Policy & Standard
Commentary: Solar Cells Are The Most Likely Casualties in Trade War
Feb 27,2013
The effect of the US anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against China-made solar cells has been questioned especially when China-based solar firms are now able to buy solar cells from non-China regions and continue to assemble the products into ...
Commentary: Does Taiwan Need Another Nuclear Power Plant?
Feb 27,2013
Taiwan is building its fourth nuclear power plant. The main island of Taiwan is only 36,193 square kilometers and already houses three nuclear power plants - two of them in New Taipei City in northern Taiwan and one located in Pintung County in the south. ...
2013 China LED Industry New Policy — Subsidies May Focus on Downstream ...
Feb 27,2013
17th February 2013, NDRC, Ministry of Science and Technology and other 4 Department issued a joint announcement of “Semiconductor Lighting Energy-saving Industrial Planning”. It is pointed that the average annual growth of LED lighting industry output ...
Battle Council Considers Switching off Streetlights
Feb 05,2013
Residents of the East Sussex town of Battle have been invited to give their views on proposals that would see streetlights switched off during the night. Battle Town Council wants to power down its lighting between midnight and 05:30 in order to cut ...
Commentary: Reconsideration on Taiwan-Japan Industry Alliance
Feb 01,2013
A Taiwan delegtation formed by government officials, researchers and industry players recently concluded a six-day visit in Japan, where they probed the possibilities of forming strategic alliances between the two countries. According to participants, ...
Government to Create GBP 24m City of Future in Glasgow
Jan 28,2013
Glasgow is to receive £24m of government investment to become "a city of the future". Glasgow is to host the Technology Strategy Board’s ‘Future Cities Demonstrator’ for showing the impact technology can have on health, transport, energy ...
China May Set Tougher Regulations for Solar Firms
Jan 24,2013
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has reportedly held a meeting regarding solar industry regulations. The meeting reportedly set regulations such as firms needing to fit certain requirements in order to be eligible for government ...
Battery Safety Standard Iec62133 Edition 2.0 Published
Jan 21,2013
Subject: Battery Safety Standard IEC62133 Edition 2.0 published Key: IEC 62133 Edition 2.0; IEC 62133:2012; Battery Safety Standard; Content: On Dec 06,2012, International Electrical Committee(IEC) is formally published safety standard ...
Jan 10,2013
The lighting on the Eiffel tower is now swiched off at 1.00 am Paris's standing as the City of Light may come under threat later this year if a decision to switch off the French capital's lights gets the go-ahead. The French president,Francois ...
Commentary: Are Japan-Taiwan Solar Alliances Possible?
Jan 04,2013
Japan-based Kaneka, a solar firm that produces N-type mono-crystalline solar cell using heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer (HIT) technology, has reportedly been discussing cooperation with Taiwan-based firms such as Gintech and Neo Solar Power ...
China Government Updates LED Subsidy Announcement
Dec 26,2012
China government updates LED subsidy announcement Siu Han,Taipei;Alex Wolfgram,DIGITIMES.China's Ministry of Science and Technology recently published development targets for the LED industry.The targets include nurturing 20-30 industry leading firms with ...
Indian Government to Install 25 Million LED Bulbs in BPL Households
Dec 19,2012
India's power ministry intends to install about 25 million LED bulbs over the next 3-4 years to electrify Below Poverty Line (BPL) households. Besides, the power ministry also proposes to provide financial incentives to fan manufacturers under SEEP, ...
US: Cost for LED Chip and Package to Reduce by 80% in 2020
Dec 19,2012
Recently, the United State has announced the release of LED lighting development plan for 2012. According to the plan, the major purpose for LED solid state lighting is to reduce cost, improve the luminous efficiency as well as reduce retail price. In ...
EU Published Weee Recast Directive 2012/19/EU
Dec 14,2012
On 24th July 2012, Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (the "recast WEEE Directive") was published in the Official Journal. The directive shall enter into force on 13rd August 2012.Member States must transpose Directive ...
Updated to The Scope of Japan Pse-Mark
Dec 14,2012
Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced effective from 1st July 2012, below products will be extended to the scope of the PSE safety mark scheme: LED bulbs and LED luminaries will be added in circle PSE scope ...
Households to Keep Lights on Over Christmas
Dec 13,2012
New research has suggested that one in six British households will be vacant for more than 24 hours at a time over Christmas. This has raised concerns over security and safety, according to Santander Insurance. Figures have shown that more than a ...
Taiwan Kaohsiung Applies for Nt$ 500 Million LED Subsidies
Dec 13,2012
Kaohsiung city in Taiwan has applied for NT$500 million subsidies from government for installing efficient LED lights.The city schedules to install 38 regions,arranging to start the installation by the end of 2012,and plans to complete the project by the ...
DOE Releases Gateway Report on LED Post Top Lighting
Dec 11,2012
The U.S.Department of Energy(DOE)has published the evaluation report from a GATEWAY demonstration in New York City's Central Park,conducted in collaboration with The Climate Group and the New York City Department of Transportation.LED post-top luminaires ...
LED Chip Technology to Enter Plateau Period, Says Bridgelux
Dec 07,2012
Due to the global economic downturn, demand for LED lighting has been weakening. Meanwhile, efficiency and price-performance ratio have been increasing, and the penetration rate of the LED lighting market is expected to continue rising. Market observers ...
Energy Customers to Be Hit with Price Hikes This Week
Dec 06,2012
People in the UK are set to be hit hard in the pocket once again by energy producers in the country. Indeed, EDF Energy is set to increase its prices this Friday (December 7th) by 10.8 per cent for gas and electricity. The average household bill ...
