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Car Dependency Baked Into Joe Biden’s $2 Trillion Climate Plan

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Joe Biden to use executive action to spur solar projects hit by probe – EQ Mag Pro

June 7, 2022 Anand Gupta

The moves come amid concern about the impact of the Commerce Department’s months-long investigation into whether imports of solar panels from four Southeast Asian nations are circumventing tariffs on goods made in China. President Joe Biden will use executive action on Monday to help bridge a solar panel supply gap and kickstart stalled U.S. projects […]

US President Joe Biden speaks during a virtual meeting with governors, mayors and local officials on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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World News | Biden Waives Solar Panel Tariffs, Seeks to Boost Production – EQ Mag Pro

June 7, 2022 Anand Gupta

White House officials said Biden’s actions aim to increase domestic production of solar panel parts, building installation materials, high-efficiency heat pumps and other components President Joe Biden is invoking the Defence Production Act to increase US manufacturing of solar panels while declaring a two-year tariff exemption on panels from Southeast Asia. He’s attempting to jumpstart […]

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Westbridge Announces the Origination of 250 MW Dolcy Solar PV Project and 100 MW Battery Storage System in Alberta – EQ Mag Pro

June 2, 2022 Anand Gupta

Company surpasses goal of 1 GW in first year post-RTO TORONTO : Westbridge Energy Corporation (TSXV: WEB) (OTCQB: WEGYF) (FRA: PUQ3) (“Westbridge” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the addition of the Dolcy Solar and Battery Storage Project (“the Dolcy Project”), located in the Municipality of Provost, in east-central Alberta, Canada, to its portfolio. […]

Sun Cable unveils staggering scale of world’s biggest solar and battery project

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Idemitsu Renewables 73MW Luciana Solar Project achieves commercial operation in California – EQ Mag Pro

June 1, 2022 Anand Gupta

The project will provide clean power equivalent to the needs of over 20,000 homes. SAN FRANCISCO, CA : The Luciana solar project, a 73 megawatt solar project in Tulare County, CA has achieved commercial operation and is expected to generate clean and affordable power equivalent to the needs of over 20,000 California homes. The project, […]

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Abinader inaugurates 120 megawatt solar energy park – EQ Mag Pro

June 1, 2022 Anand Gupta

President Luis Abinader inaugurated the largest renewable energy park in the Antilles and another act, the Duarte highway kilometer 58, both works in the province of San Cristóbal. The president’s plan began in Yaguate with the inauguration of the Girasol Solar Park of the electric generation company EGE Haina, built for 100 million US dollars. […]

Masdar Raises $51 Million From EBRD For 230 MW Azerbaijan Solar Project

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Brazil’s EPE Registers 115 GW New Energy Capacity For A-5 & A-6 Auctions – EQ Mag Pro

May 30, 2022 Anand Gupta

EPE has registered 115 GW of new energy capacity for A-5 and A-6 auctions out of which solar PV is eligible for A-5 Of the 83 GW registered for A-5 auction, solar PV represents the largest share with 55.82 GW For A-6 auction, 56.13 GW capacity in total has been registered; both the auctions will […]

CANADIAN SOLAR SECURES ADDITIONAL 487 MILLION BRAZILIAN REAIS FINANCING FOR SOLAR POWER PROJECTS IN BRAZIL

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Canadian Solar Successfully Completes Sunflower Solar Station Under A Bta For Entergy Mississippi – EQ Mag Pro

May 28, 2022 Anand Gupta

State’s largest solar project provides clean, renewable energy and economic advantages GUELPH, ON and JACKSON, Miss. : Canadian Solar Inc. (“Canadian Solar” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: CSIQ) today announced its wholly owned subsidiary Recurrent Energy, LLC (“Recurrent”) successfully completed the construction on a 100-megawatt renewable solar power plant near Ruleville in the Mississippi Delta, providing […]

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Borrego Announces Spin-Off and Sale of Development Business to ECP – EQ Mag Pro

May 27, 2022 Anand Gupta

SAN DIEGO : Borrego, a leading developer, EPC and O&M provider for large-scale solar and energy storage projects throughout the United States, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to spin off and sell its development business, including its project pipeline of over 8.4 GW of solar and 6.4 GW/25 GWh of […]

DOCOMO’s Okayama Building to be Powered 100% with Renewable Energy

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Brazil registers over 106 GW of renewables for Sept 16 tenders – EQ Mag Pro

May 27, 2022 Anand Gupta

Brazil’s state-owned power analysis agency EPE unveiled on Wednesday that greater than 106 GW of renewable power initiatives have been registered for the 2 auctions that can be held sequentially on September 16, 2022. The A-5 and A-6 tenders will contract wind, photo voltaic photovoltaic (PV) energy, hydro, power from stable city waste, biomass, biogas, […]

U.S. to consider tariffs on solar panels made in Southeast Asia

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Q-cells announces solar panel manufacturing expansion will be in Dalton, Georgia – EQ Mag Pro

May 27, 2022 Anand Gupta

Qcells plans to bring nearly 500 additional jobs to Whitfield County as part of its long-haul commitment to the U.S. solar market The investment marks Qcells’ latest efforts to rebuild the U.S. solar supply chain and help meet growing demand for decarbonized energy sources Seoul, South Korea : Qcells, the world’s leading clean energy solutions […]