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Mining giant BHP’s renewables push continues in Western Australia

February 12, 2021 Anand Gupta

Western Australia’s largest and newest solar farm will provide around half of all of the energy needs at mining giant BHP’s West Kwinana refinery, it has been announced. The Merredin solar farm has signed a 10-year contract that will see around 364,000 tonnes of CO2 cut from the nickel refinery’s operations as BHP continues its global push […]

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Is Australia a ‘world leader’ in renewable energy investment?

February 12, 2021 Anand Gupta

THE STATEMENT “We are a world leader in renewable energy investment, deploying wind and solar at 10 times the global per capita average.” Angus Taylor, Liberal MP and Energy Minister, September 22, 2020. THE ANALYSIS Energy Minister Angus Taylor has heralded Australia’s deployment of renewable energy as a success story in the country’s efforts to […]

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Macquarie raises US$1.94 billion for wind and solar portfolio

February 12, 2021 Anand Gupta

Australian investment group Macquarie has exceeded its latest wind and solar project fundraising target by €600 million (US$727.44 million). Macquarie, which is the world’s largest infrastructure investor, has raised more than €1.6 billion in its Macquarie Green Investment Renewable Energy Fund 2 (MGREF2) financing round, surpassing its original target of €1 billion. The fund attracted […]

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Why It’s So Hard for the Solar Industry to Quit Xinjiang

February 11, 2021 Anand Gupta

Chinese solar companies are among 175 around the world that signed a non-binding pledge by a U.S. trade group to avoid forced labor. It will be much harder for them to actually cut ties with Xinjiang, the western China region facing increasing scrutiny for human-rights abuses. The pledge from the Solar Energy Industries Association, a […]

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China Solar Supplier Plans Huge Plant to Meet Soaring Demand

February 10, 2021 Anand Gupta

One of the world’s largest producers of the key raw material for solar panels is planning a massive expansion amid surging demand for clean energy. Xinte Energy Co. will build a polysilicon project able to produce about a third of current global production in Inner Mongolia, it said Monday in a filing to the Hong […]

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China’s Highflying Solar Stocks Face Political Risk

February 9, 2021 Anand Gupta

Americans are paying more attention to a desert corner of northwest China called the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, where the international community says the government has herded Muslim minorities into internment camps and forced-labor programs. Investors better pay heed, too. Xinjiang might pose a surprise conflict for President Joe Biden’s environmental plans and to investors […]

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Renewable energy no longer a ‘rich nation’ luxury

February 9, 2021 Anand Gupta

Australia, Japan and Vietnam lead Asia Pacific’s green drive Australia, Japan and Vietnam are leading the shift to renewable energy in Asia Pacific, according to consultant IHS Markit, coal plants continue to be built at “a brisk pace” as part of energy mix. Around a third of the power projects under construction — or about […]

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Japan’s Shizen Energy reaches COD on 35-MWp PV plant in Vietnam

February 9, 2021 Anand Gupta

Japanese renewable energy firm Shizen Energy Inc announced today that its 35-MWp Hau Giang solar power plant in of Vietnam reached commercial operation date (COD). The plant’s output, estimated at about 51 million kWh per year, is sold to state-owned power company Vietnam Electricity (EVN). The Japanese group, through its affiliate Shizen Malaysia Sdn Bhd, […]

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Blockchain startup ITM collaborates with Microsoft and MediaTek to address the crisis of trust during the COVID-19 pandemic

February 9, 2021 Anand Gupta

Award-winning Taiwan blockchain solutions provider International Trust Machines Corporation (ITM) has collaborated with Microsoft and joined MediaTek AIoT Ecosystem to create out-of-the box solutions for enterprises to use blockchain for IoT (Internet of Things) technology. ITM, established in January 2019, offers innovative blockchain solutions for three common problems – scalability, privacy and cost. By empowering IoT devices […]

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Chenya Energy eyes floating PV growth after completing 181MWp offshore project

February 9, 2021 Anand Gupta

Chenya Energy is planning to further expand its floating PV (FPV) portfolio following the completion of the world’s largest offshore solar plant, a 181MWp project off the west coast of Taiwan. The Taiwanese company currently has 68MW of FPV under development and will mainly focus on floating projects to grow its solar portfolio and help […]