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Maxeon Solar Technologies Announces Public Offering of Ordinary Shares

April 16, 2021 Anand Gupta

SINGAPORE : Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. (Maxeon) (NASDAQ: MAXN) today announced that it is offering to sell, subject to market and other conditions, $125,000,000 of ordinary shares through an underwritten public offering. Maxeon also intends to grant the underwriters an option, exercisable for 30 days after the date of the final prospectus supplement, to purchase […]

How Biden’s infrastructure plan addresses the climate crisis

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ADB, AFD Reaffirm Strong Cooperation in Key Sectors, Including Climate Action

April 15, 2021 Anand Gupta

MANILA, PHILIPPINES : Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa in a call today with Agence Française de Développement Group (AFD) Chief Executive Officer Rémy Rioux reaffirmed the importance of collaboration between the two institutions, particularly on key issues such as climate change and aspirations for COP26. “ADB’s partnership with France, through AFD, is strong […]

U.K.’s Net-Zero Carbon Target Impossible Without New Policies

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Zero-Carbon Goal Pushes Japan to Bet On Century-Old Technology

April 15, 2021 Anand Gupta

Some of the biggest industrial companies in Japan are working on a project that could trigger a wave of investment into one of the most contrpversial forms of cvarbon capture…Read More…

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Solar energy powers COVID-19 treatment

April 13, 2021 Anand Gupta

In some of the poorest parts of the world, where there is no access to a reliable electricity grid, the UN is equipping hundreds of health facilities with solar technologies, allowing them to avoid power outages and save lives. Formerly dependent on costly and polluting diesel generators, which often do not provide sufficient electricity, over […]

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USAID to launch multi-year project in Bangladesh to promote growth through energy

April 13, 2021 Anand Gupta

The project will not only reduce emissions but also will improve living standards for the people of Bangladesh. USAID will soon launch a multi-year project of up to $17 million in Bangladesh, called “Bangladesh Advancing Development and Growth through Energy (BADGE),” subject to the availability of funds. This multi-year initiative will work to expand Bangladeshis’ […]

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Embracing the light: Churches tap solar power

April 13, 2021 Anand Gupta

MANILA, Philippines : In the past few years, Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of the Diocese of San Carlos in Negros Occidental has been at the frontline of a crusade waged both from the pulpit and on the streets. Alminaza, 61, is part of the Philippine Catholic Church’s strong opposition to the use of fossil fuels in […]

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Etrion agrees sale of 45-MW solar project in Japan

April 13, 2021 Anand Gupta

Independent power producer Etrion Corp (TSE:ETX) today said it has agreed to sell its 45-MW Niigata solar project in Japan to a Japanese consortium composed of Renewable Japan Co Ltd and Daiichi Life Insurance Co Ltd. Niigata is being sold by Etrion’s subsidiaries with its project debt for a net price of about JPY 6.3 […]

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Japan’s Lixil to build 5-MW solar plant on roof of Thai factory

April 13, 2021 Anand Gupta

Tokyo-based manufacturer of building materials and housing equipment Lixil Corp (TYO:5938), announced last week it will install a 5-MW solar plant on the roof of an aluminium factory in Thailand. The photovoltaic (PV) power facility is expected to come into operation in October of this year. The solar array will be deployed on top of […]

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Solar in Malaysia — challenges, and too much of a good thing?

April 13, 2021 Anand Gupta

KUALA LUMPUR : Solar enthusiasts are jumping on the bandwagon to promote the renewable energy (RE) source, harping that it is freely available and more cost-effective. But is this true? And is too much solar a good thing? Let’s explore this further. Solar is available only during the day, thus you still need to cater […]

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Longi to equip 190 MW of solar projects in Malaysia

April 13, 2021 Anand Gupta

China’s Longi Solar announced today it has received an order for 190 MW of solar modules for installation as part of projects awarded in Malaysia’s Large Scale Solar (LSS) 3 tender. The contracts are tied to a 100-MW photovoltaic (PV) project in Kerian, Perak state, and a 90-MW solar scheme in Kuala Muda, Kedah state. […]