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Australian Government Rules Out EV Subsidies From ‘Future Fuel Strategy’

Australian businesses will be encouraged to invest in plug-in hybrid and electric car fleets in an attempt to increase private uptake by flooding the second-hand market with new vehicle technologies at lower prices. The Morrison government has ruled out offering taxpayer subsidies for the private uptake of plug-in hybrids and battery electric cars, arguing in […]

Garanti BBVA presents a consumer loan to purchase solar energy systems

Garanti BBVA supports Turkey’s fight against climate change through innovative sustainable finance solutions. In collaboration with Solarçatı, Garanti BBVA will offer affordable interest rates for loans to install individual solar energy systems. Furthermore, as part of the collaboration with Solarçatı, Garanti BBVA customers who apply for consumer loans will receive discounts of up to five […]

Coca-Cola leads the way in green energy through its mega rooftop solar project

Colombo: Coca-Cola Beverages Sri Lanka Ltd. (CCBSL) successfully installed one of the largest single location rooftop solar projects in Sri Lanka at its facility in Biyagama, as part of the company’s pledge towards sourcing renewable energy, and combatting climate change through the reduction of its carbon footprint by approximately 1.94Mt per annum. The solar project showcases […]

Out in the cold: How Japan’s electricity grid came close to blackouts

TOKYO: Japan’s worst electricity crunch since the aftermath of the Fukushima crisis has exposed vulnerabilities in the country’s recently liberalized power market, although some of the problems appear self-inflicted. Power prices in Japan hit record highs last month as a cold snap across northeast Asia prompted a scramble for supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG), […]

Indigenous people ‘under threat’ from Asia clean energy push

* Rush for renewable energy hurting rural and indigenous communities disproportionately * Violations include land rights and indigenous rights abuses, displacement, violence * Projects receive government incentives, less scrutiny and are fast-tracked BAN KHU, Thailand: Muhammad Lamoh had no inkling that his small village of Ban Khu in southern Thailand would be key to the […]

116MWP Coara Marang solar farm, one of the largest Solar Projects in Malaysia, has started construction In Terengganu

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Coara Solar a pioneer in the development and building of solar projects in Malaysia announced the successful financial closing and commencement of construction of Coara Marang Solar farm. 116MWP Coara Marang solar farm, one of the largest Solar Projects in Malaysia has started construction In Terengganu.In June 2020, Director of Coara Marang, Susan Hemming, signed […]