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Taiwan Reboots Its Solar-Power Fishponds

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Taiwan is striving to massively expand renewable generation to sustain its semiconductor fabs, and solar is expected to play a large role. Is Taiwan’s aquavoltaics plan unrealistic? Critics of Taiwan’s renewed aquavoltaic plans thus see the government’s goal as unrealistic.

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Toyota plots new EV battery plant to fend off incoming BYD, low-cost Chinese EVs

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Toyota is planning to build a new EV battery plant on Japan’s “Silicon Island” to keep pace with BYD and other incoming Chinese electric car makers. The factory will strengthen Toyota’s EV supply chain while supplying batteries for its luxury Lexus brand. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.

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‘Chinese language hurricane’ looming over Europe’s EV sector, Renault chairman warns

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A “Chinese storm” is looming over Europe’s rising electrical automobile sector, Renault Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard stated, as Asia’s superpower dominates key uncooked fabrics to manufacture batteries for 0 emission automobiles. “The battle of the time will likely be a battle of metals.”

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The U.S.-China Chip Ban, Explained

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Commerce Department issued new rules that clamped down on the export of certain advanced chips—which have military or AI applications—to Chinese customers. has blocked chip sales to individual Chinese customers. along with several other countries, including South Korea and Taiwan) placed Russia under a chip embargo.

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Intel challenges Nvidia, Qualcomm with ‘AI PC’ chips for cars – ET Auto

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Intel said on Tuesday it will launch automotive versions of its newest AI-enabled chips, taking on Qualcomm and Nvidia in the market for semiconductors that can power the brains of future cars. Nvidia last year formed an alliance with MediaTek of Taiwan to offer lower-cost chip sets. “We are going to change that.”

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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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Boston-Power to supply Li-ion battery systems to Beijing Electric Vehicle Company for EVs, starting with Saab 9-5 based C70

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The Chinese government is putting incentives in place to have the market grow. China is already the number one car market in the world; I think they are quite determined to be number one in electric. The company’s plant in Taiwan is still operating as well. Earlier post.)

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