, power infrastructure is emerging as a critical factor determining how quickly those facilities can come online.

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