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AC Energy planning to launch 1,000MW worth of capacity in 2021

April 16, 2021 Anand Gupta

AC Energy and Infrastructure Corporation (ACEIC) aims to launch up to 1,000 megawatts (MW) in renewable energy (RE) projects this year. Based on parent firm Ayala Corporation’s annual report, up to 500MW would come from new projects in the Philippines, while the other 500MW would be from ventures in Vietnam, Australia, and India. The projects […]

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PODCAST: Discussing long-duration energy storage, floating solar, the UK’s grid goes green

April 16, 2021 Anand Gupta

The April 2021 episode of the Solar Media Podcast, sponsored by Honeywell, is now available to stream, featuring lessons from Asia on how to push floating solar forward. Liam Stoker, Andy Colthorpe and Jules Scully also discuss the continued rise of long-duration energy storage, as technology and policy evolve to meet growing demand for greater […]

Crown Prince announces launch of Sakaka solar power plant, unveils 7 new projects

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5 milestones in green energy

April 16, 2021 Anand Gupta

COVID-19 has not slowed the rise globally in sustainable energy sources. 2020 saw unprecedented demand, adding 260GW of capacity. Solar power is now the cheapest source of electricity in history, says the IEA. Energy accounts for two-thirds of total greenhouse gas, so embracing cleaner sources is key to fighting climate change. And while the energy […]

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Total delivers a Solar System to Men-Chuen, one of the Biggest Textile Apparel Manufacturers in Vietnam

April 16, 2021 Anand Gupta

Men-Chuen takes a big step towards sustainability with a solar system installed by Total. GIANG DIEN, Vietnam : Total, through its 100% subsidiary Total Solar Distributed Generation (DG) dedicated to the development of distributed solar energy solutions, has completed construction of the solar rooftop for Men-Chuen Vietnam Co., Ltd in Giang Dien, Vietnam. The installation […]

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Calls for simplified permitting to support growth of floating solar segment

April 16, 2021 Anand Gupta

Solar industry players should collaborate with governments and regulators to overcome floating PV permitting and bankability issues and unlock the potential of the technology in Europe. That was one of the conclusions from a panel discussion at this week’s Large Scale Solar Europe conference, which also explored the sites and markets that show promise for […]

US, Chinese solar companies want to set up manufacturing plants in India under PLI scheme

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Secrecy and Abuse Claims Haunt China’s Solar Factories in Xinjiang

April 16, 2021 Anand Gupta

The world’s green power surge depends on polysilicon made in China’s remote Northwest. No one really knows what’s going on inside the facilities. In the wilderness of the Gobi Desert sit two factories that churn out vast quantities of polysilicon, the raw material in billions of solar panels all over the world. It’s a four-hour […]

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Amplus Solar buys rooftop solar assets of Sterling & Wilson totaling 7.2 Mw

April 16, 2021 Anand Gupta

Deal value not revealed; The 17 acquired projects supply 13 leading industrial, commercial, and institutional customers Amplus Solar, a member of the Petronas group of Malaysia, has acquired 17 solar rooftop assets of Sterling & Wilson totaling 7.2 megawatt (MW). Amplus Solar already has 800 MW+ projects in the distributed solar segment and this deal […]

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Ambank the first to install solar PV under SARE scheme

April 16, 2021 Anand Gupta

Ambank Group becomes the the first financial institution in Malaysia to install the solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on one of its building at Damansara Fairway 3 (DF3) under the Supply Agreement of Renewal Energy (SARE) scheme. AmBank and Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) through its wholly own subsidiary company GSPARX Sdn Bhd (GSPARX) have concluded a […]

PROJECTS Iraq in talks with Total, other firms for solar power projects

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Allentown’s Talen Energy partners on $2 billion investment in solar power projects

April 16, 2021 Anand Gupta

Allentown’s Talen Energy, the electric generating company spun off from PPL Corp. in 2015, has entered into a $2 billion joint venture to grow its renewable energy mix. Talen plans to develop, finance, construct and operate solar energy projects that could generate around 1.4 gigawatts of energy over the next five years, the company said […]

Large-scale solar-plus-storage project commissioned at Mali gold mine

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Floating Solar Panels On the Rise- Worldwide finance

April 16, 2021 Anand Gupta

The increasing investments of the panel manufacturers and installers in developing a durable, stable, and reliable solar tracking technology. As part of our mission to constantly evolve and find innovative energy solutions, we have invested in the ‘Floating Solar Panels’ technology. Solar panels need to be affixed to a buoyant structure that keeps them above […]