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Thailand’s Largest Floating PV Plant with Sungrow PV and Floating Solutions Comes Online – EQ Mag Pro

September 16, 2021 Anand Gupta

BANGKOK: Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, stated that the Company supplied both PV inverter solutions and floating solutions to Thailand’s largest hydro-floating PV plant, fueling the national transition to a lower carbon economy. 58.5MW Floating PV Plant with Sungrow PV and Floating Solutions The plant, occupying an area of 121 hectares, […]

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South Korea to develop solar-powered stratospheric drones by 2025 – EQ Mag Pro

September 16, 2021 Anand Gupta

SEOUL : South Korea’s science ministry will develop a solar-powered stratospheric drone by 2025. About 37.4 billion won ($32 million) will be invested into the development of a high-performance drone that can monitor and observe the ground while floating in the stratosphere for over a month. Stratospheric drones can monitor the ground at a high […]

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World Bank approves loan for hydropower plant in Indonesia – EQ Mag Pro

September 16, 2021 Anand Gupta

The hydropower plant will help Indonesia to meet electricity demand and support its decarbonisation goals. The World Bank has approved a $380m loan for the development of the first pumped-storage hydropower plant in Indonesia. The loan will be used to build the 1,040MW Upper Cisokan plant located between Jakarta and Bandung. World Bank Indonesia and […]

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How Chlorine Stabilizes Next-Gen Solar Cells – EQ Mag Pro

September 16, 2021 Anand Gupta

A team of researchers led by Professor Yabing Qi in the Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) in Japan have imaged the atoms at the surface of the light-absorbing layer in a new type of next-generation solar cells, made from a crystal material called […]

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Japan’s Inpex to launch JPY-10bn green bond sale in Oct – EQ Mag Pro

September 16, 2021 Anand Gupta

Japanese oil and natural gas producer Inpex Corp (TYO:1605) plans to launch its first green bond placement, seeking to raise JPY 10 billion (USD 91.2m/EUR 77.3m) to invest in environmental and renewable energy projects. The offering is due to be initiated in October, in line with the company’s green bond framework, Inpex said on Monday. […]

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Singapore to trial import of renewable hydropower from Laos in cross-border power trade deal – EQ Mag Pro

September 16, 2021 Anand Gupta

The move to import renewable energy is crucial in helping Singapore meet its climate goals SINGAPORE : The Republic will begin trialling the import of renewable hydropower from Laos via Thailand and Malaysia, following an agreement between Keppel Electric and Electricite Du Laos (EDL) announced on Wednesday (Sept 15). The exclusive framework agreement between the […]

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CKP moves forward with planned Laos hydro plant – EQ Mag Pro

September 16, 2021 Anand Gupta

CK Power Plc (CKP), a power generation arm of CH Karnchang Plc, is going ahead with its feasibility study to build a hydroelectric power plant near Luang Prabang on the Mekong River in northern Laos following a delay caused by the impact of the pandemic last year. Muntana Auekitkarjorn, CKP’s deputy managing director for corporate […]

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JinkoSolar acknowledges US shipment issues as it upgrades module capacity forecast, eyes n-type expansion – EQ Mag Pro

September 16, 2021 Anand Gupta

Robot assembly at one of JinkoSolar’s production facilities. Leading ‘Solar Module Super League’ manufacturer JinkoSolar has said it is addressing the reliability of shipments to the US market, while also upgrading its module capacity forecast for this year and teasing an expansion of n-type cell capacity. Reporting its Q2 2021 results today, Jinko chairman and […]

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Builder Nestcon partners Hatten Land for solar PV venture – EQ Mag Pro

September 16, 2021 Anand Gupta

KUALA LUMPUR: Construction services provider Nestcon Bhd is partnering with Singapore-listed property developer Hatten Land Ltd to jointly explore and pursue business opportunities in the solar photovoltaic (PV) sector in Malaysia. In an exchange filing, the newly listed Nestcon said its wholly owned Nestcon Sustainable Solutions Sdn Bhd (NSS) has inked a strategic partnership agreement […]

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Vietnam realises major energy savings from wireless rooftop solar – EQ Mag Pro

September 16, 2021 Anand Gupta

Solar installed on temples and industrial parks have realised a 30 per cent reduction in energy costs from a LoRaWAN-based network compared to a traditional wired solution. Solar rooftops installed on temples and industrial parks in Vietnam have realised a 30 per cent reduction in energy costs compared to a traditional wired solution. It follows […]