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JA Solar planning new 20GW cell and module manufacturing hub in Qidong, China

March 9, 2021 Anand Gupta

‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member JA Solar is planning a new manufacturing hub in Qidong Economic Development Zone, Jiangsu Province, China to operate 20GW of solar cell production and 20GW of PV module assembly. JA Solar has signed the investment framework agreement for the new manufacturing hub with the People’s Government of Qidong City, […]

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Lessons can be learnt from China’s support for floating solar, Sungrow says

March 9, 2021 Anand Gupta

A Chinese government policy that resulted in hundreds of megawatts of floating PV projects deployed on flooded coal mines could be replicated elsewhere, according to Sungrow. Through the Top Runner programme, the country’s National Energy Agency issued a tender in 2016 for the installation of 1GWp of floating PV (FPV) in coal mine subsidence areas, […]

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Amazon is the biggest corporate buyer of renewable energy

March 9, 2021 Anand Gupta

Tech companies are leading the charge to power their operations with renewable energy. By the end of 2020, Amazon had moved to the front of the pack, surpassing Google for the first time. More companies are signing on to science-based decarbonization targets, in which one key aim is to use only fossil-fuel-free electricity. But when […]

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China should speed nuclear development to meet carbon goals – legislators

March 8, 2021 Anand Gupta

China said in its 2021-2025 five-year plan released on Friday that it would raise total nuclear capacity to 70 gigawatts (GW) by the end of 2025. SHANGHAI: China should accelerate development of nuclear power to help meet Beijing’s pledges to bring greenhouse gas emissions to a peak before 2030 and become “carbon neutral” by 2060, […]

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Fukushima Plant Owner Says Atomic Power Needed to Hit Green Goal

March 8, 2021 Anand Gupta

Japan’s biggest utility and the owner of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant said it needs atomic energy to meet its pledge to cut its carbon dioxide emissions in half by 2030. It will take time to boost capacity of renewable energy, such as offshore wind, which makes nuclear energy indispensable for the company to […]

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Space-starved Singapore builds floating solar farms in climate fight

March 8, 2021 Anand Gupta

Thousands of panels glinting in the sun stretch into the sea off Singapore, part of the land-scarce city-state’s push to build floating solar farms to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Thousands of panels glinting in the sun stretch into the sea off Singapore, part of the land-scarce city-state’s push to build floating solar farms to cut […]

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Japan’s Ichigo starts up 7.39-MW wind farm

March 5, 2021 Anand Gupta

Japanese real estate and renewables investor Ichigo Inc (TYO:2337) said that today marked the start of operation of its first ever wind farm. Before the 7.39-MW wind farm, named Ichigo Yonezawa Itaya ECO Power Plant, Ichigo has built 51 solar farms. The company funded the project through a green loan of up to JPY 3 […]

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Japan lags as economies worldwide shift to renewable power

March 5, 2021 Anand Gupta

Flexibility in grid operation holds key to expanding green energy TOKYO/FRANKFURT: The 21st century is becoming the age of renewable power as economies around the world ramp up their decarbonization efforts. But as the costs of solar and wind generation dramatically decline, Japan is lagging behind in its efforts to implement green electricity. In the […]

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Xinyi Solar reports strong growth in 2020 profit

March 5, 2021 Anand Gupta

China-based solar glass maker and project developer Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd (HKG:0968) on Monday said its attributable profit for 2020 surged nearly 90% on the back of robust growth in revenues. The company booked profit attributable to shareholders of HKD 4.56 billion (USD 588m/EUR 489m) for the year, 88.7% higher than in 2019, while revenues […]

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China’s State Grid sets peak emissions plan

March 5, 2021 Anand Gupta

China’s state-controlled power network operator the State Grid has released a plan to achieve peak emissions and carbon neutrality, in line with the government’s net-zero pledge. State Grid has set a target for “clean” electricity to account for 50pc of its total transmitted volumes by 2025 as part of an expansion of its total grid, […]