Energy Storage

State aid: Commission approves €103 million Romanian scheme to support construction of electricity storage facilities – EQ Mag

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €103 million Romanian scheme to support the construction of electricity storage facilities. The measure will be partly funded by the Recovery and Resilience Facility (‘RRF’), following the Commission’s positive assessment of the Romanian Recovery and Resilience Plan and its adoption by the Council. The […]

Asia - Pacific

China Energy plans 1000 MW floating solar plant in Zimbabwe – EQ Mag

The southern African country is currently generating less than half of its 1,700MW power demand HARARE : China Energy Engineering Corp. (China Energy) has proposed the construction of a 1,000 megawatt floating solar plant on Zimbabwe’s Kariba dam at a cost of nearly $1 billion, documents showed on Monday. The southern African country is currently […]

Europe & UK

Record new wind capacity to be installed by 2027 – industry report – EQ Mag

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) report said policies have set the scene for accelerated deployment of onshore and offshore wind, with the industry expected to install 136 GW a year to 2027 LONDON : A record 680 gigawatts (GW) of wind energy capacity is expected to be installed by 2027 but policymakers need to […]

Americas

Puerto Rico governor unveils solar energy plans in address – EQ Mag

Puerto Rico announced in 2015 that it was unable to pay its more than 70 billion public debt load and then filed for the largest municipal bankruptcy in history in 2017.Pierluisi touted his administrations achievements during the address, which comes as he prepares to run for a second term next year in what many consider […]

MEA

South Africa’s Attacq looks to solar to reduce reliance on diesel- EQ Mag

JOHANNESBURG : Attacq plans to reduce its reliance on diesel generators used to keep the lights on at its shopping malls, opting for solar and battery power to cope with the rising costs from the energy crisis in South Africa. State electricity utility Eskom is implementing the worst rolling blackouts on record, leaving households in […]

PV Manufacturing

Meyer Burger Secures EUR 185 mMillion Debt Financing For Further Expansion of Cell and Module Capacity Starting Production in 2022

The Meyer Burger group closes a syndicated loan agreement for EUR 125 million and a factoring agreement for EUR 60 million. The debt financing of EUR 185 million serves to expand the annual production capacity to reach 1.4 GW of solar cells in Thalheim (Bitterfeld-Wolfen), Germany and 1 GW of modules in Freiberg, Germany. Meyer […]

Business & Finance

Lithium miner Liontown soars on rejecting USD 3.7 bn bid from Albemarle – EQ Mag

MELBOURNE : Australia’s Liontown Resources said it had knocked back an approach from the world’s biggest lithium producer Albemarle Corp on Tuesday that valued the lithium developer at A$5.50 billion ($3.7 billion) and sent its shares rocketing 59%. Liontown controls two major lithium deposits in Western Australia, including its flagship Kathleen Valley project slated for […]

Solar Off Grid & Roof Tops

Australia Installs Record-Breaking Number of Rooftop Solar Panels

Australia installed its highest ever number of rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) panels in 2020, according to Clean Energy Regulator data analysed by energy efficiency experts from Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO. Data from the Clean Energy Regulator analysed by CSIRO shows that in 2020, around Australia, over 362,000 rooftop solar PV installations were issued with […]

Solar Balance of Systems

On the path to net-zero steel in building and construction

Rising demand for greener approaches creates an imperative for the industry to seize the moment, adopt new mindsets, and set standards for the transition to a greener future. In April 2022, McKinsey published the report Net-zero steel in construction: The way forward, a collaborative effort by Pedro Assunção, Brodie Boland, Trevor Burns, Emanuele D’Avolio, Alasdair […]

Solar Inverters

Ingeteam’s Hybrid Inverter is Compatible With the BYD Premium High Voltage Batteries

Ingeteam and BYD have tested and certified at their respective R&D laboratories, the compatibility of the BYD Battery-Box Premium HVS and HVM high voltage batteries with Ingeteam’s INGECON® SUN STORAGE 1Play TL M hybrid inverter (solar-plus-storage inverter). The use of both items of equipment together makes it possible to create hybrid systems that combine PV […]

Renewable Energy

Five developing nations could add 3.5 GW wind energy capacity in 5 yrs: Report – EQ Mag

GWEC finds Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia and Morocco are able to meet this target by 2028 Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia and Morocco could add 3500MW of wind energy capacity in the next five years, according to a new Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) report. The five developing countries could generate an extra US$12.5bn for their […]

Electric Vehicles

TVS Motor is gradually gaining a grip in electric vehicle segment – EQ Mag

For TVS Motor Co. Ltd, increasing electric vehicle (EV) penetration was flagged as a key risk as the automaker derives a significant portion of its volume from internal combustion engine (ICE) scooters. This segment is the most vulnerable to rising EV adoption. But with TVS focusing on electrification, volumes of its EV product, iQube have […]

Solar Jobs

Job & Career Opportunities: Ningbo Osda Solar Co – EQ Mag Pro

Ningbo Osda Solar Co <https://www.osdasol.com/#page5> is Looking for India Sales Head….Interested People Please send email to <anand@eqmag.net> with their CV’s Related posts: Job & Career Opportunities: Carbon Credits Industry – EQ Mag Pro Job & Career Opportunities: EnerMAN Technologies Pvt Ltd – EQ Mag Pro Job & Career Opportunities: Navitas Solar – EQ Mag Pro Required […]