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juwi to construct hybrid solar park in Australia

March 2, 2021 Anand Gupta

juwi Renewable Energy Pty Ltd, juwi’s Brisbane-based subsidiary, will construct a high penetration solar farm as part of EDL’s hybrid power solution for the town of Jabiru in the Northern Territory, Australia. EDL will own and operate the Jabiru Hybrid Renewable Project, which, after completion, is expected to meet the town’s annual electricity needs with […]

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IEEFA AUSTRALIA: COAL PLANT CLOSURES IMMINENT AS RENEWABLE ENERGY SURGES

March 2, 2021 Anand Gupta

Several coal power plants in the National Electricity Market likely to be financially unviable by 2025 Several of the 16 coal power plants in the National Electricity Market (NEM) will be financially unviable and at least one is likely to face closure several years sooner than planned due to coal plants’ poor flexibility and inability […]

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Spacewalking astronauts prep station for new solar wings

March 2, 2021 Anand Gupta

CAPE CANAVERAL: Spacewalking astronauts ventured out Sunday to install support frames for new, high-efficiency solar panels arriving at the International Space Station later this year. NASA’s Kate Rubins and Victor Glover emerged from the orbiting lab lugging 8-foot (2.5-meter) duffle-style bags stuffed with hundreds of pounds of mounting brackets and struts. The equipment was so […]

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TRA to install solar panels in Keelung, Kaohsiung, Taitung

March 2, 2021 Anand Gupta

Solar panels on train depots in Kaohsiung, Keelung and Taitung County would soon generate up to 17.15 megawatts (MW), the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) said. To comply with the government’s policy on renewable energy generation, the railway operator has since 2017 been installing solar panels at its facilities across the nation, which also generates additional […]

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China’s Zhejiang sees clean energy development boom

February 27, 2021 Anand Gupta

HANGZHOU: East China’s Zhejiang Province saw a clean energy development boom between 2016 and 2020 as it sought to cut heavy reliance on coal and reduce pollution. The total installed power generation capacity in the province had reached 101.4 GW by the end of 2020. It is up by 24.3 percent from five years ago, […]

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Nepal’s first 10 MW solar plant evacuates power in Dhalkebar grid

February 26, 2021 Anand Gupta

KATHMANDU: The construction of Nepal’s largest solar power plant with A.C. capacity of 10 MW, developed in Dhalkebar district in Province 2, has been completed in a record duration of seven months despite the Covid 19 lockdown. The power generated by the project has been successfully evacuated to the national grid. The developer , Eco […]

Ten years after its devastating nuclear accident, Japan embraces solar, hydrogen, and offshore wind

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Fukushima’s Legacy: Japan’s Hard Turn Toward Renewables

February 26, 2021 Anand Gupta

Ten years after its devastating nuclear accident, Japan embraces solar, hydrogen, and offshore wind Betting Big on Hydrogen: In 2020, the world’s largest hydrogen plant and green- energy center opened in Japan—the Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field. When the tsunami generated by the Great East Japan Earthquake struck the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on […]

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Self-Storage Operator Extra Space Asia Expands Solar-Energy Initiative in Singapore

February 26, 2021 Anand Gupta

Extra Space Asia (ESA), a privately owned business that operates self-storage facilities across Asia, will add two more facilities to its solar-power initiative in Singapore. The company has partnered with LYS Energy Group to install rooftop photovoltaic systems at its Ang Mo Kio and Eunos Link locations, which are expected to annually offset 164 and […]

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China vows 5-year plan dedicated to climate, but growth, security concerns weigh

February 26, 2021 Anand Gupta

BEIJING: China has promised to dedicate its new “five-year plan” to tackling climate change, but concerns about economic growth and energy security are expected to temper the country’s green ambitions. Vice premier Han Zheng said in October that the 2021-2025 plan, due to be delivered to parliament in March, would be “dedicated to addressing climate […]

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Risen Energy boosts market share with its 210 wafer-based Titan series modules

February 26, 2021 Anand Gupta

NINGBO, China: The year is off to a good start at solar panel maker, Risen Energy Co., Ltd., with the first export shipment of its 210 wafer-based Titan series modules, auguring excellent growth prospects for the firm in global markets. Risen Energy has completed the delivery of the world’s first 210 module order consisting of […]