Asia – Pacific – Page 119 – The Leading Solar Magazine In India

Ayala firm’s 63MW solar plant in Zambales starts comm’l operations

April 30, 2021 Anand Gupta

The 63-megawatt greenfield Gigasol Palauig solar farm development of Ayala-led AC Energy Philippines Corporation has reached commercial operation phase and is now feeding capacity into Luzon grid. The company injected P2.39 billion into that newly completed project; and its scale of electricity generation could go beyond 90 million kilowatt-hours (kWhs). “Despite the challenges in construction […]

Asia - Pacific

BayWa Oz solar farm hits first power milestone

April 30, 2021 Anand Gupta

106MW PV plant in northern Victoria finally connected to grid after 18-month delay. German developer BayWa RE has confirmed its 106MW Yatpool solar farm in northern Victoria, in Australia, has been connected to the grid. Construction at the site, which comprises 350,000 solar PV panels, was completed in late 2019 after a 10-month build. Baywa […]

Asia - Pacific

Solar additions drive record low electricity prices in South Australia

April 30, 2021 Anand Gupta

South Australia saw record low daytime energy prices in the first three months of this year, driven by a sharp uptake in renewable power resources, including rooftop solar. That’s according to the Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO) latest quarterly report, which said that mild summer temperatures and record Q1 installations of rooftop solar capacity led […]

Oman to host world’s first solar-powered Direct Air Capture project

Asia - Pacific

IEEFA: Regulatory over-reach in South Australia’s switch-off of household solar

April 30, 2021 Anand Gupta

There are other solutions to minimum demand issues in the grid. New measures allowing rooftop solar systems in South Australia to be remotely switched off without householders’ knowledge has set a worrying precedent, according to a new briefing note from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The rooftop solar cut-off measures give […]

Asia - Pacific

‘Aoral Eco-City to host Kingdom’s largest solar farm’

April 30, 2021 Anand Gupta

The ambitious Aoral Eco-City project took yet another step forward yesterday as HLH Agriculture (Cambodia) Co Ltd announced it had agreed to a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) for the development of what is claimed to be Cambodia’s largest solar farm. Aoral Eco-City is a mixed-use agriculture-based development in […]

AC Energy to invest Php4.5B in subsidiary for Zambales solar project

Asia - Pacific

Floating solar farms may do more harm to environment than good

April 30, 2021 Anand Gupta

I would like to thank Forum contributor Leslie Lim for reinvigorating the discussion on whether solar panels are in fact counter-effective in reducing local warming Installing rooftop solar panels may not result in much energy savings. Most commercially available solar panels are between 15 per cent and 22 per cent efficient. The efficiency of solar […]

Victoria puts out call for virtual power plants with rooftop solar and batteries

Asia - Pacific

EV boom, solar energy trend fuel hunt for Malaysian engineering talent

April 30, 2021 Anand Gupta

THE auto industry push for hybrid and electric vehicles (EV) is expected to drive demand for skilled engineers in the Malaysian job market, one recruitment firm has observed. Hays Malaysia noted in a recent report on engineering recruitment: “With Malaysia establishing itself as a leader in the EV sub-sector, with its strong manufacturing background, companies […]

Asia - Pacific

Malaysia Home to Intel’s Largest Solar Farm Outside US

April 30, 2021 Anand Gupta

Operations at Intel Malaysia are harnessing solar energy to help power six buildings across the company’s Kulim and Penang campus. Operations at Intel Malaysia are harnessing solar energy to help power six buildings across the company’s Kulim and Penang campus, thanks to a new 3.2 megawatt (MW) solar installation completed in January. The installation is […]

Solar and wind are leading fastest energy transition the world has seen

Asia - Pacific

Top 5 Countries Producing Solar Energy

April 30, 2021 Anand Gupta

Highlights: China leads the world as the top producer of solar energy, installing more than 30.1 GW of photovoltaic (PV) capacity in 2019.1 The United States, India, Japan, and Vietnam rank next on the list of top solar producers. While China’s PV market share was 27% for 2019, this is down significantly from 2017, when […]

Asia - Pacific

$2.2M UNSW project to study secure integration of rooftop solar into power grid

April 30, 2021 Anand Gupta

UNSW Sydney is partnering with the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) and solar monitoring company Solar Analytics on the study. The $2.2 million project has received $981,000 in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) under its Advancing Renewables Program and will run over three years from January 2021. While Australia’s deployment of rooftop […]